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The Citizen reports that a worker representative said on Thursday that the Pikitup strike that has left parts of the Joburg CBD looking like a rubbish heap after waste collection was brought to a standstill last week would continue for the foreseeable future.
Speaking to SABC News, Enos Maake said there was no end in sight to the strike, but the posting of jobs next week might bring them a step closer to a resolution. “We are just waiting to see if maybe next week the advert [for job posts] will be out, and we will assist those people to apply,” he said, adding that many he knew who were turned down for posts “exceeded the requirements” that were listed in job descriptions. He discussed irregularities in appointments, saying he could name officials “close to ward councillors” who were guilty. Meanwhile, ActionSA hit back at mayor Kabelo Gwamanda’s accusation that its members had “directly influenced and sponsored the disruption of services to nearly a million residences and businesses across the city”. The political party indicated: “We demand a public apology from the Executive Mayor within two working days, and if he fails to do so, ActionSA will take drastic legal action against him in his personal capacity.” ActionSA’s Joburg Caucus on Thursday welcomed an independent investigation into Pikitup officials over the advertising of posts.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Nicholas Zaal at The Citizen
- Read too, Investigator appointed to probe Pikitup corruption, nepotism amid service disruptions, at News24
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