Traffic was disrupted as various Unions accuse bus companies of not caring about plight of workers. Last week, the Public Servants Association of South Africa (PSA) rejected the governments offer to public servants of a 3% salary adjustment and continuation of cash gratuity until March 31 next year. JOHANNESBURG - Members of the biggest trade union at South African logistics group Transnet ended a strike on Monday, but the stoppage hitting ports and railways UNION leaders at state-owned South African freight logistics group Transnet said they planned to pursue a strike after their members rejected a 4 percent across-the-board wage hike offer. UNTU said its members began a strike on Thursday morning and SATAWU is due to join the action from Monday. SIAM Says Nationwide Strike by Truckers Impacting Production and Sales of Vehicles. Transport; Travel; Tuberculosis; U.S., Canada and Africa Public Servants Issue Strike Notice - South African News Briefs - November 1, 2022. According to the DPWI, minibus taxis now account for 80% of public transport trips in South Africa. Taxi operators in the economic hub of Gauteng province, which includes the city of Johannesburg and the capital Pretoria, Monday morning blocked roads and refused to transport workers. The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa) began its indefinite strike on Tuesday. Private taxi and commuter bus operators calling for the release of two pro-democracy lawmakers pledged to continue a transport shutdown until their demands were met. Ahead of the Transnet strike, South Africas Minerals Council projected a revenue loss of 50 billion rand ($2.76 billion) in 2022 compared to 35 billion rand in 2021, a drop experts say will be throttled by limited exports amid the Transnet strike. Voice of America (VOA) Striking Workers Bring Freight Rail and Ports to Standstill in South Africa. Transnet, a South African state-owned port operator, says that a 12-day strike that affected its freight rail and port operations has now ended. In 1 Aug 2022. According to the DPWI, minibus taxis now account for 80% of public transport trips in South Africa. South Africas inflation rate was 7.6 percent in August. Public Transnet has Public transport remained at a standstill Sunday in Eswatini, in the latest protest against Africas last absolute monarchy, rocked by a wave of pro-democracy demonstrations. Another grievance is that they can't get permits for new suburbs due to poor planning for transport to and from the developments. On Tuesday, e-hailing operators in South Africa from Bolt, Uber and others made their way to the Union Buildings in Pretoria to hand over a memorandum of demands to the government. Transport workers in South Africa have been on strike since the 10th of May. Workers at South Africa's state-owned logistics firm Transnet gather in front of ship containers as they continue on a nationwide strike outside the Port of Cape Town amid A national transport strike in South Africa took its toll on the countrys exports of metals and fruit as unions planned to meet with logistics group Transnet to try resolve the pay Good news for motorists as fuel price drops for August 2022. South African terminal operator Transnet has declared force majeure at its ports over a strike by workers. Workers at Transnet embarked on a strike following failed wage negotiations after the state-owned rail, port and pipeline entity rejected a 12% and 13.5% increase demanded by the United National Transport Union (Untu) and the South African Transport Allied Workers Union (Satawu), respectively, Business Insider reports. UC9 aV{=4 kdOZ H] dwptrvqus.'8j @U) R;vcin IM , cE3o}[rrN1.gOwvf The South African Transport and Allied Workers Union, SATAWU, was formed in 2000 after a series of negotiations and smaller scale mergers by unions in the transport industry. The protest seemingly came to an end past Tuesday after the company agreed to a wage deal, CNB Africa reports. The trade union confederation reported that millions took part in the labor action which was described as a resounding success. South Africa must count the high human, social and economic cost of strokes Heart and Stroke Foundation SA For all the latest information and advice from the Department of Health relating South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) SATAWU condemns UNTUs decision to agree on a 6% wage increase. Motorists AFP. Workers are demanding an 8% increase. Drone delivery picks up in Africa as Jumia partners with Zipline. The number of households who use taxis increased from 9.8 million in 2013 to 11.4 million in 2020. A three-week long strike started by truck drivers in South Africa is reported to have ended following renegotiations Major South African exports, including fruit, metals and wine have sat idle in warehouses A national transport strike in South Africa took its toll on the country's exports of metals and fruit as unions planned to meet with logistics group Transnet to try resolve the pay dispute. The PSA filed a notice to strike on October 24 and can legally go on strike any time from Thursday, November 3. [1/2] Workers at South Africa's state-owned logistics firm Transnet walk past ship containers as they continue on a nationwide strike outside the Port of Cape Town that could Some of its more than 200 routes across the city will be affected as members affiliated to labour union, the Democratic Municipal and Allied Workers Union of South Africa South African state logistics group Transnet said cable theft had spiked during a strike by its staff this month, further hobbling a freight rail service whose poor performance was already costing exporters billions of rand annually. Taxi operators have agreed so far to hand over their memo to the Transport HOD. United States 13d ago. The number of households who use taxis increased from 9.8 million in The Workers across South Africa took part in a massive general strike that was called by the left-wing South African Federation of Trade Unions (SAFTU) on Wednesday, February 24. 4 Oct 2022. By Bhargav Acharya 1 Sep 2022. African metal exporters are re-routing their cargoes to avoid the logistics problems created a nationwide strike by truck drivers in South Africa that started on Tuesday July 7. 1. South Africa's United National Transport Union (UNTU) has served a 48-hour notice on the country's major terminal operator Transnet, indicating the union's intention to The South African Communist Party and the Federation of South African Unions (Fedusa) have also joined the strike in solidarity with the Transnet workers. Nationwide Truckers' Strike Continues, Receives Mixed Response from States. By Automotive Logistics16 October 2012. Public transport remained at a standstill on Sunday in Eswatini, in the latest protest against Africa's last absolute monarchy, rocked by a wave of pro-democracy demonstrations. Transport; Travel; Tuberculosis; U.S., Canada and Africa Public Servants Issue Strike Notice - South African News Briefs - November 1, 2022. Demonstrations were held across the country. United States 17d ago. Save article. @TeamNews24 Jenni Evans (@itchybyte) March 24, Workers at South Africas state-owned logistics firm Transnet will go on strike from Thursday over a wage dispute, two labour unions said, in a move that could halt SATAWU organises workers in the transport sector as well as security and cleaning companies. The South African Transport and Allied Workers Union on Monday distanced itself from a strike involving members of the trucking industry. According to Western Cape traffic chief Kenny Africa, the N2 at Mew Way was closed for traffic due to a truck blocking the highway in the direction of Cape Town. SHARE. A strike by South Africas minibus taxi drivers over what they say is inadequate coronavirus relief funds has disrupted the return of scores of thousands of people to work. Pretoria- Strike action over wages at transport parastatal, Transnet, will continue said the South African Transport and Allied Workers Union (Satawu) on Tuesday. "The strike will continue Experts say the Transnet strike is likely to worsen South Africas mining industry. The Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) will embark on a nationwide stay away on Wednesday (7 October). Employers offered 4.4%. S.African unions reject Transnets revised wage offer, continue strike. Cosatu has asked its more than 1.8 million Pixabay, Pixabay,