7.8 Organized Labour: Councillors in the Municipality persistently interfered with the administration. About 20 people were reportedly being employed as contract workers in the Community Services Directorate, and all of them were allegedly being brought in by Cllr Vuyisile Tambam. The same Councillor was paid an amount of R5, 134.18 (cheque no. 900010758) to attend the ELMA Training at the University of Pretoria. He did not attend the course but received payment. He further requested payment of a claim amounting to R1, 121.78 on 16 February 2010.