Ending contracts of community workers aged 55 and older is ‘cruelty’, says MK Party’s Manyi

MK Party MP Mzwanele Manyi has described the co-operative governance and traditional affairs (Cogta) department’s decision to terminate the contracts of Community Work Programme (CWP) participants aged 55 and older as “cruelty”, blaming it on the ANC. The department said last week the decision was influenced by budget cuts from the National Treasury for the 2024/25 financial year.“This significant budget reduction severely affects the department’s ability to sustain the current payment of stipends, training, tools and materials, as well as personal protective clothing for more…