West rand municipality
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The call was made during a debate on Cooperative Governance Mec Lebogang Maile’s budget speech on Thursday.
The workers said they were a category six municipality, but they were still considered to be category four an are paid as such.
Festus Matshogo sustained extensive burn wounds when his house was petrol bombed at the weekend.
West Rand District Municipality workers downed their tools and gathered at the Mary Fitzgerald Square to protest over non-payment of salaries and benefits.
A group of municipal workers last week stormed a council meeting and held executive members hostage - demanding that salaries be paid.
The commission visited the area on Tuesday and found that the water treatment plant was not operating effectively due to a lack of maintenance.