Strikers cause havoc in Pretoria and Durban
By Lelethu Mquqo
17 August 2011
Bus services in Pretoria have been suspended with immediate effect.
This, after three Tshwane Metro buses were severely damaged by striking municipal workers.
The SA Municipal Workers’ Union has been calling for an 18% wage increase and began a nationwide strike on Monday.
The Metro’s Pieter de Necker says they have been forced to suspend the buses out of fear for the safety of passengers and non-striking staff.
Meanwhile, in Durban, striking workers set fire to rubbish bins in the city centre.
Reports say police were quick to douse the flames with water cannons.
A march by municipal workers to the Durban City Hall was characterised by the destruction of bins along the route.
Shops in the area remained closed today after reports of looting during a march in Cape Town yesterday.
17 August 2011
Bus services in Pretoria have been suspended with immediate effect.
This, after three Tshwane Metro buses were severely damaged by striking municipal workers.
The SA Municipal Workers’ Union has been calling for an 18% wage increase and began a nationwide strike on Monday.
The Metro’s Pieter de Necker says they have been forced to suspend the buses out of fear for the safety of passengers and non-striking staff.
Meanwhile, in Durban, striking workers set fire to rubbish bins in the city centre.
Reports say police were quick to douse the flames with water cannons.
A march by municipal workers to the Durban City Hall was characterised by the destruction of bins along the route.
Shops in the area remained closed today after reports of looting during a march in Cape Town yesterday.
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