Metros can't keep staff

14 June 2016 - 08:56
By FARREN COLLINS and KHULEKANI MAGUBANE

South Africa's municipalities have a staggering 41,303 staff vacancies, while six of the country's metros make up the majority of the worst-affected councils. This is according to raw data from Statistics SA, which released its non-financial municipal census last week. But the number of vacancies had been higher in 2014 - 44 869.

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