Sunday World reports that the cash-strapped Mafube local municipality, located in the Fezile Dabi district in Free State, has once again infuriated its workers by failing to pay salaries on time.

In an internal memorandum, acting municipal manager Jamela Selapyane announced that the municipality’s funds were depleting and warned of a delay in October salaries. Employees were disappointed when they didn’t receive their pay on Friday as they had anticipated. They were assured that every effort was being made to resolve the financial issues and to ensure that salaries were paid as soon as possible.

For more than ten years, the Mafube municipality has been battling with severe financial difficulties and delayed salary payments. Numerous times the municipality has fallen short of its financial commitments, including payments to employee pension funds. These failures have resulted in legal challenges. In May, the Johannesburg High Court set aside a R98-million warrant of execution against the municipality related to these unpaid pension contributions. Despite the court reprieve, Mafube’s financial woes continue to deepen.

• Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Boitumelo Kgobotlo at Sunday World

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