Pretoria, 27 Aug-(ANA)-A protest by members of the South Africa National Defence Forces has turned violent at the Union Buildings in Pretoria as they went on a peaceful protest over poor salary in the service.
Investigations into the circumstances of the march are already underway in the Southern African country.
North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria dismissed an application by the South African National Defence Union (Sandu) to force the army to release its soldiers to take part in a protest march to the Union Buildings.
Several cars were damaged as police pushed the soldiers back from the Union Buildings, he said. Soldiers threw a petrol bomb into one vehicle, it was reported.
The South African National Defence Union, which is not recognised by the government as an official union, was demanding 30 percent salary increases, which Minister of Defence Lindiwe Sisulu called "deliberately provocative".
Minister of Police Nathi Mthethwa, in a statement, "strongly condemned" the violence. (ANA)
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