A Limpopo municipality is haemorrhaging cash and is about to lose an extra R2 million in a space of two weeks, thanks to its managers’ rash decisions regarding employees. By S_samaYende
City Press reported on Sunday how politicians in a strife-torn Fetakgomo Greater Tubatse municipality paid R1.4 million owed to an employee who was unfairly dismissed in 2016.
When he received his award, to be reinstated by June 18 last year, the council decided to take the matter on review. The council withdrew the application this week, apparently to avoid more fruitless and wasteful expenditure. City Press understands that the council, whose administration has suffered instability over the past five years as a result of chopping and changing of municipal managers, has taken a resolution to hold officials responsible for these unsuccessful labour cases accountable.
Mokwena declined to respond to questions seeking to get clarity if the municipality will target the responsible officials and take punitive action against them either for ill-advising the municipality or recovering the costs.
South Africa Latest News, South Africa Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Payout, after payout, after payout – employees, contractors walk away with millions from municipalityDespite resisting at first, politicians in a strife-torn Limpopo municipality changed their minds and paid R1.4 million owed to an employee who was unfairly dismissed in 2016. The municipality has to pay millions more to other unfairly dismissed employees
Read more »
Winning R114m lotto ticket bought for R15 in Makhado, LimpopoSomeone in Limpopo is R114 million richer and may not even know it yet.
Read more »
Winning R114m lotto ticket bought for R15 in Makhado, LimpopoSomeone in Limpopo is R114 million richer and may not even know it yet.
Read more »
Emalahleni faces blackouts as municipality fails to pay R397m Eskom debtThe Emalahleni municipality in Witbank, Mpumalanga, said on Tuesday it had failed to raise the funds sought by Eskom in order to keep the city’s lights on.
Read more »
Emalahleni faces blackouts as municipality fails to pay R397m Eskom debtThe Emalahleni municipality in Witbank, Mpumalanga, said on Tuesday it had failed to raise the funds sought by Eskom in order to keep the city’s lights on.
Read more »
Jo’burg pool in the deep endResidents complained about noise and bad behaviour so the gates of Sydenham pool were closed on weekends, a decision some see as racist.
Read more »