South Africans protest against toll roads
Pretoria, 07 Mar – (ANA) - South Africans are marching in a day of mass protest over new tolls on roads between Johannesburg and the capital Pretoria.
The Cosatu labour federation says the proposed system will hurt the poor.
The protests are also directed against the practice of labour brokering - when agencies hire workers on short-term contracts.
The marches - organised by Cosatu (Congress of South African Trade Unions) - are happening in 32 towns and cities across South Africa.
Cosatu says it expects as many as 100,000 people to join in nationwide. (ANA)
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