Calling for strike, Cosatu says it's time to hold govt accountable for 'economic mess'
JOHANNESBURG - Trade union federation Cosatu said that it’s now or never for South Africans to hold the government and the private sector accountable for what it called “the economic mess” crippling the nation.
"Workers are not benefiting, the working class is not benefiting from this economy. So whose economy are we talking about? So it is now or never."
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