A statement from Cosatu said the slow drive is aimed at highlighting the lack of public transport in the country and in Gauteng in particular. This was part of public transport month.
The slow drive left from Cosatu House on Jorisson Street in Braamfontein and would take south Simmonds Street to join Wolmarans Street to the M1 north to Pretoria. They will then take the N1 north towards Polokwane and then join the N4 towards Emalaheni and offramp at Watermeyer/Lynburn roads and turn right to the Sanral offices.
A memorandum would be handed to Sanral offices and Cosatu said they would burn e-tags and Sanral bills that motorists had received. Cosatu called on community members who have received bills from Sanral to join the slow drive.
There were only about 50 cars outside Cosatu House by 10am on 18 October when the procession, led by Metro police, started.
This website’s journalist Simone Samuels is following the procession.
