Pay negotiations between representatives of striking security guards and employers are expected to continue until after Thursday midnight, South African Transport and Allied Workers’ Union (Satawu) spokesperson Ronnie Mamba said.
”It is too early to tell how the negotiations are going. We are not going to divulge the actual progress of the negotiations,” Mamba said.
He said Satawu would release a media statement once an agreement was reached.
Satawu and the Transport and Allied Workers’ Union of South Africa are holding out for an 11% increase after other unions agreed to an average 8,3% increase over the next three years.
The strike began in March and has been marred by violence and attacks on guards defying the strike.
In the latest attacks, the bodies of three security guards were found in the veld in Vlakfontein near Tsakane on Wednesday.
They were all shot in the head and their hands were tied with handcuffs and electric wires. — Sapa