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The Citizen reports that protests at a municipal services centre in Mamelodi have halted operations at the area’s Department of Employment and Labour (DEL) office.
The DEL shares premises with City of Tshwane municipal offices, which are currently the target of disgruntled former municipal employees. The Thusong Service Centre hosts multiple government departments together in the same location. Earlier in the week, the Mamelodi call centre’s offices were swarmed by an angry group of protestors identifying themselves as waste management service providers. The protestors stormed the call centre, shattering windows with bricks while harassing and threatening staff. The DEL said the closure of the offices would be indefinite and lamented the significant impact it would have on services in the area. Gauteng provincial communication officer Mishack Magakwe elaborated on the reason for the protest and office closure: “The protests are related to contracts terminated by the municipality so they disrupted everyone. We share the yard, entrance and exit gate.” The DEL urged Mamelodi residents to use its online portal to access labour-related assistance. Services available online include UIF filing and compliance, employment equity reporting, employer registration, as well as inspection and enforcement services, among others.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Jarryd Westerdale at The Citizen
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