City of Joburg and SAMWU sign addendum to R10.3 billion wage agreement [SOUND]

# The City of Johannesburg and the South African Municipal Workers’ Union have signed an addendum to their 10.3-billion-rand salary-parity agreement. This is linked to a settlement affecting an estimated 35-thousand municipal workers. Mayor Dada Morero says the contemplated payment, ranging between 1.2-billion-rand and five-billion-rand, remains subject to the applicable terms and conditions of the November 2025 settlement agreement. He says the addendum includes the implementation of a common key salary scale and places affected employees at the appropriate entry level: