TimesLIVE reports that ANC staff members will be bearing placards again when their suspended picket over salaries resumes on Monday.

ANC staff representative Mvusi Mdala said disgruntled employees at the party’s Luthuli House HQ would be joining staff picketing at provincial offices from 12pm. Staff are protesting against late payment of salaries and the party’s alleged failure to pay over medical aid and provident fund contributions. The action was suspended in September for staff to focus on winning the local government elections. At the time Mdala said the decision to suspend the strike was taken “to work for a decisive victory” for the ANC in the local government elections on 1 November. It was reported in August that the ANC had been battling with cash flow for months and had an unsettled R80m Sars tax bill. While the party deducted pay-as-you-earn tax from staff salaries, it allegedly did not pay the money over to Sars. The party has also reportedly failed to pay over provident and pension fund contributions for more than two years. In their letter of demand, staff said they wanted all pension and provident fund contributions to be paid immediately, as well as outstanding salaries for July and August.

• Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Alex Patrick at TimesLIVE
• Read too, ANC staff: This is worst leadership ever, at City Press (subscriber access only)

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