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Thousands of workers took to the streets of Johannesburg (pictured), Durban and Cape Town and others stayed home in support of Cosatu’s industrial action on Thursday. Photo: Supplied/Cosatu

Cosatu ‘heartened’ by worker support for national stayaway

Among the labour federation’s demands are that pension reforms be implemented on 1 March 2024 and intervention municipalities that fail to employees

Lyse Comins

Demonstrators march during a national strike day of action over the high cost of living, organised by the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU), in Tshwane, South Africa, on Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2022. Joblessness, rising food and fuel prices and an aggressive interest-rate hiking cycle pose a threat to social stability in an economy still reeling from several Covid-19 lockdowns and deadly riots in 2021. Photographer: Waldo Swiegers/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Brace yourselves: Government’s hands are tied in alleviating pressure on households in short term

There is a limit to what the government can do in terms of subsidies, given the fiscal situation, say experts

Anathi Madubela