A group of angry Jozi@Work protesters took to the streets of the Johannesburg CBD for the second consecutive night on Wednesday‚ leaving a trail of destruction and trash in their wake.
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A group of angry Jozi@Work protesters took to the streets of the Johannesburg CBD for the second consecutive night on Wednesday‚ leaving a trail of destruction and trash in their wake.
About 200 workers‚ wearing their yellow uniforms‚ marched through Bree and Jeppe streets up to Rissik Street in front of the city council offices‚ upending rubbish bins along the way‚ in protest against the canning by Mayor Herman Mashaba of the Jozi@Work programme.
On Wednesday‚ City of Johannesburg refuse workers had to aborted a shift after threats and intimidation.
Pikitup and the Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department were cooperating to ensure the safety of Pikitup workers‚ MMC for Environmental and Infrastructure Delivery Services Nico de Jager confirmed.
- Pikitup workers being targeted by Jozi@Work protesters‚ police called inA shift by City of Johannesburg refuse workers has had to be aborted after threats and intimidation.
“On Tuesday evening‚ Jozi@Work members went on the rampage in Hillbrow in the inner city by overturning garbage bins‚ littering extensively‚ burning tyres and threatening Pikitup satff who were busy with their cleaning shift.”
- Jozi@Work protesters to face criminal rap over City of Johannesburg council demonstration"Hundreds" of Jozi@Work programme employees together with Jozi Bread owners and mushroom farmers staged a protest outside the City of Johannesburg Council chamber today‚ according to the city's ANC branch.
Around 600 Pikitup workers could not start their shift.
Violence again erupted last night just after 10pm.
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