Samwu says municipal jobs in Mpumalanga are kept for ANC factions
The South African Municipal Workers’ Union has condemned a moratorium on filling posts in Ehlanzeni, and the practice of reserving jobs for those who push a political agenda
On Monday, the South African Municipal Workers’ Union (Samwu) in Mpumalanga condemned a moratorium on the filling of vacancies at Ehlanzeni district municipality, describing the move as a ploy in an escalating proxy battle within factions of the ANC in the province. The union’s views underscore the heightened tension within the ruling party in the province ahead of its December elective conference. Mpumalanga Premier David Mabuza was regarded as a supporter of President Jacob Zuma and Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, but now it is unknown who he is likely to lend his support to in the ANC’s succession race. Samwu’s Mpumalanga secretary, Saul Semelane, said in a statement that at a time when the country’s municipalities had up to 41,000 vacancies, jobs were being ring-fenced to benefit factions in the ANC. "We are now more convinced than ever that these alarmingly high vacancies are not as a result of the lack of skilled individuals in municipalities, but rather that jobs are factionally rese...
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