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M1 reopened after SAMWU wage protest
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What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a general story. SABC News is the outlet attached so far. The first report grouped here was at 26 Oct 2026, 15:17 UTC. The headline in use is “M1 reopened after SAMWU wage protest”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
The Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department (JMPD) says traffic is moving again on the M1 Freeway following an earlier protest over wages by South African Municipal Workers’ Union (SAMWU) members. Public order police have since dispersed the demonstrators who had blocked the freeway near Smit Street in Braamfontein.
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