South Africa Cape Town city announced on Wednesday that 87 metro policemen who were involved in a protest in the city were suspended with immediate effect.
Local SABC news reported that over a hundred of them blockaded the N2 in a protest over their pay structure and new job grades in the morning.
Driving dozens of their official cars, they traveled in convoy towards the city. The protestors slowed down the early morning rush hour traffic to a crawl, leaving scores of road users angry. Some passengers had to abandon their public transport and trudge to the city, while members of the South African Police Services tried desperately to control the ensuing chaos.
The city police were protesting over staff restructuring and their new grades. They claimed their posts have been downgraded in terms of the new city's staff restructuring process. And they want to be paid more.
Cape Town Mayor Helen Zille branded the protest a wildcat strike. Cape Town City spokesperson Pieter Cronje said that they were trying to identify further participants.
Local SABC news reported that over a hundred of them blockaded the N2 in a protest over their pay structure and new job grades in the morning.
Driving dozens of their official cars, they traveled in convoy towards the city. The protestors slowed down the early morning rush hour traffic to a crawl, leaving scores of road users angry. Some passengers had to abandon their public transport and trudge to the city, while members of the South African Police Services tried desperately to control the ensuing chaos.
The city police were protesting over staff restructuring and their new grades. They claimed their posts have been downgraded in terms of the new city's staff restructuring process. And they want to be paid more.
Cape Town Mayor Helen Zille branded the protest a wildcat strike. Cape Town City spokesperson Pieter Cronje said that they were trying to identify further participants.
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