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Pretoria North Rekord reports that Tshwane metro police are still mulling over whether to give dismissed “operation Vat Alles” workers permission to march on Friday or not.
“Vat Alles” was the name given to the government’s extended public works programme (EPWP) in Tshwane until last year. The former employees are seeking permission to “shut down” the city this Friday for their march to mayor Solly Msimanga’s office to demand their jobs back after their contracts were not renewed at the end of December. Mayoral spokesperson Sam Mgobozi confirmed that the metro had received an application for permission to march. He added: “They have a democratic right to march as long as it is done peacefully and within the confines of the law, but one thing we will not tolerate is damage to property.” On Monday, a group of about 45 former EPWP workers burned down the metro’s waste management depot in Mabopane.
- Read this report by David Matsena in full at Pretoria North Rekord
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