THE SMART NEWS SOURCE | Feb 10 2012 11:37 | LAST UPDATED Feb 10 2012 11:37 |
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Public service strike exposes chinks in Botswana's armourAlmost 100 000 public servants have been on strike in Botswana since Monday last week, in an unprecedented display of popular militancy. Cosatu condemns death of Samwu workerCosatu on Monday condemned the death of a Samwu member who was allegedly killed by police while striking in Pretoria last week. Strike an education in corruptibilityPupils weren’t the only victim of the strike; teachers’ ethics also came under siege. Metrorail strike rolls onA strike by Metrorail workers continued into a fourth day on Thursday, despite a court interdict ordering them back to work, the company said. Darkness may strike SAAs the Telkom workers’ strike action gains momentum, Eskom workers are vowing to plunge the country into darkness next week. TAKE2: Why the construction strike makes me panicI drive past the Soccer City construction site twice every weekday, and I am a chief critic of the progress, or the lack thereof, that takes place. Court gives go-ahead to construction strikeConstruction workers are expected to strike on Wednesday, halting work across the country, including at stadiums for the 2010 World Cup. Bus strike talks collapse, secondary strike mootedWage talks between the South African Municipal Workers Union and Metrobus have deadlocked, with the possibility of a secondary strike being mooted. Metrobus talks suspended at sensitive stageNegotiations regarding the Metrobus strike were adjourned on Monday at a sensitive stage, a Metrobus spokesperson said. Bus strike talks stretch into Wednesday nightNegotiations continued into Wednesday night between the South African Municipal Workers Union and Metrobus in a bid to end the bus drivers' strike. |
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