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‘No-work-no-pay principle will apply to striking Nehawu members’

President Cyril Ramaphosa has warned the National Education, Health, and Allied Workers’ Union (Nehawu)’s essential service workers who are on strike, that the no-work-no-pay principle will apply. He was addressing the National Assembly in the Good Hope Chamber in Parliament during his oral reply session for the first quarter. Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) Chief Whip Narend Singh wanted to know how police would intervene to curb the violent nature of the strike. […]

10 March 2023

Local

Nine arrested in violent protests across Cape Town

The member of the executive council for community safety in the Western Cape province Albert Fritz has welcomed the arrest of nine people allegedly involved in violent protests which have taken place across Cape Town during the week. In a statement on Friday, Fritz confirmed the arrests were made on Wednesday and Thursday during protests in areas such as Khayelitsha, Kraaifontein and Delft which saw major roadways being closed due […]

27 March 2021

News

City calls for Priority Committee on protest action

The City of Cape Town has approached the South African Police Service (SAPS) to establish a priority committee to investigate protest action amidst an alarming spike in violent demonstrations in the city in recent months. Service delivery protests have erupted across 34 areas, with communities such as Siqalo in Mitchells Plain, Parkwood, Woodlands, Vrygrond the most volatile. Over the past month, aggrieved residents have taken to the streets with their […]

29 May 2018

Local

N2 closed due to protest action in Cape Town

The N2 highway near the R102 in Macassar, Cape Town was closed on Monday morning due to protest action. Protesters barricaded the road with burning tyres, senior Cape Town traffic officer Richard Coleman said. Coleman said community members started protesting for service delivery since 05:30. He said all on-ramps up to Mew Way were also closed due to protest action. Traffic has been diverted, he said. [News24]

29 May 2017

News

National shutdown driven by liberal cause to “unite” SA

A list of protest marches being organised against President Jacob Zuma has created a craze on social media. The page titled We Are South Africans is part of a social coalition movement calling on South Africans to unite under one banner and to use their voice against the President. The organisers have set aside April 7th for what they have described as a National Shutdown. With protests taking place all […]

6 April 2017

Protest action

‘No-work-no-pay principle will apply to striking Nehawu members’

Nine arrested in violent protests across Cape Town

City calls for Priority Committee on protest action

N2 closed due to protest action in Cape Town

National shutdown driven by liberal cause to “unite” SA

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