A technical glitch is behind the non-payment of some City of Tshwane employees on Monday, according to mayoral spokesperson Sipho Stuurman, who said all employees should be paid by the end of the day.
Stuurman, spokesperson for DA Mayor Randall Williams, was responding to a statement made by Tshwane ANC chair Kgosi Maepa, who claimed the non-payment was due to the municipality being bankrupt.
In a post on his social media page, Maepa wrote: “Hundreds and thousands of Tshwane employees didn't receive their salaries today, on pay-day (26 September). City is bankrupt. DA coalition has officially collapsed the city.”
But Stuurman refuted the claim saying the glitch was on the part of Absa bank and not because of the financial crunch the city was facing and dealing with.
"Absa has since acknowledged the error [and is] working at resolving the technical error on their side. All salaries will be paid today as soon as Absa sorts out its technical problems,” said Stuurman.
He added that Maepa was trying to paint a picture of a failed coalition government.
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