IMATU WELCOMES INTEREST RATE CUT
The Independent Municipal and Allied Trade Union (IMATU) welcomes the decision of the Governor of the South African Reserve Bank (SARB), Lesetja Kganyago, to reduce the current repo rate from 6.75% to 6.5%.
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IMATU CELEBRATES MANDELA DAY
The Independent Municipal and Allied Trade Union (IMATU) will be joining fellow South Africans in celebrating Mandela Day today. “Each year we are reminded of the 67 years of his life that the late Nelson Mandela gave fighting for the rights of humanity, equality, justice and democracy all South Africans enjoy today. We are pleased […]
IMATU SECURES PERMANENT EMPLOYMENT IN ETHEKWINI
The IMATU eThekwini Region has successfully negotiated the permanent employment of several contractual employees that were classified as contract workers since 2014. “We initially lodged a dispute with the SALGBC in March 2018 when it came to our attention that the 12 month contracts of some contractual workers employed in DSW were being renewed each […]
IMATU COMMENTS ON THE AUDITOR GENERAL’S REPORT
The Independent Municipal and Allied Trade Union (IMATU) is extremely disappointed by the deteriorating results displayed by municipalities in the 2017-18 local government audit outcomes report, released earlier today. In his report Auditor General, Kimi Makwetu, detailed that only 18 municipalities received clean audit opinions, tracking a decline from the 33 municipalities that received clean […]
IMATU CELEBRATES YOUTH DAY
IMATU joins South Africans in commemorating Youth Day today. The 16 June 1976 Uprising that began in Soweto and spread countrywide profoundly changed the socio-political landscape of South Africa. This day serves to honour the courage of those who lost their lives in the struggle for equal education. We remember the sacrifices made as we […]
IMATU CONGRATULATES CAPE TOWN’S FIRST FEMALE FIRE AND RESCUE DISTRICT HEAD
IMATU was very proud to learn that Ms Arlene Wehr has been appointed the first female operations manager in Cape Town’s fire and rescue service. This role will involve the oversight and management of crucial fire stations such as Cape Town, Sea Point, Salt River, Epping, Brooklyn, Hout Bay, Constantia and Wynberg. Ms Wehr, who […]
MFMA MUNICIPAL COST CONTAINMENT REGULATIONS
The Minister of Finance has issued municipal cost containment regulations (Gazette Notice No. 42514 – 7 June 2019). The regulations are issued in terms of section 168 (1) of the Local Government Municipal Finance Management Act 56 of 2003 (MFMA). The regulations, which affect all municipalities and municipal entities and apply to officials and political […]
EID MUBARAK
Our Muslim members and colleagues will be celebrating Eid-Ul-Fitr this week. We wish to extend warm wishes to all our Muslim members and their loved ones.
IMATU IS OPTIMISTIC AFTER COGTA MINISTERIAL APPOINTMENTS
The Independent Municipal and Allied Trade Union (IMATU) welcomes the appointment of Dr Dlamini-Zuma to the position of the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs.
RAMADAN MUBARAK
The auspicious month of Ramadan start next week. We wish to take this opportunity to wish our Muslim colleagues a spiritually uplifting month.