Concourt ruling on municipal workers a victory for workers union
By Mpumzi Mshweshwe
The Constitutional Court has ruled that the Labour Court’s declaration that the inclusion of the phrase “staff member” in the Municipal Structures law is in conflict with the Constitution, a decision that has been welcomed by the ANC and the South African Municipal Workers Union.
In a recent judgment, the Concourt said section 71B of the Local Government: Municipal Systems Act is unconstitutional and invalid. In 2022 the Municipal Systems Act was amended and the insertion of section 71B was the cause of the fight. The section read as follows - Limitation of political rights 71B. (1) A staff member may not hold political office in a political party, whether in a permanent, temporary or acting capacity.
The first came to the Labour Court becau...
