South Africa: Corruption in Government Employment Programme Results in Strike

About 100 workers from the Community Work Programme (CWP) in Philippi went on strike on Monday, accusing their boss of fraud and nepotism.

The CWP is a programme managed by the Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, aimed at providing a "job safety net" for unemployed people of working age.

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