A group of protesters who had gathered outside Cosatu headquarters on Friday morning dispersed after the march against e-tolls was cancelled.<\/p>\n
The group, clad in Congress of SA Trade Unions colours, had been singing anti-e-toll slogans outside the offices throughout the morning.<\/p>\n
They marched up and down the adjacent Simmonds Street under the watchful eye of members of the Johannesburg metro police, the SA Police Service, and provincial traffic officials.<\/p>\n
The Johannesburg Magistrate’s Court on Thursday dismissed Cosatu’s application to embark on a drive-slow protest on the city’s highways.<\/p>\n
Cosatu approached the court after metro police refused it permission for the protest.<\/p>\n
Cosatu Gauteng secretary Dumisani Dakile told the protesters that the campaign against e-tolls in the province would intensify.<\/p>\n
“We respect the law, but if other people are going to manipulate it, then we will defy [it].”<\/p>\n
He accused the JMPD of “deliberately” halting the march by not granting permission to do so.<\/p>\n
The union federation is set to meet with Ekhuruleni Metro officials at 3pm today to discuss another anti-e-toll protest planned for May 31 at the metro, said Dakile.More e-toll news<\/p>\n
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