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There was a festive atmosphere as music blared at King Dinuzulu park in Durban on Wednesday where members of two unions gathered for a national protest.

The Congress of South African Trade Unions says law enforcement bodies in SA need to do better in the fight against crime. Capacity, corruption and budget cuts of concern.

Growing concern about murders and lawlessness in society, specifically in townships, has prompted the Congress of SA Trade Unions to picket outside police's provincial SAPS headquarters in Durban on Friday.

On Friday, the trade union federation held a march to the provincial government offices, complaining about the high costs.

Preparations for the peaceful protest demonstration by Cosatu on Friday are in full swing.

Cosatu has planned a protest for a number of reasons in KwaZulu-Natal on Friday, 17 June, a day after Youth Day.

The leadership of the South African National Civic Organization Youth Congress in KZN is in conversation with the Provincial Secretary of COSATU Comrade Edwin Mkhize. We have taken a decision to join their peaceful march against rising fuel prices planned for Friday, 17 June 2022. We are calling upon all young dwellers to join this march in their numbers. 

Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) in KwaZulu-Natal will embark on a protest against fuel hikes and the high cost of living on Friday.

The Congress of the South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) and the taxi industry have distanced themselves from the national shutdown which is apparently planned for Friday.

The South African National Taxi Council (Santaco) in KwaZulu-Natal has expressed its support to the call for a national shutdown in protest against fuel hikes.