SA Revenue Service (Sars) employees took to the streets on Thursday as they embarked on a national strike over wages that saw branch offices in towns across the country close.
Workers affiliated to the National Education Health and Allied Workers' Union and the Public Servants' Association demanded an 11.4% increase in a one-year deal.
PSA spokesperson Ivan Fredericks said workers were allowed to protest at certain places only, but the numbers were"swelling". orkers in almost all nine provinces went on strike.The workers, clad in red Nehawu t-shirts, held placards that read:"We demand decent living wages."
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