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DEVELOPING: Satawu members embark on march in Cape Town during #BusStrike negotiations

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Commuters stand in long queues as bus drivers go on strike. (Amanda Khoza, News24, via Twitter)
Commuters stand in long queues as bus drivers go on strike. (Amanda Khoza, News24, via Twitter)

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19 Apr 2018

Negotiations break for lunch

19 Apr 2018

Satawu members are marching in Cape Town calling for other workers to join them

19 Apr 2018

Unions and employers deadlocked on bus drivers with no new offers on the table

19 Apr 2018

As bus strike negotiations are underway, municipal workers are demanding a 15% salary increase, Salga is offering 7%

19 Apr 2018

Bus drivers in Cape Town have gathered at the Golden Arrow Bus Services terminus in the CBD

19 Apr 2018

Cosatu spokesperson Sizwe Pamla says the union wants a quick resolution to the strike

19 Apr 2018

Bus drivers apologise to commuters for the inconvenience caused by the bus strike

19 Apr 2018

Unconfirmed reports that taxi drivers intimidated motorists who gave lifts to stranded commuters

19 Apr 2018

The South African Transport and Allied Workers' Union (Satawu), the Transport and Omnibus Workers' Union, the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa and the Tirisano Transport Workers' Union are ready to begin negotiations

19 Apr 2018

Some unions and employer representatives have arrived at the conference centre to conduct negotiations to resolve the bus strike.  

Unions are demanding 12% and employers offered 7%

19 Apr 2018

A CCMA commissioner will be present during negotiations between unions and employers to resolve the bus strike

19 Apr 2018

Some learners struggling to get to school on Day 2 of the national bus strike

19 Apr 2018

Bus drivers gathering at Park Station in Gauteng

19 Apr 2018

Some desperate commuters are walking to work as bus strike continues
Some desperate commuters are walking to work as bus strike
continues

19 Apr 2018

No bus liners affiliated to Satawu operating in Johannesburg  

Long queues at taxi ranks

19 Apr 2018

Some taxis are given their regulars first preference, says Mitchells Plain bus commuter regular, frustrated by the bus strike

19 Apr 2018

Roads around Johannesburg struggling to cope with traffic volumes
Roads around Johannesburg struggling to cope with traffic
volumes

19 Apr 2018

I thought there will be enough taxis, but I've been waiting in this queue for a very long time. – Commuter complains about the national bus strike

19 Apr 2018

Satawu also raises issues of dual drivers on long-distance buses where only one driver is paid and the other gets R400 allowance. The second driver only gets paid when the primary driver tires and needs a relief driver to take over.  

They are also fighting against the R595 allowance given to drivers when they spend nights away, arguing that there are no establishments that charge that amount where a driver can sleep comfortably and be able to drive safely the following day. – Satawu statement

19 Apr 2018

We are also looking at having a minimum wage of R8 000 but they want to keep it where it is at R6 070. - Zanele Sabela, spokesperson of Satawu

19 Apr 2018

Some bus commuters who have been standing in queues since 04:30 are still queueing for taxis at 06:50

19 Apr 2018

Taxis are doing a roaring trade as bus strike hurts commuters

19 Apr 2018

WATCH: 'It's chaos' - Mitchells Plain commuters frustrated by bus strike

19 Apr 2018

Yesterday the taxi I was in loaded 25 passengers. Please take them off the road and improve the bus services. Our transportation systems is in poor condition for such a proud city. – Facebook user comments to News24 on the bus strike

19 Apr 2018

It's cost me too much money. I will have to borrow money if this strike goes on for a week, says a Limpopo commuter

19 Apr 2018

Series of meetings scheduled today to resolve the bus strike

19 Apr 2018

I got to the Town Centre at 04:15, says a regular Mitchells Plain bus commuter. Yesterday it was a mad house

19 Apr 2018

Traffic building up early on the roads in Cape Town

19 Apr 2018

Transport Minister Blade Nzimande has called for a speedy solution to the strike

19 Apr 2018

2 days set aside for talks as CCMA intervenes in nationwide bus strike

Unions and employer associations are expected to meet at the bargaining table at 10:00 on Thursday as the nationwide bus strike enters its second day.

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19 Apr 2018

#BusStrike: Taxis bracing for busy day as bus drivers go on strike

Thousands of commuters will wake up on Wednesday to the nationwide bus strike that is set to kick off at 05:30, while taxi and rail operators are bracing for crowds and long queues.

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