More than one million South African civil servants are expected to march in protests across the country over low wages. Labour unions planned the action on Thursday as part of continued pressure on the government to agree to improved pay terms and benefits. Around 1.3 million state workers have been on strike since Wednesday last week, picketing outside schools, hospitals and government offices. A day after they began, the strikes became violent when police used rubber bullets and...
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