Focus on LGE: MYANC has sent yet another letter to its employees, this time saying it will not pay outstanding salaries for the months of July, August and September, which are due on 25 September. lizTandwa reports.
In the letter, seen by thewrote: “We do regret the hardship and the uncertainty that this causes staff and their families and this is deeply regrettable. The ANC, over the first fourteen months of the Covid-19 pandemic and challenging economic situation, has kept its commitment to staff to pay full salaries each month, albeit late, and not to retrench.
Responding to questions, ANC spokesperson Pule Mabe said the party has internal platforms to have discussions with employees on all matters of concern, including salaries. In August, Potgieter wrote to staff appealing to them to be flexible in implementing a go-slow protest to allow them to complete the processes of selecting candidates for elections.ANC staff members
In June, the workers gave the ANC seven days to produce a plan to rescue the party from its financial woes or face strike action. In August, the party launched a crowdfunding initiative to help pay for salaries and rid itself of its debts. The ANC said in early September that it had paid the delayed salaries of its junior workers through money raised.
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