- On Monday, the day of the planned strike, thirteen people were arrested for public violence and intimidation during the Satawu workers' strike.
- On Tuesday, Transnet obtained a court interdict to prevent striking workers from "unlawfully interfering with business or activities of Transnet."
On Wednesday, a train derailment caused a spill of about 10,000 litters of diesel and the striking Transnet workers are suspected of causing it. No one was hurt.
According to the Railway Safety Regulator, the initial investigation suggests that some tampering was done to have caused the spill at Burlington near Mount Vernon.
A Transnet spokesperson reiterated that the spill was callous act and required specialist rail knowledge and equipment to execute.
This really doesn't look good for the striking Transnet workers. If it is proven true, that tampering was done, this will just make the company look like a victim of disgruntled employees. I think if this was some kind of retribution, it's just going to end up hurting the strikers more than helping them in some way.
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