Ratepayers to fork out R1.6 billion for years-old Tshwane salary increases

There’s so much wrong in this article.

Firstly to ActionSA: Screw you guys. It’s not like CoT has R1.5bn sitting in the bank now due to the DA’s actions. The money was spent elsewhere, and if the DA just blindly agreed to these never-ending increases it would have either bankrupted the municipality or resulted in services not being provided. Which of those two incomes would you prefer? There is no magical third outcome.

Secondly to the South African Local Government Bargaining Council: Oh how generous of you to give them 6 months to pay R1.4bn. Where do you think that money is going to come from? Are you ignorant or just completely oblivious to the court case involving CoT and there illegal attempts to double charge for refuse removal? Where do you expect them to get this money from, or is your actual aim to bankrupt CoT? What good will that do?