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Reports of road blockades by striking municipal workers

A traffic alert has been received that solid waste collectors are blocking main roads in Middelburg.

March 15, 2022
Sjani Campher Less than a minute
A photo shared by a resident, showing a garbage truck blocking the Protea- and N11 intersection.

According to motorists, Protea Street and the N11 Loskop should be avoided due the blockades.

A reliable source from within the municipality confirmed that the entrances and exits as well as power supply to the Steve Tshwete municipal buildings was cut off.

The source confirmed that municipal employees have aired their dissatisfaction with the benchmarking process that was done to grade salaries.

The latest information received suggests that all is calm at the municipal building and that most of the crowd has dispersed. Councillors also reported that waste collection is carrying on in certain areas like Slechtkamp Street and Mineralia.

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March 15, 2022
Sjani Campher Less than a minute

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Sjani Campher

Sjani has been working as a community journalist and photographer at the Middelburg Observer since 2018, during which she has been responsible for the content creation for both digital and print, as well as maintaining the publication's online platforms. She is a member of the Forum for Community Journalists, and focuses on fields including hard news, investigative reporting, human interest, columns and sports.
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