Court to rule on pay rise for Tshwane workers

Tshwane municipal employees will have to wait until a court hearing next month to find out whether they will receive the pay rise they demanded during a four-month strike last year.

Mayor Nasifi Moya said the city and unions had what she called a very “productive meeting.” On Tuesday the city met with the Independent Municipal and Allied Trade Union and the SA Municipal Workers Union.

“We see them as key contributors to the success of the current administration. We’re going to court on November 28th and there are things we can do so that when we go to court we’re all on the same page,” she said.

Tshwane will appear in court on November 28.

Moya said negotiations were still ongoing, adding that they would need to go to court to reach an agreement.

She talked about this in her action plan for the next 100 days. She also spoke about the city’s connection to AfriForum and said the city used AfriForum security during the strike last year.

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Moya said the opposition had questions about the agreement between AfriForum and the city at the time and raised them again two weeks ago.

Moya said they are not picking on AfriForum and will review all agreements to ensure there are no provisions that could jeopardize the city.

Policy analyst Pete Croukamp said the plans are so broad they could apply to any municipality.

The plans are so general

“Tshwane has different access to resources, different communities and experiences. However, the devil is always in the details,” he said.

Crookamp said politicians had difficulty dealing with issues related to construction and the water tanker mafia.

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