SOUTH AFRICA: Clashes at union protest

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South African Municipal Workers Union members clashed with police in central Cape Town on May 17, after 2000 workers marched through the city against the privatisation of water and electricity. One man was arrested. Union officials delivered a memorandum demanding that all privatisation initiatives be halted until there are guarantees that they won't impact negatively on the poor.

From Green Left Weekly, May 25, 2005.
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