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By Eliot Mahlase

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Pretoria west workers’ protest shuts down R511

The protesters, said to be from RCL Foods, barricaded the road with rocks and burning tyres.


Motorists have been warned to stay off the R511 road, west of Pretoria leading to Hartbeespoort, following a protest by a group of employees from RCL food company on Tuesday morning, reports Pretoria Moot Rekord.

Police spokesperson Constable Tumisang Moloto said the employees barricaded the road with rocks and burning tyres.

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He said: “Allegations suggests that this incident is the result of a wage dispute between the company and the unions. Public order police unit is on scene monitoring the situation and also working closely with other law enforcement agencies to open the road for free flow of traffic.”

Moloto said the situation was under control and no one was arrested.

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