Anc salaries
ANC unable to pay salaries for the third month in a row
Employees have already had to get through July and August without their wages and now the ANC said it was not in a position to pay salaries that are due on...
Carl Niehaus said he would not reveal the identity of ANC staff who support the move for fear of intimidation from the party.
Carl Niehaus was fired last week after failing to provide the party with a sufficient explanation behind a media alert inviting journalists to watch him and others lay a criminal complaint against the ANC top 5.
Frustrated ANC staffers have been on strike after missing two paycheques, with no word from the party on when they can expect to be paid.
In a letter to staff on Wednesday, the party told workers it was not in a position to pay outstanding salaries for July and August.
Barely a month after picketing, employees at the governing party’s headquarters still have not received their pay-cheques for the month of June.
ANC members held a lunchtime picket, where they complained about the late payments of salaries and the non-payments by the party of their provident and unemployment insurance funds.
ANC treasurer general Paul Mashatile confirmed that the ANC is carrying out an audit of its employees with the aim of significantly cutting down on staffers as it struggles with the payment of salaries.
Several Luthuli House staffers have told Eyewitness News deciding to protest – knowing it might not change a thing - was not an easy decision, but they needed to find a way to capture the attention of their leaders.