The ex-councillor (retired) that I spoke to this past weekend will be very happy to hear that the process of paying councillors’ once-off gratuity payments has begun. The gratuity is applicable to councillors who did not return to their positions after the 3 August Local Government Elections. The Department of Cooperative Governance (DCoG) on Wednesday said it has received 4 910 applications from former councillors, who are eligible to receive a once-off gratuity payment. The department … [Read more...] about Councillors’ gratuity payments being made

