IOL reports that members of the National Union of Public Service and Allied Workers (Nupsaw) are set to descend onto the streets of Pretoria on Tuesday in what they termed “an unprecedented march” over grievances including widespread corruption and poor governance.

The Nupsaw protest in Pretoria will be a precursor to the SA Federation of Trade Unions (Saftu) national shutdown scheduled for Wednesday. “The working-class community, led by Nupsaw, will occupy several government department offices and then wrap up the mass action with a night vigil at the Union Building,” said Nupsaw general secretary Solly Malema. He added: “The purpose of the demonstration is to reflect the broader societal concerns resulting from poor governance, austerity measures, corruption, Neo-liberal policies and many other government failures. These failures have resulted in the swelling cost of living, rolling electricity blackouts, sky-rocketing fuel prices and job losses amongst other issues.” According to Malema, the current socio-economic challenges in South Africa have now gone past crisis level. The march will start at the offices of the Minister of Health. From there, the marchers will proceed to the Department of Social Development. The Union Buildings will be the last stop for the day, where Nupsaw will hold a night vigil. “President Cyril Ramaphosa will be asked to come out in person to receive our memorandum of demands because his ministers in various departments have failed to lift a finger in addressing our long-standing concerns,” Malema indicated.

• Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Jonisayi Maromo at IOL
• Lees ook, Nóg ʼn vakbond wil reusestaking onderneem, by Maroela Media

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