EWN reports that the Congress of the People (Cope) has called for intervention in the tension between the City of Tshwane and striking municipal workers.
This came after the SA Municipal Workers’ Union (Samwu) staged a protest outside the City’s headquarters last week in demonstration against the City’s refusal to implement a 5.4% salary increase. Cope spokesperson Dennis Bloem said the party was calling on the SA Human Rights Commission and the Public Protector to urgently intervene. "In the interest of the public, these institutions must not sit back and wait until people have died," he stated. Bloem said the situation had put the health of residents at risk as services have been suspended since the workers embarked on the strike three weeks ago.
- Read the original of the short report in the above regard by Thando Kubheka at EWN
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