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News24 reports that amid an ongoing strike by City of Tshwane employees, four City vehicles were torched, and a driver assaulted in targeted attacks on Wednesday.
City spokesperson Selby Bokaba said striking employees were behind the attacks. The cash-strapped City has been incapacitated by the strike that started almost two months ago over its decision not to increase wages in line with the final leg of a multi-year bargaining council agreement. According to Bokaba, two vehicles were attacked outside the Princess Park Depot, along Nana Sita (westbound), Charlotte Maxeke and Es'kia Mphahlele Streets. "[A] water truck which belongs to the City had just drawn water from the depot for delivery at some Region 4 informal settlements when it was set alight. The driver was physically assaulted and managed to escape. Fortunately, he didn't sustain serious injuries," Bokaba reported. Meanwhile, a bakkie belonging to the City's asset protection monitoring unit was torched in the same precinct. Two members were injured and taken to hospital. Two trucks which belong to the wastewater collection section attending to complaints of sewer blockages around Region 3 were set alight. The torching and confrontation of drivers happened along Kgosi Mampuru, between Pretorius and WF Nkomo Streets. "The visibly shaken drivers are safe and didn't sustain any injuries, as they were able to evade the attempted assault by their striking colleagues, who had unexpectedly pounced on them. The drivers will undergo therapy at the wellness clinic following this traumatic incident," said Bokaba.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Alex Mitchley at News24
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