Strike update
Cape Town’s Golden Arrow bus service says the people who torched two buses and stoned others in Khayelitsha early this morning were wearing Cosatu sweaters. The company’s Corporate Relations manager Vuyisile Mdoda says the burnt busses were totally destroyed in the incident. He says a driver was assaulted, passengers stoned and eight more buses were damaged by stone-throwing. Despite the attacks, buses ran normally by eight this morning.
Meanwhile, the Western Cape branch of Cosatu has cancelled a planned rally in the Good Hope centre, after a planned march in the city was banned in the wake of Tuesday’s violent Satawu march on Parliament. Regional secretary Tony Ehrenreich says the rally was cancelled in the light of the strong condemnation from the city administration and the provincial government following the violence. Ehrenreich says Western Cape Cosatu members have nevertheless downed tools to protest against job losses and poverty. A strong police presence is noticeable in the city.
In Johannesburg, workers gathered at Beyers Naudé Square and are making their way to Newtown. The public have been warned to expect road closures in cities where marches have been organised. Many mineworkers and workers at motor manufacturers in the Eastern Cape have not turned up for work, but reports say teachers have largely ignored the call to strike and classes in most schools are proceeding normally.
Meanwhile, the Western Cape branch of Cosatu has cancelled a planned rally in the Good Hope centre, after a planned march in the city was banned in the wake of Tuesday’s violent Satawu march on Parliament. Regional secretary Tony Ehrenreich says the rally was cancelled in the light of the strong condemnation from the city administration and the provincial government following the violence. Ehrenreich says Western Cape Cosatu members have nevertheless downed tools to protest against job losses and poverty. A strong police presence is noticeable in the city.
In Johannesburg, workers gathered at Beyers Naudé Square and are making their way to Newtown. The public have been warned to expect road closures in cities where marches have been organised. Many mineworkers and workers at motor manufacturers in the Eastern Cape have not turned up for work, but reports say teachers have largely ignored the call to strike and classes in most schools are proceeding normally.
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