Thirty-Three Sars branches were closed on Saturday while 22 remain shut on Friday as a result of the ongoing strike over salary increases.
JOHANNESBURG - The South African Revenue Service was expected to meet with unions on Friday in a bid to end the strike.Workers affiliated to the National Education, Health and Allied Workers' Union and the Public Servants Association called for a 11.4% pay increase while Sars is offering 7%.
Spokesperson Takalani Musekwa said: “We are hoping that there will be progress and the parties have agreed to meet this evening at 5pm. We are hoping to make progress to conclude the discussions.”
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