Hundreds of municipal waste service employees were gathering at city hall to continue a strike that started on Tuesday.
eThekwini metro said on Thursday that it had sent special units to stop striking workers in municipal trucks from making their way to the city centre.
“We are preparing for the so-called municipal workers meeting that is to be held at city hall,” said eThekwini metro police spokesperson senior superintendent Parboo Sewpersad to African News Agency . Sewpersad was unwilling to name the routes where the trucks would be stopped. “All I can tell you is that our specialised units have been deployed to intercept those trucks before they reach the city centre.”
On Tuesday, hundreds of workers gathered in the central business district, bringing the area to a complete standstill.
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