SAMWU OBTAIN AN INTERIM HIGH COURT ORDER AGAINST IMPENDLE LOCAL MUNICIPALITY

27 February 2026

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

SAMWU OBTAIN AN INTERIM HIGH COURT ORDER AGAINST IMPENDLE LOCAL MUNICIPALITY

South African Municipal Workers’ Union (SAMWU) in KwaZulu-Natal has attained victory in obtaining an Interim High Court Order in the Pietermaritzburg High Court Division. When the matter of unpaid salaries at Impendle Local Municipality escalated to two (2) months, SAMWU decided to take the matter to High Court on urgent basis. The severity of the matter and financial bearing on the part of workers cannot be over emphasized. Workers have lost their valuables; cars, houses, medical aids, policy covers, SARS, UIF and many other implications and losses. SAMWU then approached the court, to sought relief in this regard.

The court has ordered the Municipality to make payment for the salaries of the employees for the months of January and February 2026 within seven (7) days of this order and continue making payment of salaries of the employees as they fall due. The Municipality is further ordered to pay contributions owing to all benefit funds within 14 days of this order and continue to pay them as they fall due.

These orders shall operate as interim orders pending the finalization of this application. We have also noted disgusting attempts on the part of the management, which seeks to intimidate workers. We shall not look away when some managers are aggravating the situation of already exploited workers, by forcing them to come back to work, even though the Accounting Officer had given a directive to have them on special leave. This arrogance from nincompoop who thinks they own the municipality shall be met with the same level of arrogance.

Any further deviation from the court order on the part of the Municipality shall constitute contempt of court, and we shall deal with it on that level.

Issued by SAMWU KZN

Nokubonga Dinga
Provincial Secretary
065 871 8434

Or

Zethu Fakude
Deputy Provincial Secretary
063 509 2924