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Public Servant Strike
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Jeremy Clarkson Says “Strikers Should Be Shot” Comment Was A Joke
02 Dec 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Jeremy Clarkson appeared earlier this week on the BBC’s “The One Show”. During his interview he said that public servants who are taking part in a strike “ought to be executed in front of their families”. But Clarkson says it was only a joke and that producers of the show were warned in advance and approved of the comments.
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Footage Of Chaotic Municipal Strike In Cape Town [VIDEO]
16 Aug 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 3 Comments
Things got heated down in Cape Town with the Municipal Strike today! As you’ll see from this video, a fires were even lit in Adderley Street. You’ll also see a gentleman missing several front teeth saying “die Kaap is kwai!” to the camera, whilst a protester gets tackled by several policemen in the background.
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South Africa Is The Strike Capital Of The World
10 Aug 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Nice one, guys! South Africa has the highest rate of strikes in the world, a labour analyst said yesterday. We’ve had 1 000 working days per 1 000 workers lost in 2010 – and it is expected to be even worse at the end of this year.
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National Union of Mineworkers Planning A “Powerful Strike”
21 Jul 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) said yesterday that workers in the coal sector would go on strike following failed wage negotiations. These are the people that have to make sure Eskom has enough coal to keep on providing electricity to the country. Their bosses offered a seven percent increase, while they thought 14% was fairer.
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STRIKING – A LESSON IN DANCING
09 Sep 2010 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The recent four week-long public servant strike taught us two things. Firstly, government is tight with its money, and not in the “tight-thrifty” way. Secondly, and more importantly, we’re a nation of dancers. Truly, you can say what you like about who has the moral high ground in this dog show, but you absolutely cannot […]
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