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TimesLIVE reports that the African National Congress (ANC) has finally paid its employees their June salaries, but has yet to pay what it owes them for July.
Staff at Luthuli House in Johannesburg and provincial offices have gone unpaid for two months as the ANC struggled to find money to run its operations. Although a memo from management said employees would be paid by close of business on Monday, payment only came through on Tuesday morning. In the memo to staff last week, general manager Febe Potgieter said: “Unfortunately, July 2021 salaries, due on the 25th of this month, will be delayed.” She apologised, but noted that this was the first time since the party ran into money problems that salaries had been delayed by two months. It was reported last week that employees had given the party until the end of July to get its finances in order, pay their outstanding salaries, ensure medical payments were up to date and, most importantly, clear all pension and provident fund arrears. Staff representative Mvusi Mdala said the nonpayment of retirement benefit contributions, while being deducted from their salaries, was a criminal offence. He indicated: “We have given the leadership of the ANC until the end of July to pay up. Failing that, we’ve got other options. One is to take it to the ombudsman. The other option we might consider is to approach the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) if we [get no] joy at the ombudsman or the CCMA.”
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Kgothatso Madisa at TimesLIVE
- Read too, ANC’s R18 million salary bill is not sustainable, on page 4 of City Press of 25 July 2021
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