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ANA reports that the Rustenburg local municipality on Thursday denied it was retrenching workers.
Spokesperson Thapelo Matebesi said: “There is no retrenchment of employees. Employees who have been on month-to-month contracts for about three months have been notified that their contracts will not be extended any further due to budget constraints.” The municipality was responding to concerns from labour federation Cosatu that the municipality was planning to retrench at least 182 workers. Maleho Gaonakala, Cosatu chairperson in Rustenburg, also said they were worried that the municipality intended to pay April salaries through cheques. But, Matebesi said the Rustenburg council took a decision at its March meeting to pay workers through cheques as part of its verification process.
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