Joburg hit by multiple protests‚ aside from strike

25 April 2018 - 09:57 By Penwell Dlamini

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Protesters begin to gather at Newton, downtown Johannesburg ahead of the march against the national minimum wage and the proposed changes in the labour laws.
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Johannesburg Metro Police Department spokesperson Wayne Minnaar told TimesLIVE on Wednesday that the city did have any reports related to the national strike but only sporadic protests in different communities.

“The protesters are all making their way into the inner city. That is where we expect traffic obstruction to take place. This will take place between 10am and 2pm today‚” Minnaar said.

Our @JMPDSafety , SAPS and GTP at MaryFitzgerald Square for the South African Federation of Trade Union March. They will be controlling traffic ,monitoring the march and visible policing#Collaboration pic.twitter.com/6k55Lq0DWh
— AsktheChiefJMPD (@AsktheChiefJMPD) April 25, 2018

“On London Road [in Alexandra] there are protests there as we speak. But those are sporadic protests. It is actually linked to illegal land invasion. There is also another protest taking place in Zandspruit‚ which is about illegal land invasion.”

Saftu has organised a national strike in protest against the national minimum wage and changes to labour laws.

A man walks on dirt path in Alexandra, Johannesburg on April 25 2018.
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Minnaar advised motorists to avoid the Johannesburg inner city during the protests. The streets that will be affected by the march in the inner city are Miriam Makeba‚ Lillian Ngoyi‚ Simmonds‚ Anderson‚ Pixley ka Isaka Seme‚ Pritchard‚ Rissik and Dekorte street in Braamfontein.