LABOUR federation COSATU has urged millions of South Africans to join a nationwide strike on August 24 to protest against the rising cost of fuel and food and continuing power cuts.
The labour federation said on Thursday that the strike was meant to put pressure on both government and the private sector to fix the economy.
The planned work stoppage will also represent “a response by the workers to the ongoing class warfare directed at them by both public and private sector employers.”
The federation said that it believes private companies are engaging in an ‘investment strike’ and are taking money out of the country.
It further said that looking at data from a few years ago it is evident that companies are investing less, so the nationwide strike is also directed at the private sector.
“Workers across all sectors of South Africa economy are urged to join Cosatu national
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