Telkom said on Friday that only about 2 500 employees, or 16% of those represented in wage talks, had heeded union calls to down tools.

Telkom workers from two South African communication industry trade unions will go on strike from August 1 to 5 over wage demands.

The three trade unions deadlocked in a wage dispute with Telkom have been invited to a meeting with the telecommunications company on Thursday in the hopes of avoiding a strike,…

Wage talks between Telkom and the South African Communications Union (Sacu) have deadlocked, the union said on Wednesday. This was after the company proposed a 7,7% average…