eThekwini metro police says officers will be deployed to various intersections in the Durban CBD. Read the full story here ⬇️ ECRNewsWatch KZN
The members of the trade union federation are expected to down tools against the state of the country's economy.The march will start at 9 o'clock in the morning from the King Dinuzulu park."All intersections along Pixley Kaseme Street will be managed by police officers. It will be closed when the march approaches those intersections and open after.
"South Africa continues to be one of the most unequal countries in the world which means as much as the economy is battling, but the economy of the country continues to serve a few individuals at the expense of many people who live in this country, including workers who are the ones on the coalface of building this economy, but who are the ones who are not benefiting."
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