{"id":94819,"date":"2026-01-02T18:36:24","date_gmt":"2026-01-02T18:36:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/impendle-municipality-workers-paid-after-cogta-deadline"},"modified":"2026-01-02T18:40:18","modified_gmt":"2026-01-02T18:40:18","slug":"impendle-municipality-workers-paid-after-cogta-deadline","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/impendle-municipality-workers-paid-after-cogta-deadline","title":{"rendered":"Impendle Municipality Workers Paid After COGTA Deadline"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Africa. <\/strong><\/span>The KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA) said the Impendle Local Municipality has met the department\u2019s deadline to pay all workers before the end of December 2025.<\/p>\n<p>On Friday 26 December 2025, the department raised concerns over the municipality\u2019s failure to pay workers their December salaries.<\/p>\n<p>This was not the first time the municipality faced such a crisis, as workers were also not paid on time in May.<\/p>\n<p>COGTA MEC Reverend Thulasizwe Buthelezi had warned that action would be taken if the matter was not resolved by 31 December 2025.<\/p>\n<p>Department spokesperson Senzelwe Mzila has since confirmed that employees have been paid.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe MEC has commended the municipal leadership for adhering to the directive and ensuring that workers and their families were not left destitute during the festive season.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">South-Africa<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Africa. 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