The death of Tshepo Maseko, 33, during the Middelburg municipality workers' protest this week, has left a trail of destruction that even his own family cannot comprehend.
A Mpumalanga acting municipal manager has cost her council more than R3m in the past three months on personal protection services and to be shielded against picketing employees.
The community of Middelburg in Mpumalanga went on the rampage this week, burning trucks and barricading roads in protest against new tariff hikes by the municipality.