COSATU in the North West disappointed with municipal officials

Imogen Vollenhoven
26 March 2013

The Congress of South African Trade Unions in the North West province said it is disappointed about the conduct by some municipal officials, in the Kgetleng municipality who refused to grant COSATU an opportunity to march to the Swartruggens toll gate even after the march was approved earlier.

COSATU NW Provincial secretary Solly Phetoe says the police and the officials of Kgetleng worked together and agreed that should COSATU march to the gate all of their members would be arrested upon their arrival. 

Phetoe said it is clear from where they are seated as a federation that some of the police and the municipality of Kgetleng are working closely with SANRAL and Bhokwena to continue to rob and steal from the poor.

However Phetoe adds that as COSATU they are happy that both SANRAL and government has confirmed that the toll gate is very expensive and by not giving an increase Swartruggens after giving an increase to all the toll gates in South Africa.