SEDIBENG.- Although it took almost a week, the Wenzile Phaphama security officers based at the Emfuleni Local Municipality (ELM) were paid from yesterday, Thursday.
Barely days after Sedibeng Ster reported that the officers had not received their salaries on the supposed pay day, 15th November, excited employees reported that their salaries ‘clicked’ into their bank accounts on Thursday afternoon, approximately nine days after their pay day. Sedibeng Ster reported this week that a week after they were supposed to have been paid, the Wenzile Phapha Security officers were suckling their thumbs as they had still not been paid.
The Wenzile Phapha Security officers render security services to the ELM at essential points such as at electricity substations, offices, and libraries amongst others. They were supposed to have been paid on the 15th of November but were apparently told that they could not be paid as the ELM had not paid Wenzile Phapha Security Services for the month of November.
It is said that national water supply, Rand Water and national electricity supplier, Eskom have successfully applied for the attachment of the ELM’s bank accounts, hence the non-payment of the salaries. The employees were apparently promised to be paid after seven working days.
“ We are good, but we hope that this never happens again as this inconveniences us. We have mouths to feed, debts to pay and a whole lot of other things to do with this money. We can not work for ‘mahala’,” said the employees.
