Striking members of the National Education Health and Allied Workers Union (Nehawu) protested across the country on Wednesday, with some strikers closing down hospitals, and disrupting health services and government offices. Moneyweb NehawuStrike
“You have shown the power of the people by closing all the hospitals,” National Education Health and Allied Workers’ Union Western Cape provincial secretary Baxolise Mali told striking union members on Wednesday. “The employer says people are dying. It is not our responsibility to keep people’s lives.
” “We were about ten and have no money to remove teeth at a private doctor, who charges R350 per tooth,” he said. Strikers closed off roads near Laetitia Bam hospital in Kariega. Image: Thamsanqa Mbovane Gauteng In Tshwane, striking workers closed down the offices of the Department of Public Service and Administration, shouting and insulting some workers who were inside the offices.
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