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Local Government clinches a wage and pension reform deal

Press Release from SALGA Parties at the SA Bargaining Council on Wednesday, 15 September 2021, clinched a multi-year salary and wage deal for local government, bringing to an end the local government 2021 wage negotiations. The South…

Municipal workers unhappy with proposed salary and wage increases

Following the three-year collective bargaining agreement that at the end of June this year, unions representing municipal workers across the country have rejected the report by an independent facilitator of a 4% wage/salary increase and a…

SALGA files dispute papers as 2021 Municipal Salary and Wage negotiations deadlock

The South African Local Government Association (SALGA) filed dispute papers on Friday, 02 July 2021, in terms of Section 74 of the Labour Relations Act, following a stalemate during the last round of municipal salary and wage negotiations…

SALGA expresses its deep concern about the state of municipal finances detailed in the audit outcomes for local government for the period 2019/20

The South African Local Government Association (SALGA) wishes to express its profound sense of disappointment at what it sees as deteriorating levels of accountability in the recent audit outcomes of local government for the period…

SALGA to convene a Special Members Assembly to prepare for the 5th Term of Democratic Local Government

The South African Local Government Association (SALGA) convened a hybrid SALGA National Members Assembly (NMA) to assess preparations towards the Local Government Election and reflect on the framework to manage the local government…

WATER SCARCE: A scene in Port Elizabeth, typical of what residents of areas in the Eastern Cape and elsewhere encounter on a daily basis Picture: THAMSANQA MBOVANE

SALGA and Japan Water Works Association (JWWA) agree to work collaboratively in enhancing water management between South Africa and Japan municipalities

The South African Local Government Association (SALGA) and Japan Water Works Association (JWWA), on Wednesday, April 21, entered into a letter of intent (LOI) to share information, improve public health, enhance and develop safe and…

SALGA tables formal proposal for the 2021 salary and wage negotiations

The South African Local Government Association (SALGA) has proposed a 2.8% salary increase for the 2021 Salary and Wage negotiations at the SA Local Government Bargaining Council (SALGBC). Key to the elements of SALGA’s proposal is an…

DA Ndlambe caucus leader Ray Schenk

DA: Nlambe Municipality panders to unions by approving wage increases

The Democratic Alliance (DA) says it is appalled at the decision by the Ndlambe Municipal Council to approve a staff wage increase without considering the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the municipal budget and while corruption and…

Wage and salary increases at the municipality

The Ndlambe council met on Tuesday afternoon via digital conferencing on Microsoft Teams. South Africa Municipal Workers Union (Samwu) and the Independent Municipal and Allied Workers Union (c) established a collective bargaining…

BigM from Canada helping Ndlambe with climate change and asset management

Salga’s BigM project manager, Tebogo Matlou is overseeing the project to increase awareness of climate change and its effect on the people of the area. BigM (Building Inclusive Green Municipalities) is an initiative of the Canadian…