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SowetanLive reports that the prolonged nonpayment of salaries has seen some workers from the iconic Liliesleaf Farm museum facing eviction from their homes.
Some owe a year in school fees while others have been in and out of hospital because of depression. The museum closed indefinitely in August and, according to the workers, there was no formal agreement on their employment status and salaries. They claimed they have not been getting their regular salaries since March 2020 when the country went into lockdown. On Wednesday, a group of 20 disgruntled workers staged a protest outside the Kgalema Motlanthe Foundation offices in Houghton Estate, Johannesburg, demanding to be paid their outstanding salaries. Motlanthe is the chairperson of the Liliesleaf board. The workers initially went to the farm to picket and speak with the CEO of the facility, Nicholas Wolpe, but there was nobody present. They then proceeded to the offices with their placards. Shortly after they arrived at the offices, a car could be seen leaving the premises with Motlanthe inside. Wolpe said the facility cannot pay its staff because of lack of funds. “This has been something that we have been struggling with since our inception. Operational funding has always been a challenge for us in terms of keeping the museum going. Covid-19 worsened it [lack of funding],” said Wolpe. He disputed that workers were not informed of the closure.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Mpho Koka at SowetanLive
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