GATVOL and unpaid security guards demonstrated outside Tshwane House on Monday, 8 January.
They vowed to protest there every day until they get paid.
Tshwane Security Guard's spokeswoman Hlengiwe Ngwenya said they were protesting because they hadn't been paid salaries for the past three months.
She claimed that the City of Tshwane has not paid the security guards their salaries because it allegedly owes the companies money.
"No money, no work, and we will continue to picket outside until we are paid," she said.
Ngwenya said about 3 000 security guards have been affected and could not enjoy their festive season.
"We didn't even buy anything for our kids and families during the festive season. We had a dark Christmas. We are struggling to pay our bills and we have no money for food and transport," she said.
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Ngwenya said the municipality is aware of their grievances but does nothing.
"This is painful. The security guards love their work, and it's the only way we can survive," she said.
The deputy chairman of the security guards said the issue is problematic.
"Everything is falling apart, and our policies are lapsing," he said.
He said the only thing that will stop the strike is the money being transferred to their accounts.
Selby Bokaba, the city's acting group head of communications, said the delay was due to the depletion of the R245 million budget that was earmarked for the guarding services for the financial year.
"The rapid depletion of the budget was a result of the unforeseen, unlawful and unprotected strike. We needed more manpower to protect our assets such as landfills, reservoirs and substations.
"The budget for guarding services has been increased and we have begun payment process. We hope to have the payments processed by the end of January 2024," Bokaba said.
