Lusanda Bill
19 August 2010
Teachers gathered in Ormonde south of Johannesburg today creating disorder on the M1 highway.
Police opened fire with rubber bullets on protesting teachers.
Five SADTU members were wounded and one was shot in the head. Civil servants have gone on an indefinite strike, demanding an 8.6 percent salary increase and R1, 000 housing allowance.
Numerous schools and hospitals have been brought to a standstill across the country.
Union leaders have said they will not stop the demonstrations. Meanwhile government has warned that they will deploy the army to keep essential services running.
The government says it will still need to find another R5 million to meet the demands of the unions.
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