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According to a leaked internal council report on the overtime spending, security staff and Metro police have been doubling their salaries during the lockdown by claiming up to 300 hours overtime a month. (Photo by Darren Stewart/Gallo Images via Getty Images)
CHRIS VAN DEN BERG

Red flags over Durban’s multimillion-rand Covid-19 overtime bill

eThekwini metro police and security staff are raking in almost R100-million in overtime during the lockdown, with some employees far exceeding the permitted overtime cap of 40…

  • Paddy Harper
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