Some unions in the public service co-ordinating bargaining council (PSCBC) have accepted the government’s above inflation latest offer of 5.5%. The offer, however, still needs more than 30% support from other unions to pass the required threshold of 50% plus 1. 

PSCBC general secretary Frikkie de Bruin said unions representing the country’s more than 1.3-million public servants were busy consulting members on the latest and final offer of 5.5% as presented in council recently...

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