Tshwane wage protest leads to closure of Rosslyn clinic
Residents in and around Rosslyn, north of Tshwane, have had to endure the shutting down of the health facility following the condemnable actions of a group of demonstrators that stormed the Rosslyn clinic and obstructed day-to-day operations.
The wage protest by Tshwane employees has led to the closure of the Rosslyn clinic and continues to affect service delivery across the metro.
By Tuesday, the Tshwane metro said it was not in a position to indicate when the Rosslyn clinic would be re-opened or operational again.
Tshwane administrator Mpho Nawa condemned “in the strongest possible terms” disturbances that resulted in the closure of the clinic and the disruption of various services across the city.
“Residents in and around Rosslyn, north of Tshwane, have had to endure the shutting down of the health facility following the condemnable actions of a group of demonstrators that stormed the Rosslyn clinic and obstructed day-to-day operations,” he said.
“While the pandemonium meted out by strikers in the clinic premises caused distress to our health personnel and day patients, it is hoped that the victims, who are our patients, are not affected psychologically and/or the sickly will find alternative means to recuperate speedily.”
Nawa said the protest also disturbed essential services delivery such as power failures, sewer, water meters, pipe leakages as well as a waste collection throughout the metro, due to ongoing strike actions undertaken by labour unions.
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“Some of the customers of the city have been without power for days. The workers who wanted to go out and provide services have been prevented from doing so by the striking workers. Some of the workers have gone to the extent of destroying their infrastructure on which they rely for the provision of services.
“In the meantime, we are working hard to catch up with the outstanding and reported complaints to the municipality. The metro’s team of administrators 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,” he said.
On Monday, Tshwane obtained a court interdict against protesting workers affiliated to the South African municipal workers union after municipal workers took to the streets, burning rubbish bins and vandalising the Tshwane House demanding wage increments.
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