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Security officer killed by striking workers in Olifantsfontein By Dumisani Hlatswayo
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56-year-old man was beaten to death, allegedly by striking Clover employees. Three other security officers were left injured and two are in critical condition. Clover employees have been on strike for nearly weeks demanding wage increments. An employee who spoke to The Olifants News on condition of anonymity said Clover is planning on retrenching employees. “The company is planning to retrench more people and decrease our salaries by 20%,” he said. According to the police, four Clover security officers came across a group of striking workers belonging to Fawu and Giwusa in Olifantsfontein as they were travelling in a bus, en route to hand over a memorandum in Boksburg. A car damaged by Clover striking employees The deceased and his crew were pelted with stones by the Clover employees who were also passen- place at Clayville. This is the sec- publicly once SAPS clears its release. Clayville property and gers of the three buses. There is a ond guard to be murdered, the first The company said that the name security intervened. possibility that the strikers collected of whom was Mr Tsephe Molatsi who of the hospital where two guards had Security guards were stones before climbing onto the buses. was murdered by striking workers on been admitted would not be released attacked with guns, Two striking workers were arrested 22 January,” said a statement issued because witnesses to previous events rocks, batons and other weapons, and is completely unacceptable. Another inside the property and handed over by Clover. have been threatened and are now in responded with rubber bullets. One person has now been murdered. The to the Olifantsfontein SAPS. According to Clover, they have witness protection. security guard was killed, and two Union leaders and their members “We can confirm today that this clear video and stills footage of the Steven Velthuysen of Clover said were injured. The name of the mur- have all but ignored two interdicts, morning, striking workers killed guards being beaten and one being that this morning, about 150 strik- dered guard has not yet been released. and are clearly out of control. This another security guard, and criti- killed. This footage has been handed ing workers arrived in three buses. “This simply cannot go on. is not industrial action. It’s murder,” cally injured two. The incident took to the SAPS and will be released Workers tried to gain access to the Repeated violence by union members said Velthuysen.