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By Marshall Patsanza
Government school across South Africa are closed while teachers strike for higher pay:
JOHANNESBURG, Aug 26 (IPS) – South African teachers – along with other public service employees – have embarked on an indefinite strike over wages. The unions are demanding an 8.6 percent wage increase. Government says it cannot afford to offer 1.3 million striking public servants any more than seven percent.
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