{"id":184872,"date":"2018-08-16T12:28:22","date_gmt":"2018-08-16T10:28:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/?p=184872"},"modified":"2018-08-16T13:45:03","modified_gmt":"2018-08-16T11:45:03","slug":"watch-protestors-descend-germiston-demanding-permanent-jobs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2018\/08\/16\/watch-protestors-descend-germiston-demanding-permanent-jobs\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch: Protestors descend on Germiston demanding permanent jobs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Traffic in the Germiston CBD is currently being affected due to a protest march taking place in the city.<\/p>\n<p>The protestors are demanding to speak to the metro&#8217;s mayor, Mzwandile Masina, the city manager, Dr Imogen Mashazi and the HOD of the metro&#8217;s Department of Solid Waste.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_184881\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-184881\" style=\"width: 520px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-184881\" src=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2018\/08\/protest-1-520x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/08\/protest-1-520x400.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/08\/protest-1-300x231.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-184881\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Protestors demand permanent jobs.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The protestors claim that they have been in contact with the metro since February with regard to making their jobs permanent and have contacted all the relevant people to no avail.<\/p>\n<p>The protestors converged on the Germiston Civic Centre on Thursday morning to have their demands heard.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Protestors take to the streets demanding permanent jobs\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qv1ddEem_vE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>They then left the civic centre and began to march in President Street.<\/p>\n<p>EMPD officers are monitoring the situation.<\/p>\n<p>More information will follow when it becomes available.<\/p>\n<p>People travelling in the CBD could experience traffic delays due to the protest action.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_184882\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-184882\" style=\"width: 520px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-184882\" src=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2018\/08\/protest-2-520x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/08\/protest-2-520x400.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/08\/protest-2-300x231.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-184882\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Germiston CBD is the host of another protest today.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">ALSO READ:<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/178788\/demonstrators-left-bruised-after-service-delivery-protest\/\" target=\"_blank\">Residents of Goodhope informal settlement tired of empty promises and false hope<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/175275\/taxi-industry-calls-for-dismissal-of-mayor-and-city-manger\/\" target=\"_blank\">Taxi industry calls for \u2018end of the road\u2019 for mayor, city manager<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Have a story?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Contact the newsroom by emailing: Melissa Hart (Editor)<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-admin\/germistoncitynews@caxton.co.za\">germistoncitynews@caxton.co.za <\/a><\/strong>or Leigh Hodgson (News Editor)<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><strong><a href=\"mailto:leighh@caxton.co.za\">leighh@caxton.co.za<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>or\u00a0Kgotsofalang Mashilo (journalist)\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:kgotsofalangm@caxton.co.za\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>kgotsofalangm@caxton.co.za<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: 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