EWN reports that Metrobus suspended all its services in Johannesburg on Tuesday morning as the strike by its drivers entered a second day.  

Workers affiliated to the Democratic Municipal and Allied Workers Union (Demawusa) are demanding to be paid in line with their years of experience at the municipal entity and for office space to be allocated to the union in all three Metrobus depots.  A meeting was scheduled to take place on Tuesday morning, with both parties hoping to find some kind of middle ground.  Metrobus spokesperson Goodwill Shivuri expressed concern that several of their non-striking drivers have been intimidated.  He stated:  "All our buses are suspended.  We don't have a single bus on the road and this is due to the intimidation we experienced yesterday."  But Demawusa's Dion Makhura said that was not true and instead he accused Metrobus management of being arrogant.

• Read the original of the above report by Mia Lindeque at EWN
• Read too, Intimidation at Gandhi Square as Metrobus strike continues on Tuesday, at SowetanLive

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