Public service labour unions affiliated with Saftu, which include the police, have been issued a certificate allowing them to embark on a legal strike.
At a Working Class Summit held in Braamfontein, Johannesburg, on Friday, the South African Federation of Trade Unions (Saftu) and its allies in civil society took a decision to stage a national shutdown on Wednesday, 24 August.
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