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The Sunday Times reports that African National Congress (ANC) employees have until Monday to tell the party what their job titles are, who they report to, and where exactly their offices are in Luthuli House, as the party tries to sniff out "ghost workers".
The employees were asked last week to fill in a form to satisfy the party that they added value to operations at its headquarters. The document asked employees to list the tasks they performed during the lockdown and how many times they went into the office. They also needed to state their qualifications and the skills they possessed. The move is part of an ANC plan to trim its salary bill by retrenching half of its workforce. One section of the form asked employees to outline their “work plan” for the period between June and August. The audit comes after a report that the cash-strapped ANC had discovered a significant number of “ghost workers” on its payroll. This discovery was made as the party tries to find money to pay salaries, which have been paid later than scheduled in the past few months. According to insiders, the party could do without about half its 387 staffers because they were many on the payroll who did no work.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Kgothatso Madisa on page 4 of The Sunday Times of 20 June 2021
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