NEWSFLASH: Pretoria CBD gridlocked as municipal workers’ strike bites
In the Pretoria CBD, major streets such as Madiba, E’skia Mphahlele, WF Nkomo, Thabo Sehume and Nelson Mandela Drive, were affected.
Traffic was a nightmare after buses blocked off major intersections in the Pretoria CBD on Monday morning.
The blockade affected major feeder routes, including the N1, N4 and Mabopane highways.
In the Pretoria CBD, major streets such as Madiba, E’skia Mphahlele, WF Nkomo, Thabo Sehume and Nelson Mandela Drive, were affected.
They also closed off the section at the Pretoria Court.
There is a backlog from Langenhoven High School.
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South African Municipal Workers’ Union (Samwu) regional secretary Mpho Tladinyane said that the municipal workers were protesting about wage increases.
“It’s not only municipal bus drivers that are on strike, but general workers affiliated with Samwu are also demanding an 18% increase,” he said.
“We have spoken to the senior managers about the increase but it seems there’s not a way forward.”
#TshwaneBusBlockade RT @gezani_a @TrafficSA
Tshwane buses block Eskia Mphahlele drive — MASSIVE DELAYS Eskia Mphahlele / Van der Hoff / Mabopane Highway routes towards the CBD pic.twitter.com/Onma0PPlUH— TrafficSA (@TrafficSA) July 29, 2019
He said the union would continue with their protest “and bring the city to a standstill”.
Marissa Ferreira, who works in the CBD, told Rekord that the buses parked across different intersection but no one was inside the buses.
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