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In an internal memo to staff, the ANC tells employees to make arrangements with their banks as wages will be delayed.
FILE: Home of Chief Albert Luthuli, ANC headquarters, Johannesburg. Picture Promise English / EWN.
JOHANNESBURG – The headquarters of the African National Congress (ANC) has blamed COVID-19 for its latest financial woes.
The party’s manager, Febe Potgieter, has said Eyewitness news The COVID-19 outbreak exacerbated their money problems, causing payment delays in September.
In an internal memo to staff, the party tells employees to make arrangements with their banks as salaries will be delayed.
Potgieter said the country and the world had been negatively affected by the pandemic and that it would be strange if the ANC didn’t feel the pinch either.
“We have not said goodbye like other political parties, we have not cut wages. In a couple of months, we have been a bit behind on payments, but we have always kept our commitments to our staff. The same will happen this month, as we informed the staff, it will be a week late. “
The ANC’s struggle with wages has been an ongoing issue since December 2019.
The party said these were some of the challenges facing parties that rely on donations.
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