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EWN reports that after more than two weeks without pay, municipal workers in Emfuleni Local Municipality have finally received their salaries.
Thousands of workers were left high and dry after Eskom attached the municipality’s bank accounts, owing to its failure to pay its electricity provision bill. This delayed the payment of the municipal workers' salaries for September. The embattled municipality confirmed that workers were paid on Thursday. Emfuleni owes Eskom R8 billion, which accounts for 10% of the total amount owed by municipalities across the country. Emfuleni’s spokesperson, Makhosonke Sangweni, reported that the municipality has pledged to pay 10% of its electricity revenue to Eskom monthly. "This means that ourselves and Eskom, we are going to work together. They are going to be responsible for production and we are both going to be responsible for distribution. We are going to share profits between ourselves and them," said Sangweni. Earlier this week, some workers took their frustrations to the streets, demanding an urgent solution to the non-payment of salaries.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Alpha Ramushwana at EWN
- Read too, Operations resume in Emfuleni municipality after agreement with Eskom over R8bn debt, at News24 (registration required)
- And also, Gauteng government is to blame for Emfuleni Municipality's salary crisis, say DA and EFF, at City Press (subscriber access only)
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