Unions are keenly anticipating that the government will finally abandon its position of a zero percent wage increase and table a new offer.Unions are keenly anticipating that the government will finally abandon its position of a zero percent wage increase and table a new offer.and other trade unions have downed tools at various public service facilities demanding government salary increment of 10%, bursaries for their children and housing allowance among other demands.
The protesters have forced many patients and workers to be on the street. They are being turned away, many are returning home with no assistance.“I come from Nkomazi. There are sick people inside. There is no service and people are being turned away and it’s full. We ask that government do something about this situation,” says one patient.
“I came today as scheduled. I don’t have pills. I am in pain and they were forcefully removing us inside. It’s not good,” says another patient.“We want 10%, we want bursaries for children of public servants. They are called the missing middle, unable to qualify for NSFAS because of the money they earn; comprehensive housing for public servants, they don’t qualify for bank loans and RDP because they work for government.
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