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The South African municipal workers union (Samwu) said the mayor of Tshwane, Cilliers Brink, should pay the workers what is due to them to avoid more violence in the city and also denied that the union is involved in any strike action.
Samwu Gauteng Province spokesperson Mpho Tladinyana said they condemned any acts of violence that seek to undermine the legitimate demands by workers.
“We reiterate that our members are, and have always been at work, the Union has not sanctioned any strike action.”
This comes after two trucks of the municipality were burned allegedly by members of Samwu.
The vehicles were torched outside the Princess Park Depot along Nana Sita Charlotte Maxeke and Es’kia Mphahlele streets.
City spokesperson Selby Bokaba said a water truck belonging to the city had just drawn water from the depot for delivery at some region 4 informal settlements when it was set
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