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The municipal manger for Amthole district municipality, Thandekile Mnyimba, has told staff a decision to not pay salaries has been reversed.Image: MICHAEL PINYANA
AMATHOLE DISTRICT MUNICIPALITY

Broke Amathole municipality says it will be able to pay salaries after all

The Amathole District Municipality has made a U-turn on its decision to freeze salary payments to its employees. Last week, news emerged that the municipality would not be able to pay salaries to 1,670 councillors, traditional leaders and…

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Water tap in Igxarha, Morgan Bay. File imageImage: MICHAEL WALKER
AMATHOLE DISTRICT MUNICIPALITY

Broke municipality wants R330m more to cover salary crisis and layoffs

The Amathole district municipality — which cannot pay salaries for four months, in part because of a previous hiring spree that almost doubled its staff complement — wants a bailout from the national government. The administration has…

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A truck burns after at a Peddie satellite office belonging to Amathole district municipality that was set alight on Wednesday.Image: SUPPLIED
AMATHOLE DISTRICT MUNICIPALITY

WATCH | ADM office, vehicles torched in Peddie

A truck and bakkie, infrastructure and the Peddie satellite office belonging to Amathole district municipality (ADM) were set alight on Wednesday just a few days after municipal workers downed tools. Earlier on Wednesday the municipality…

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