Cosatu to protest Swartruggens tolls

A battered as the continuous struggle by workers, a stained glass window delivers a poignant message and reminder on the 10th foor of COSATU House in Braamfontien. Picture: Steve Lawrence 14/07/05

A battered as the continuous struggle by workers, a stained glass window delivers a poignant message and reminder on the 10th foor of COSATU House in Braamfontien. Picture: Steve Lawrence 14/07/05

Published Nov 6, 2015

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Rustenburg - Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) in North West are due to stage a protest at the Swartruggens toll gate on Friday, provincial secretary Solly Phetoe said.

“This action is necessitated by the fact that both the provincial and the national governments had agreed to the reduction of the toll fees, and they had set a deadline of the end of October 2015, but so far nothing has happened,” he said.

“Whilst, we appreciate the action done by the department [of transport], to make sure that the discounts are extended to all local users, including the extension of the radius for the discount, the department has still not responded to four major demands we had made in the past.”

He said Cosatu demanded that the toll fee for light vehicles be reduced to R58, from R75, which he said government had agreed to but failed to implement.

The union federation also demanded that an alternative road be constructed for those who could not afford the toll gate fee.

The protest was expected to start at 2pm.

African News Agency

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