EWN reports that the National Union of Metalworkers of SA (Numsa) says its members view Eskom’s decision to not pay bonuses as a declaration of war and a deal breaker in the ongoing wage negotiations.  

Eskom indicated at the weekend that it would not be able to pay bonuses because of financial limitations.  The power utility indicated that it had informed unions of its position on the matter, even as the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM), Solidarity and Numsa continued deliberations with their members on the two wage options Eskom has put on the table.  The parties have been in talks for weeks, with unions demanding increases above 8%, while Eskom hovers around the 7% mark.  NUM spokesperson Livhuwani Mamburu told 702's Karima Brown on Wednesday that their members would not budge from the demand for a deal that included bonuses.

• A short report by Sifiso Zulu is at EWN

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