Protest turns violent

PROTESTING Communication Workers Union (CWU) members attacked a Post Office van in central Johannesburg yesterday morning.

They pelted it with stones in Jorissen Street. The driver first tried to get out as protesters stormed the vehicle, but then reversed away. Johannesburg metro police intervened.

About 100 of the union’s members, employed by the SA Post Office in Gauteng, converged on Cosatu House in Braamfontein to protest against an unresolved labour broking agreement. The CWU is affiliated to Cosatu.

CWU spokesman Matankana Mothapo said all Post Office depots and mail centres in Gauteng were expected to be closed yesterday. — Sapa