South Africa wage offer increased to stop strike

Pretoria, 31 Aug-(ANA)-The South African government has increased its wage offer to more than a million striking public sector workers.

President Jacob Zuma had called for fresh attempts at reconciliation as the two-week long strike has seen many schools and hospitals grind to a halt.

After a night of tough negotiations, government representatives raised their pay offer to 7.5%.

The unions have been demanding 8.6% and are expected to vote on Tuesday night on whether to accept the new offer. (ANA)

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