LISTEN: Samwu to march on Makhura's office
South African Municipal Workers Union (Samwu) members in the cash-strapped West Rand District Municipality are set to march to the office of the Gauteng Premier David Makhura.
The workers started protesting on Tuesday morning, demanding the municipality pay their third-party claims, including medical aid, provident funds and housing allowance.
The union’s Theo Thula says members third-party claims have not been paid for the past three months.
"They are demanding to be paid with immediate effect because it is affecting their provident fund investments," says Thula.
He adds bank are starting to harass members for failure to pay their home loans.
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Last week Makhura and his deputy Panyaza Lesufi has to intervene after workers held councillors hostage.
The workers refused to let the councillors leave until their salaries were paid.
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Provincial government spokesperson Thabo Maseba says they are aware of the situation in the region.
Maseba says Makhura will continue to try and resolve financial issues faced by both the municipality and workers.
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