VIDEO: Tshwane wage protest affects metro service delivery
Basic services such as power failure, sewer, water meters, pipe leakages as well as waste collection are compromised due to ongoing strike actions.
Residents of Tshwane should anticipate delays in service delivery because of an ongoing protest by metro workers.
Protesting municipal workers went on the rampage on Tuesday, trashing Tshwane metro headquarters after wage talks collapsed.
The protesting members of SA municipal workers’ union who are said to have broken into Tshwane House in Madiba Street and damaged the municipality’s head office, were still continuing with their protest.
“Basic services such as power failures, sewer, water meters, pipe leakages as well as waste collection are already compromised in some instances due to the ongoing strike actions,” said metro spokesperson Lindela Mashigo.
“The city apologises profusely to members of the community who are greatly frustrated and inconvenienced by industrial protests that have now obstructed the normal process of business in Tshwane.”
Customers were urged to use the SMS lines – 44676 and 082-612-0333 – for reporting power failure complaints.
Residents were advised to expect delays on the turnaround on messages logged through these lines.
“Residents are urged to remain patient during this period of slower response time,” Mashigo said.
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