Social media users have reacted to scenes of a SAMWU female worker violently pushing and prodding a male motorist during a wage protest in a clip circulating online.
The scenes came as the union-affiliated municipal employees broke out in a wage protest in Johannesburg
Learn at Your Own Pace! Our Flexible Online Course allows you to fit copywriting skills development around your busy schedule. Enroll Now! A video has surfaced showing a protesting SAMWU female worker violently confronting a male motorist during a wage strike in Johannesburg. Image: Luca SolaThe chaotic scenes saw thousands of protesters descend on a major highway, disrupting traffic and forcing travelling motorists into a jam.City of Johannesburg employees affiliated with SAMWU blockaded the M1 and M2 highways in Braamfontein and the Johannesburg city centre in both directions.
, a perturbed motorist is seen confronting a small group of workers to try to negotiate their way out of the impasse.Soon, two others rush to their side, berating and violently shoving their fingers in his face, except for one other woman, who tries in vain to diffuse the situation.Another motorist filmed the spat, which is mostly unintelligible. However, loud ranting can be heard, and the parties appear visibly agitated.
The woman, who shouts “angeke … we don’t care” and “voetsek”, can also be seen forcefully prodding and hitting the motorist’s chest several times, escalating the provocation.SA Bolt users start savage 'request in Nigeria' trend, ruse sparks outrage:"This is wrong"Locals lamented the violent scenes and slammed the belligerence and insensitiveness shown towards motorists.“Imagine if was a white woman doing that to a black man.
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