THE booing and heckling of Cyril Ramaphosa by angry striking workers in North West on May Day was regrettable but it was also an expression of workers’ deepening frustrations with the President and his administration, Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) spokesperson Sizwe Pamla on Monday.
Ramaphosa was forced to abandon his Workers’ Day speech when striking mineworkers stormed the stage and booed him.
Chanting “Cyril must go,” they held up signs demanding a wage increase, forcing police had to step in while a bodyguard led the president away from the venue.
The workers employed by Sibanye-Stillwater mine are demanding a wage increase of R1,000 per month instead of the R850 rand being offered by the mine.
“This was, without a doubt, a regrettable and an unacceptable incident that prevented our invited Alliance guests from addressing the rally. This matter will receive adequate attention in our upcoming Central Executive
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