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IOL News reports that the KwaZulu-Natal Premier, Thami Ntuli, says that eThekwini metro is attending to complaints raised by Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) workers.
In a display of discontent, employees of the eThekwini municipality gathered outside the Durban city hall on Tuesday. Workers who are part of the EPWP, voiced their frustration over purported non-renewal of contracts at the end of July and demanded direct employment in the municipality. Ntuli pointed out that the situation came about amid a period of significant change in eThekwini, marked by the arrival of a new mayor and the integration of presidential working groups to bolster support by the cabinet. He reported that there had been an engagement with the eThekwini mayor. Alluding to initial steps taken to address grievances, Ntuli said: “I initiated that meeting where progress in the negotiations was reported. I am hopeful that I will be receiving a report which will pave the way forward because some of the concerns raised where quite genuine.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Hope Ntanzi at IOL News
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