Pretoria’s CBD to be affected by municipal workers’ march

Some Pretoria CBD streets are set to be affected by a march by municipal workers demanding wage increases on Tuesday.

Members of the South African Municipal Workers’ Union (Samwu) are set to take to the streets in support of their demands.

According to a statement by the Tshwane metro police department, employees were demanding a wage increase.

“The marchers will gather from 10:30 at the old Putco depot and move to the National Treasury and then Tshwane House,” the statement read.

It further indicated that from the depot the marchers would join Struben Street and turn right to Sophie de Bruyn Street and left into Madiba Street then proceed straight until they reach the National Treasury.

“They are expected to hand over the first memorandum at 12:00 and move from the National Treasury at 12:30 to the Tshwane House.

“From the National Treasury they will join Madiba Street and proceed straight until they reach the Tshwane House.

“The union members are expected to hand over the second memorandum at the Tshwane House at 13:00.

“They are expected to disperse from the Tshwane House at 13:30.

Tshwane metro police officers will be deployed to monitor the march and all the affected streets,” the statement said.

The following intersections will be affected:

• Cowie Street
• Kgosi Mampuru Street
• Bosman Street
• Paul Kruger Street
• Thabo Sehume Street
• Lillian Ngoyi Street

Motorists are advised to avoid the affected streets and use alternative routes such as:

• Nana Sita Street
• Visagie Street
• Francis Baard Street
• Pretorius Street
• WF Nkomo Street.