Trashing of Pinetown CBD by strikers cannot be condoned
Striking Muncipal workers trashed parts of Pinetown during a protest march Tuesday morning. Strikers were described by a bystanding business owner as agressive and confrontational and a metro policewoman confirmed that the strikers overturned dustbins on the course of their march and spread the litter across the streets.
While the DA supports the right of the workers to strike, we cannot accept the behaviour of the strikers during what should have been a peaceful march.
South Africa is entering a concerning period of potentially violent activism as the poor and unemployed struggle to survive in the face of deep recession. We require strong leadership and austerity from the ANC to chart a course and set the example through these troubled times.
Cllr Warwick Chapman, Ward 18