Operations have been disrupted in the Sol Plaatje Municipality in Kimberley in the Northern Cape. This is because the South African Municipal Workers Union has embarked on a protest over what it referred to as outstanding labour issues in the municipality since 2011. Workers are picketing outside the municipal offices while the police are monitoring the situation. We spoke to SAMWU's regional secretary Nomathamsanqa Banda who says no services will be rendered in the municipality until their demands are met.