As South Africa gears up for the local government elections on 1 November, disgruntled voters in Tshwane and Ekurhuleni say they have little reason to cast their ballots.
PREMIUM! Lungile Mtshali workers workers protest outside Labour court in Johannesburg, 23 February 2021, after their case against City of Ekhuruleni has taken 5 years to resolve because of corruption due to the municipality. Picture: Nigel Sibanda
The dismissed workers of the Ekurhuleni metropolitan municipality showed up in numbers to protest outside the Labour Appeal Court on Tuesday where a case against the council was heard. William Gondwane, one of the workers, said he showed up outside court to support his colleagues and to find out when they would be reinstated. “Our main issue and question is when will we be reinstated back to work because the Labour Relations Act allows us to be permanent workers at the municipality. We are tired of being unemployed,” said Gondwane. “The pandemic hasn’t made our situation any easier because we.
Ntwaagae Seleka
The Labour Court in Johannesburg is expected to hear an appeal by 194 disgruntled former City of Ekurhuleni employees.
The group was among many who were temporarily employed by the City in 2014, as part of the Lungile Mtshali Development Plan project.
They claimed that they were promised they would be provided with relevant skills, followed by permanent employment.
About 194 disgruntled former City of Ekurhuleni employees are taking the municipality to the Labour Court on appeal demanding permanent employment.
The group were employed by the City in 2014 on a year-long contract which expired in 2015.
They were employed as part of the City’s job creation programme called the Lungile Mtshali Development Plan project.