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South Africa is braced for a public sector strike, which, if all goes to plan, would be the largest in more than a decade. Photo: Delwyn Verasamy
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Public sector strike will come at a cost

Commentators have weighed in on the Transnet strike’s economic hit, but strike season isn’t over yet

  • Sarah Smit
6 min read
Transnet is falling well below its target of shifting 200 million to 220 million tonnes of freight a year, at which point — it is estimated — it will begin to make a meaningful contribution to the economy. Its current target is 170 million tonnes a year. Photo: (Karel Prinsloo/Bloomberg)
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Transnet, majority union come to agreement on wage hike

The United Transport & Allied Trade Union has accepted a three-year settlement and will end its industrial action with immediate effect

  • Sarah Smit
2 min read