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TimesLive reports that employees of the Maluti-a-Phofung municipality in eastern Free State will not be receiving their salaries as usual this month, but have been assured they will be reimbursed in staggered payments.
A notice from the municipality issued on Monday stated the municipality found itself in a difficult cash flow position due to nonpayment of services and continued vandalism of electrical infrastructure. “We are therefore unable to pay employees and councillors on November 23. Employees will be paid according to their post-level categories, starting from post-level 15 upwards,” the notice indicated. Municipal spokesperson Thabo Kessah said salaries would be paid, with the only difference that “salary payments will be categorised according to levels and will be paid on different days until November 30.” The notice has angered political organisations, with the DA councillor in the municipality Alison Oates warning that finances in the municipality were running dry. She said the municipality was unable to manage its finances, which had resulted in a breakdown in community service delivery and deteriorating infrastructure in the area. ANC councillor Mandlenkosi Dlamini called for the executive mayor to give full explanations and reports on why workers were not paid on time, who the paid service providers were, and what services they were providing. “This municipality receives quarterly funds from government, Where are these funds if the municipality fails to pay workers?” Dlamini asked.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Phathu Luvhengo at BusinessLive
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