UPDATE: Centurion protesters accused of disrupting metro services
“The action that disrupted waste collection had nothing to do with us.”
The Tshwane metro has accused protesters of disadvantaging Pretorians by preventing waste collection in certain parts of the city.
The metro said in a statement that protesters earlier this week had barred trucks from certain residential areas and accessing the waste disposal facilities.
“Though the metro was informed of the planned strike, it did not expect protesters would stop waste collection trucks from operating,” the statement read, adding that as a consequence, some residents could not have their waste collected.
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The metro warned, should the protest action continue to hamper services, it would have no option but to take further action to ensure the safety of its employees and integrity of service.
The metro urged customers whose refuse was not collected on the scheduled day of collection, to take their bins out the following day.
On Wednesday morning, a service delivery protest in Centurion resulted in the partial closure of Rabie Street as well as the closure of Basden Street.
Protesters, mainly residents of Olievenhoutbosch, handed over a memorandum to Tshwane MMC Dana Wannenburg at the municipal offices in Centurion.
Among their complaints were high unemployment, a lack of housing and service, nepotism by wards councillors as well as sexual harassment claims against metro officials.
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“We face service delivery challenges on a daily basis,” said protest leader, Thabang Seromo.
Seromo denied the protesters had taken part in any wrongdoing.
“The action that disrupted waste collection had nothing to do with us.
“We led a peaceful march where our members were marshalled and managed by ourselves and the authorities witnessed that.”
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