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The Citizen reports that about 10 000 City of Johannesburg employees affiliated with the SA Municipal Workers’ Union (Samwu) have blocked off the M1 and M2 highways in Braamfontein and the Johannesburg CBD.
According to the Joburg Metropolitan Police Department (JMPD), the Samwu members are aggrieved over a wage dispute, following an attempted engagement with the city’s leadership on Thursday morning in Braamfontein. JMPD spokesperson Xolani Fihla said the protesters have blocked off the M1 in both directions at Smit Street in Braamfontein and in both directions on the M2 in Selby, causing heavy traffic disruptions in the area. JMPD officers are monitoring the protest. “Despite the closure, it is reported that the members are not violent, and officers have been deployed to divert traffic,” Fihla said. Traffic is being diverted at: Empire Road on the M1 South; Booysens Road on the M1 North; Rissik Street/Selby exit on the M2 West. Motorists coming from Crown using the M2 East can join the M1 South and exit at Booysens Road. “We urge motorists to exercise caution, avoid the M1 and M2 highways, and use alternative routes to avoid the closures,” Fihla said.
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