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City Press reports that plans for a national shutdown of the economy over state capture and corruption have been put in place with labour federation Cosatu last week formally submitting a strike notice to Nedlac.
The organisation’s deputy general secretary Solly Phetoe said on Saturday the strike was anticipated to take place before the end of August at the latest. He said the workers would take to streets with a clear message that President Jacob Zuma “must step down” and Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa must take over. A special Cosatu central executive committee would be scheduled soon to decide on the final date. Last week, Cosatu applied for a so-called section 77 notice with Nedlac, giving notice of the workers’ intention to embark upon socio-economic strike action. The strike will target workers in all sectors of the economy, including those who are not members of Cosatu.
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