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Govt fails to pay April allowances

Employees of Ramotswa Centre for the Deaf also downed tools on Monday complaining about late payments
Employees of Ramotswa Centre for the Deaf also downed tools on Monday complaining about late payments

Officials have remained tight-lipped as thousands on government payroll are still to be paid their April allowances. By yesterday, over 15,000 Tirelo Sechaba participants, 3,000 student teachers studying in South Africa as well as interns under the government’s National Internship Programme (NIP) have not received their previous month’s stipend.


Thousands of teachers who were sent to South Africa to upgrade their Diplomas to Degrees have not been paid due to a delayed Letter of Authorisation approving the processing of the allowances

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