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Public sector strike | Striking workers disrupt key facilities

Essential services at hospitals and courts remain disrupted as labour union Nehawu vows to intensify its protests.

JOHANNESBURG - Services have been disrupted at several government facilities across the country.

This as trade union Nehawu continues with its demonstrations.

READ: Public Sector Strike | Nehawu vows to intensify strike

Workers are demanding a 10 percent salary increase, but the Department of Public Service and Administration is only offering 4.7 percent.

Nehawu has vowed to intensify its strike until its demands are met. 

READ: Public Sector Strike | Access to Charlotte Maxeke Hospital blocked

Striking Nehawu members are urging government to prioritise its employees.

Meanwhile, protesters have blocked the entrance at the Charlotte Maxeke Hospital in Johannesburg, preventing patients from seeking medical treatment.

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