Over 50 school pupils were disappointed to find that the East London Zoo was closed on Friday afternoon.
They were greeted with a notice at the zoo’s gates that stated “the zoo has had to close today due to strike action by municipal employees” .
Jujura Senior Primary School pupils and teachers had no choice but to turn around and head back to Willowvale.
“We were unaware that the zoo was closed today and we were hoping to give the kids a nice afternoon,” said teacher, Nosiphiwo Mtinsilana.
BCM spokesperson Samkelo Ngwenya said the decision to close the zoo was made at midday on Friday after workers.
“We decided to close to the public for the day based on the march by unions to hand over a memorandum to the mayor. Our cashiers and front operators have been affected,” said Ngwenya...