Strike season hits South Africa.
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After two years of Covid-related wage deferments, salary freezes and layoffs, government departments and businesses across South Africa are grappling with a growing strike season.
The effects of the industrial action are already being keenly felt in South Africa after an illegal strike at Eskom crippled the power utility and threw the country into stage 6 load shedding.
While the government and Eskom workers were ultimately able to reach an agreement, the backlog of maintenance and other issues created by the strike means South Africa faces power cuts for at least another week.
The illegal Eskom strikes followed two other strikes – in the trucking industry and the mining sector – which went on for weeks and even months, doing untold damage to the economy.
The effects of the industrial action are already being keenly felt in South Africa after an illegal strike at Eskom crippled the power utility and threw the country into stage 6 load shedding.
While the government and Eskom workers were ultimately able to reach an agreement, the backlog of maintenance and other issues created by the strike means South Africa faces power cuts for at least another week.
The illegal Eskom strikes followed two other strikes – in the trucking industry and the mining sector – which went on for weeks and even months, doing untold damage to the economy.
