The sudden upsurge in strike violence and intimidation is indicative of a changed dynamic. The relative industrial peace post 1994 has proved to be a chimera.
The latest casualty in the strike related violence is a dog which striking workers torched. Fortunately no humans were killed when the workers attempted to set the building alight.
In a disingenuous comment, Castro Ngobese, spokesman for NUMSA, has flatly denied that any of their members were involved in these actions. Rather he accused thugs and agent provocateurs for these actions.
Does he take South Africans for fools?