{"id":96121,"date":"2026-02-20T18:25:53","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T18:25:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/tshwane-to-reinstate-some-dismissed-municipal-workers"},"modified":"2026-02-20T19:19:05","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T19:19:05","slug":"tshwane-to-reinstate-some-dismissed-municipal-workers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/tshwane-to-reinstate-some-dismissed-municipal-workers","title":{"rendered":"Tshwane to reinstate some dismissed municipal workers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Africa. <\/strong><\/span>The governing coalition in Tshwane committed to bringing back some of the workers who were fired for striking over unpaid salary increases.<\/p>\n<p>In 2023, the capital city was almost brought to a standstill as workers went on strike and took to the streets against a decision by the municipality not to honour a 3.5% salary increase agreement.<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, the municipality announced it would start paying those backdated salary increases to all its employees.<\/p>\n<p>Tshwane agrees to pay over R1bn in backdated salaries owed to workers<\/p>\n<p>During the four-month protracted strike in 2023, the Tshwane Municipality fired over 40 workers for various offences.<\/p>\n<p>At the time, the municipality was governed by a DA-led coalition, which did not waver in its refusal to implement the 3.5% salary increases, saying the municipality could not afford it at the time.<\/p>\n<p>However, the municipality is now under a different coalition led by the African National Congress (ANC), the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) and ActionSA.<\/p>\n<p>Mayoral committee member and EFF regional chairperson Obakeng Ramabodu said the reinstating of dismissed workers was being looked at on a case-by-case basis.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf we find a worker who was burning the infrastructure of the city, we can\u2019t bring that person back because that person is a criminal, a hooligan&#8230; but if there is no evidence&#8230; those people should be back at work,\u201d said Ramabodu.<\/p>\n<p>The municipality said the backdated salary increases would be paid out to everyone who was in the city\u2019s employ during the 2021\/22 financial year.<\/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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