Joburg Mayor Mpho Phalatse says the city's management is exploring ways to empower the metro to investigate yesterday's demonstration.
JOHANNESBURG - Joburg Mayor Mpho Phalatse said the protest that Samwu-affiliated employees embarked on causing major traffic delays on the M1 highway cannot be ignored.
It's understood the workers were not pleased with the delays in a meeting scheduled with management to discuss their concerns. Samwu's provincial secretary Mpho Tladinyane said he was clueless about the motive to protest on the highway.
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