Service delivery in Westonaria has come to a standstill for over a month.
The Rand West Municipality is threatening to fire 700 workers who’ve been protesting for six weeks, over a salary dispute but trade union Samwu is saying there are no grounds on which to dismiss the employees.
Union leaders are meeting with the mayor and municipal manager to iron out their differences.
West Rand residents will be relieved as municipal workers are expected to return to work.
Koena Ramotlou, Samwu general-secretary said, “over the weekend the municipality issued a notice threatening to dismiss over 700 workers for partaking in what they call an illegal strike.”
While the union engages with the municipality, workers will resume their duties on Tuesday.
In other news – Lasizwe is going to be a movie star
Making a name for himself as a vlogger and reality TV star, Lasizwe is not showing any signs of stopping and is set to hit the big screen soon. Lasizwe revealed to TshisaLIVE that he has joined the cast of Who’s My Daddy, a comedy directed by David Kau and Sans Moonsamy. The film also stars Nadia Jaftha, Alfred Ntombela, Chris Forrest and many more.
“It’s big and I’m excited about it, but I’m very scared about this accomplishment. I didn’t really expect it to come this year. This has been a very great year filled with challenges,” Lasizwe said about the project. continue reading
Source: eNCA
