PICS & VIDEOS: Unpaid municipal workers cause havoc on Rustenburg roads | IOL News

Bojanala Platinum District Municipality workers took to the streets in Rustenburg demanding their July salaries be paid. Photo: African News Agency .Photo: African News Agency .Police clear rocks at the intersection of Nelson Mandela and Beyers Naude Drive in Rustenburg on Wednesday. Bojanala Platinum District Municipality workers placed objects in the road as part of a protest to insist their July salaries be paid. Photo: African News Agency .

The intersection of Nelson Mandela and Beyers Naude was also closed with tyres and rocks. Nelson Mandela Drive leads traffic through Rustenburg to Swartruggens and the Sun City resort.South African Municipal Workers Union North West provincial deputy secretary, Vanguard Mokwena, said the protest was a precursor to rolling mass action planned for Friday.

The secretary of the Independent Municipal and Allied Trade Union in the municipality, Gladwell Rangata, said there were other issues affecting workers, but they had decided to focus on salaries. A programme of action had been established together with Samwu, said Rangata. As a pre-condition for the release of the money, municipalities had to convene special council meetings to adopt 12 resolutions in line with treasury's directive."We are happy that the six municipalities have complied with all the set conditions and this will lead to the release of the equitable share. Importantly, this will ensure the delivery of basic services to communities as municipalities will be able to meet their financial obligations," said finance MEC Motlalepula Rosho.

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