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Police Union Rejects Govt's 1.5% Wage Offer, Cabinet Reshuffle Murmurings Grow

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  • Police & civil rights union (POPCRU) rejects Govt's 1.5% wage increase offer, saying it felt insulted and said they would continue to negotiate
  • Opposition leader Mmusi Maimaine, alongside other analysts noted calling on or speculating that Ramaphosa will conduct a Cabinet Reshuffle in the near-term to reinforce his grip on power within the party and trim the fat from a bloated and largely ineffectual cabinet
  • Ex-President Zuma granted compassionate leave from prison to attend his brother's funeral as he was classified as a "short-term, low risk classified inmate"
  • IEC to engage political party liaison committee on Chief Justice Moseneke's report recommending municipal elections be postponed to before Feb 2022, given that they are unlikely to be free and fair due to Covid.
    • Expert says 75% of the National Assembly and 6 provinces would need to support the vote for a constitutional amendment, alternatively the Constitutional court could be approached for an amendment
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