South Africa plans to cut 30,000 Civil Servant Jobs

The South African government is planning to retrench 30,000 public servants in an effort to cut costs. This mass retrenchment strategy was discussed in detail by the African National Congress (ANC) during the cabinet lekgotla earlier this week. 

Lekgotla conferences have in the recent past dropped other bombshells, including Ramaphosa’s announcement that the ANC will support an amendment to the constitution in favour of land expropriation without compensation. 

The Treasury has already set aside 4 billion Rand, which would serve as a severance package in order to kickstart the retrenchment process. 

According to reliable sources, the proposed restructuring process is aimed at reducing the government’s salary bill by a staggering twenty-billion-rand by the year 2021.