By Johnathan Paoli
The South African Municipal Workers’ Union (Samwu) has welcomed the National Treasury’s decision to hold municipal managers accountable for failing to meet statutory obligations related to workers’ deductions for pensions, medical aid, and funeral policies.
Samwu general secretary, Dumisane Magagula, said that the intervention comes as municipal employees nationwide grapple with the absence of pensions, despite regular deductions from their salaries.
“This is not just a financial crisis but a humanitarian disaster and a profound moral failing that demands urgent and uncompromising action,” Magagula said.
Magagula said that the Treasury’s reaffirmation of the Municipal Finance Management Act provisions highlights the fiduciary duty of municipal managers to ensure the timely and full payment of statutory deductions.
Failure to fulfill this responsibility, he added, constitutes a violation of workers’ rights, a breach of trust, and a betrayal of the very employees who sustain municipal operations.
While welcoming the
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