{"id":17871,"date":"2022-12-10T07:51:56","date_gmt":"2022-12-10T07:51:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/all-news\/labour-minister-phila-buthelezi-runs-to-court-to-stop-national-shutdown"},"modified":"2022-12-10T09:33:58","modified_gmt":"2022-12-10T09:33:58","slug":"labour-minister-phila-buthelezi-runs-to-court-to-stop-national-shutdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/all-news\/labour-minister-phila-buthelezi-runs-to-court-to-stop-national-shutdown","title":{"rendered":"Labour Minister Phila Buthelezi runs to court to stop national shutdown"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Eswatini. <\/strong><\/span><b>Phila Buthelezi, the Minister of Labour and Social Security ran to court on Thursday afternoon seeking to stop public transport workers from participating in a strike action, protest and or national shutdown.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Respondents in the matter include Sticks Nkambule, the Swaziland Transport, Communication and Allied Workers Union(SWATCAWU), the Eswatini Kombis, Buses and Allied Workers Union(EKABAU) and the Swaziland Commercial Amadoda Road Transport Association.<\/p>\n<p>Public transport workers are expected to participate in a national shutdown that seeks to demand democracy, the release of incarcerated pro-democracy Members of Parliament(MPs) Bacede Mabuza, Mthandeni Dube and other political prisoners.<\/p>\n<p>Reached for comments, the SWATCAWU Secretary General Sticks Nkambule said as leadership of the public transport workers, they were not aware of any strike,march or protest but, they will take a two days break to reflect on the justice system of the country.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs leadership we are not aware of any strike, march or protest. 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