Scores of angry workers are staging a protest at the headquarters of  themunicipality as they demand answers and accountability over the non-payment of their salaries. 

According to the shopsteward of the South African Municipal Workers' Union (Samwu) in the Mantsopa Local Municipality, Sello Thebe, workers received notifications late on Wednesday stating that there will be delays in salary payments this month. He says the system that the municipality is using doesn't recognise the labour unions such as Imatu and Samwu and union leaders continue to be undermined. He says the unions were not consulted by the municipality before handing out letters that stated delays in workers salaries for this month. Thebe adds that the employer doesn't recognise the workers.

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OFM News previously reported that the acting Municipal Manager, Afrika Masuku, sent out letters notifying workers of delayed salaries for August due to unforeseen circumstances.

The municipality is one of eleven municipalities that previously approached the Provincial Departments of Finance and Cooperative Governance (Cogta) for a bailout.

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