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IOL reports that ANC employees continue to suffer due to the failure by the ruling party since last year to pay their outstanding salaries.
The staff have been on an indefinite stay away since 17 January due to non-payment of salaries. ANC staff representative spokesperson Mvusi Mdala said the situation was dire for employees. He added that they were tired of what he called false promises from ANC treasurer-general Paul Mashatile to pay them, but with staff ending up not being paid. “The communication we have received from management is that all our salaries would be paid by 21 January. This has happened before, it is like the national anthem of Mashatile’s office. This has disturbed and worried us. It seems like the leadership does not care about the welfare of the ANC staff and they don't care about the image of the movement, don't care about the ANC losing elections or its support declining. These acts contribute to that, they only care about themselves,” Mdala commented. He advised that employees had not recently met anyone from the NEC about their issues. National Education, Health and Allied Workers’ Union (Nehawu) acting national spokesperson Lwazi Nkolonzi said the union was embarking on other avenues to make sure it forced the ANC to pay workers. “The situation is dire for our members and we cannot fold our arms as a union. We have said it before that we are going to approach the High Court. Our legal department is currently in a process of drafting papers then filing at the high court to make sure that the ANC pays our members,” Nkolonzi indicated.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Ntombi Nkosi at IOL
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