Paramedics must return to work – Maile

Maile said the strike involving control and ambulance personnel that began on 13 October was “illegal and unprotected”. He said a health management team and Gauteng municipalities have begun implementing contingency measures to ensure continued services to the public. “We met with the union on 16 October to look at issues raised by the workers,” he said.

“The department will be seeking an interdict to stop striking workers from engaging in criminal acts and from intimidating other workers who are not on strike.”

Midrand police’s Constable Matome Tlamela said, “No reports of public violence and disruptions have been reported at the Midrand Police Station in the past three days of the paramedics’ strike.”