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Samwu threatens to protest if municipal workers not paid

The South African Municipal Workers Union (Samwu) is threatening protest action in Bojanala Platinum District Municipality in the North West. The municipality has failed to pay workers their salaries on time.

Samwu says it’s also outraged third parties such as medical aids and funeral policies are failing to honour their obligations, despite deductions being processed.

Samwu Deputy General Secretary Dumisani Magagula says the union is pushing for a change of policy in the way local government is structured.

Bojanala Platinum District Municipality

“That is why we are going on mass action as Samwu because we have raised these issues over and over again, so we are pushing for a change of policy,” Magagula said.

“In August we are going out to the different provinces.

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Source: eNCA