Government sells out SA in nurses’ strike
By caving in to public sector unions’ demands, the government will feed the downward spiral in which wages crowd out resources for everything else. As growth slows and South Africa’s debt position worsens, it will regret the precedent it has set
23 March 2023 - 05:01
The damaging nurses strike may be over but the implications for the fiscus and service delivery will reverberate for years.
Last week, the government reportedly upped its wage offer for the coming year from 4.7% to 7% and is prepared to revisit the below-inflation 2022/2023 increase. ..
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