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Unhealthy state of affairs: Nehawu members protest outside Bheki Mlangeni Hospital in Soweto last week. Photo: Fani Mahuntsi/Gallo Images
JOE PHAAHLA

Talks resume as public service strike turns ugly

Public service unions, the government return to the bargaining table as a second wave of strikes looms

  • Khaya Koko
  • Eunice Masson
  • Paddy Harper
  • Sarah Smit
  • Bongeka Gumede
6 min read
Zwelinzima Vavi. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)
NATIONAL UNION OF METALWORKERS OF SOUTH AFRICA

South African Federation of Trade Unions membership numbers decline

Saftu general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi says the dwindling numbers are a result of the economic crisis and other factors

  • Sonri Naidoo
2 min read