FF Plus says Joburg cannot afford the R10.3-billion salary agreement [SOUND]

# The Freedom Front Plus the salary agreement between the ANC-led coalition in the Johannesburg Metro Council and the South African Municipal Workers’ Union is simply unaffordable, given the metro’s current financial position. The 10.3-billion-rand wage deal will be implemented over two years. FF Plus’s Franco de Lange says, although mayor Dada Morero insists that the agreement is necessary to ensure employee satisfaction, the reality is that any organisation experiencing financial pressure has to make some difficult decisions: