Tahir Sema

The councillor has been accused of giving away provincial land for a taxi rank development without following legislation

The DA-run Western Cape has seen the worst of Samwu’s strike violence while Gauteng has remained largely unscathed. We look at the tale of two cities.

Striking municipal workers will settle for nothing less than a double digit wage increase, the South Africa Municipal Workers’ Union has said.

Almost every municipality is corrupt and the growing lack of transparency and accountability is creating networks for graft to survive and thrive.

The Independent Electoral Commission breathed a sigh of relief on Tuesday when the South African Municipal Workers’ Union suspended a planned strike.

Municipal workers across SA will strike in May — until their issues, including privatisation and a new municipal law, are resolved, says Samwu.

Hopes of an end to the municipal workers’ strike were dashed on Tuesday night, with no resolution yet on a pay parity deal Samwu said.

The South African Local Government Association will approach the Labour Court in Johannesburg on Tuesday to halt a countrywide municipal strike.