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A municipal building was set alight in the Boshof area in the Tokologo Local Municipality in the Free State, just a few days after residents of Seretse Township near Boshof embarked on an illegal protest against the municipality on Wednesday.

Police spokesperson, Thabo Covane, tells OFM News the disgruntled residents were warned by the Public Order Police that the strike was illegal, adding the police nonetheless still escorted these residents to their destination.

Covane says during this some of these residents blocked the main road, and 26 of them – including the leader of the protest – were arrested but were later let off on a warning. He says the police have since opened a case of public violence regarding the protest and the burning of the municipal workshop in Boshof.

Covane adds residents broke into at least eight local businesses, and that police were deployed to monitor the situation. Covane says according to information the
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Disgruntled members of the South African Police Service have formed a new workers union. They’re threatening to down tools on Monday.

The group is unhappy about recent promotions and claims that many experienced officers are being overlooked for promotion.

These are just some of the issues raised by members of the South African Police service at a mass meeting.

Despite Bheke Cele’s assurance that there will be no protest action more than 400 SAPS engaged in protest actions in the Western Cape and Natal province.

Some officers offered letters of alleged illness for their absence in order not to be prosecuted for their participation in an illegal strike.

Cele threatened protesting members that they will be act upon, since the strike is illegal and they must return to their respective posts.

The largest number of strikers resigned from the Popcru trade union and established a new union, but it appears that novelty w
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