Pretoria Rekord reports that four Tshwane employees were scheduled to appear in the Pretoria Magistrate’s Court on Thursday on charges of public violence.

Metro spokesperson Selby Bokaba said the employees, stationed at the city’s Region 4 offices in Centurion, were arrested on Tuesday during a strike by Samwu members and have been in detention at the Lyttleton police station. The employees have also been served with a notice of intention to suspend and are facing three internal charges pertaining to gross misconduct, malicious damage to property and breach of the employment contract. The charges were served on the employees while in police custody. Bokaba said the internal charges were serious in nature in that the employees’ conduct represented a serious breach of their obligations and duties and had resulted in an irretrievable breakdown of the employment relationship. If the employees are found guilty of the charges, they may be dismissed from employment with immediate effect. Bokaba noted that previously errant employees engaged in various acts of misconduct, including the commission of serious crime, without any consequences. He said the action taken against these four employees should serve as a deterrent to others “that the days of brazen lawlessness, and impunity are over”.

• Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Zukhanye Qabe at Pretoria Rekord
• Lees ook, Tshwane-werkers vas vir geweld tydens staking, by Maroela Media

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