Security guards postpone protest till new mayoral appointment
The security guards have expressed frustration over the metro’s practice of outsourcing security services despite the council's resolution to insource 4 000 guards in phases made in 2018.
A group of disgruntled security guards have postponed their planned march in light of the axing of Dr Murunwa Makwarela as mayor of Tshwane.
The guards had planned to march on March 9 in the CBD, however; after Makwarela’s exit, they decided to wait as they believe their issues need to be addressed to an incumbent mayor.
“Our issues need to be presented before the MMC of Community Safety and the mayor of Tshwane so that they can give a formal understanding of the state of our issues. We also have proposals that we would like to share with the mayor,” said a spokesperson for the group, Hlengiwe Ngwenya.
“We will wait for a new appointment of the new mayor.”
The security guards have expressed frustration over the metro’s practice of outsourcing security services despite the council’s resolution to insource 4 000 guards in phases made in 2018.
In the memorandum, they planned to hand to the city council they stated, “We as security officers are recognising that the practice of outsourcing is exploitative and dehumanizing”.
“An agreement was reached in the city council deliberation and the decision that in principle the city should insource. As security officers from the companies that are rendering security services, we say enough is enough.”
Some of their demands include:
– The implementation of the 2018 council resolution that states the city must insource 4 000 security guards in phases,
– The city must resume phase 1 and all qualified security personnel must be insourced.
– A sit-down meeting with the city manager and/or mayor.
“We are inspired by the spirit of Asijiki\no retreat, no surrender, we shall overcome,” the memorandum concludes.
Dr Makwarela held the position of Tshwane mayor for only a week.
He was disqualified from the position after it was revealed that he declared insolvency in 2016 and couldn’t provide proof of any subsequent rehabilitation.
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