Tshwane freezes salaries of 7,000 unverified municipal workers

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But unions say all salaries must be paid until the verification process is complete, and that not paying salaries is illegal

The cash-strapped City of Tshwane is withholding the salaries of close to a third of its staff pending the completion of a vetting process aimed at removing ghost employees from its payroll.

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