Angry mineworkers disrupted the May Day rally hosted by COSATU at the Elkah Stadium in Soweto on Wednesday . The workers, members of the National Union of Mineworkers, are unhappy about retrenchments at the mining giant
As organisers tried to get the official programme underway, the NUM members made their way to the front of the stage and began singing loudly. Pleas were made by the leadership from the stage but the workers refused to be silent and continued to jeer the speakers and drown out their speeches with loud singing.
Deputy President Paul Mashatile was called on stage to address the protesting workers. He appealed for calm, claiming that"making noise" would not lead to any sustainable solution to the workers' issues. He suggested the programme be allowed to continue and workers meet with leadership after the speeches.
"They are claiming that this is a day of celebration for workers. But what are we celebrating, when we as workers are losing our jobs?" asked mineworker Joseph Makwetu.
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