Tshwane Municipality: Ongoing Samwu strike costing city millions in damages

The Tshwane Municipality said the ongoing worker strike cost the municipality millions in damages.

This included damage to its buildings, the torching of municipal vehicles, and other infrastructure damage.

For the past three months, workers affiliated with the South African Municipal Workers’ Union (Samwu) have been engaged in a labour dispute with the city over the council’s decision not to affect salary and wage increases this financial year.

However, the union denied that it was behind the destruction of municipal property.

Tshwane MMC for Community Safety Grandi Theunissen said there were many other related costs to the strike, such as paying overtime to metropolitan police officers to escort workers to job sites.

“A lot of the work [is] being done at night and that also places an extra burden because that is when crime is at its height and that takes our people away from crime prevention because we have to provide security to working teams.”

-EWN

In other news – Watch: Makhadzi nails impressive dance moves in the kitchen

Well-known Mzansi musician, Makhadzi’s dancing left fans saying Shakira will give up. She is one of the most famous musicians in South Africa and even in Africa. With high consistency in producing hits, Makhadzi has made a significant following on TikTok.

Some of her fans have even claimed they struggle to go a day without watching her. In making them glued to her, she makes funny skits on TikTok, dancing and making jokes. Read More