South Africans embarked on at least 86 protected and unprotected labour protest actions last year, a majority of which were from the public service sector over wage disputes.
The family of a Gqeberha security guard who died in hospital after being deployed to assist at the recent Kirkwood riots say they are both devastated and angry with how the situation unfolded.
A Gqeberha security guard deployed to assist at the recent Kirkwood riots has died, nine weeks after he sustained severe head injuries after being caught up in the violent clashes with farmworkers.
Tension hung over an eerily quiet Kirkwood days after violent protests led to the death of one man and millions of rand in damage as buildings were gutted and equipment destroyed.