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Union despises vandalising NW protests

───   13:31 Thu, 11 Jul 2019

Union despises vandalising NW protests  | News Article

The South African Municipal Workers Union (SAMWU) secretary, Vincent Diphoko, in the North West has expressed that they are saddened by the torching of municipal buildings in Ottosdal.


The workers union has been at loggerheads with the municipality over the payment of municipal employees. Diphoko says they support residents in their protest as it is their right to fight for service delivery, however, they do not encourage the burning of property.

OFM News is in possession of letters written by the union to the municipality regarding the payment of workers and were told that payments of employees will be done before the end of business today, which according to Diphoko, is hard to believe as the statement was not communicated in writing. ANC Ngaka Modiri Molema regional secretary, Boy Noko, has over the weekend told OFM News that they have given the municipality until Friday to pay workers.

The situation has since worsened and protesters have now moved to the R507. Public order policing are hard at work trying to disperse a determined crowd as tear gas was released to get crowds away from the road as they were pelting passing cars with stones.


OFM News/Joba Matsheng

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