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ACTOM, a leading electro-mechanical manufacturing company in Africa, recently celebrated its 120th anniversary with a ceremony held at the Royal Johannesburg Golf Club, which was attended by Dr Robert Nkuna (Director General in The Presidency) and several other dignitaries.
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‘Asijiki!’ (Zulu for we’re not turning back) say striking workers outside Africa’s largest hospital the Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital in Johannesburg
HUNDREDS of thousands of workers across South Africa downed tools on Wednesday, February 24, as a part of a general strike called by the left wing South African Federation of Trade Unions (SAFTU).
With 21 affiliated unions, SAFTU represents a total of 800,000 workers in the country.
Demonstrations were held in major cities as most participants in the strike that begin at 9am, stayed at home and did not report to work.
The largest of the demonstrations was in the country’s legislative capital city, Cape Town where marched to the parliament where finance minister Tito Mboweni was delivering his budget speech.