Johannesburg faces funding halt over illegal wage pact

8 articles · Updated · Bloomberg · May 6

Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana told Mayor Dada Morero the city could lose state funds unless it scraps the 10.3 billion rand ($629 million) deal.
In an April 23 letter, Godongwana said Johannesburg had signed the agreement with the South African Municipal Workers Union illegally and later confirmed sending the warning.
The dispute centres on municipal finances in South Africa's biggest city, with national funding now at risk if the wage agreement is not reversed.

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