HARD BARGAINSouth Africa: Ramaphosa headache as unions warn of new strikesBy Xolisa Phillip, in JohannesburgPosted on Monday, South Africa’s President Ramaphosa and Germany’s Chancellor Scholz hold joint news conference
South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa attends a joint news conference with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz (not pictured) during his state visit to the government’s Union Buildings in Pretoria, South Africa, May 24, 2022.
As South Africa counts the cost of recent industrial action at Transnet, public sector workers have signalled their intent to down their tools because of faltering wage negotiations with the government.
The strike at Transnet hobbled the country’s logistics network – from rail to ports and even container terminals.