The people working on the Lungile Mtshali Community Project were paid on Friday, after workers started working on March 3 in different places in the city.
Ekurhuleni Metro, through this community project, gave work to 94 people in Springs.
Several people complained to the Addie that they never received payment.
They also had no indication when or if they would be remunerated.
The area liaison officer was finally paid R3 500. He is responsible for assigning duties to the workers through the ward coordinators, in conjunction with the relevant departments.
The ward coordinators got R2 700 and the workers, R2 000 each.
These workers were part of over 3 000 people throughout the 101 wards of Ekurhuleni who received work through this project.
The project was originally announced by Ekurhuleni’s mayor, Mondli Gungubele in July last year.
Lebgogang Ramashala, spokesman for Ekurhuleni said, due to setting up implementation structures, the people only now received their positions and the work could start.
The project focuses on ward development by injecting R1-million per ward, with the view to create jobs and fight poverty.
For the financial year 2013/14 three projects, eco-guides, street sweeping and stormwater management will be implemented in each ward of the metro.
The projects are environmentally friendly and are concerned with the hygiene and cleanliness of Ekurhuleni.
