Police clash with NEHAWU members in Cape Town

Police used stun grenades and a water cannon to disperse members of the National Education Health and Allied Workers’ Union (NEHAWU) who had marched to Parliament to deliver a list of demands related to personal protective equipment (PPE) and better wages. However, before the memorandum could be handed over, the police broke up the march, arresting two protesters. 
NEHAWU, the country’s third-largest public sector union, representing 108,000 healthcare workers, called on the government to be more accountable and transparent in its handling of the fight against COVID-19. As it embarked on its national day of action, the union gave the government an ultimatum: respond favourably to demands or face an indefinite strike by healthcare workers.