The South African National Civic Organisation has vowed that Joburg mayor Mpho Phalatse will never find peace until she reverses a decision to review the permanent employment of 130 city employees.
According to Sanco, the move by the city is nothing but a “purge of black professionals” it claims were hired permanently on merit, not because of political allegiance.
Should this not yield the intended objectives, said Sanco leaders, Phalatse will have Sanco members occupying every venue where she is due to make an address. “Being on the ground and meeting our structures also means we will be issuing an instruction that wherever this mayor goes, she must be followed by our structures and she must never address any resident in the city,” said Sanco Johannesburg regional spokesperson Simphiwe Hlafa.Simphiwe Hlafa, Sanco regional spokesperson
The SA Municipal Workers’ Union also believes that the move by the city is illegal and should be reversed. It urged the affected employees to seek refuge in the union which was positioned to fight on their behalf.