Eastleigh businessman, Mr Conrad Van Deventer, was attacked by striking workers this morning in Eastleigh.
According to Mr Van Deventer, the attack took place after he attempted to capture the unruly behaviour of striking workers on camera.
“When one of the men saw me filming them, he and a friend walked across the road and confronted me,” he said.
The two men were soon joined by what Mr Van Deventer described as 60 to 70 other protesting workers.
“They hit me over the head with a stick before one of them took my phone and ran away. Another striker tried to strangle me,” he said.
Mr Van Deventer added that another striking worker then hit him across his shoulders with a cattle whip.
He was then told he was not allowed to record the striking workers and was forced to delete the footage.
Mr Van Deventer said he will be laying a charge of assault against the workers.
Charmaine Slater
South Africa Today – South Africa News
