Hermann also made mention of the salary differences, adding that SA taxpayers would have to fork out more.

Before the weekend, Solidarity stated that it had reached an agreement with the department.

Sisulu maintains that the Cubans were not brought here for employment.

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Why are they here?

According to Sisulu, the Cubans were brought in to help with South Africa’s ailing water infrastructure.

They are also present to help municipal workers with their skills.

Lindiwe Sisulu, cuban engineers, earn 300k more than sa engineers

A trade union has called Minister Lindiwe Sisulu out for bringing the Cuban engineers into SA. Image: Lourens Reyneke / BloombergSource: Getty Images

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Source: Briefly News

Reeshni ChettyReeshni Chetty is a senior current affairs reporter.

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