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24 August 2022 - 11:21 By TimesLIVE

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Members of trade unions Cosatu and Saftu sing struggle songs at Burgers Park in the Pretoria CBD ahead of their march to the Union Buildings during the national strike against the costs of living.
Image: Alaister Russell

Scores of South Africans took to the streets on Wednesday in solidarity with Cosatu's call for a national strike against the rising cost of living in SA and undermining of collective bargaining by employers.

A man and a child look at demonstrators, as SA labour unions Cosatu, Saftu and others embark on a nationwide strike over the high cost of living in Pretoria, South Africa, August 24, 2022.
Image: REUTERS/Esa Alexander

Members of trade unions Cosatu and Saftu sing struggle songs at Burgers Park in the Pretoria CBD ahead of their march to the Union Buildings during the national strike against the high cost of living.
Image: Alaister Russell

KwaZulu-Natal Cosatu members marched from King Dinuzulu Park to the City Hall in Durban as part of a national strike over the socioeconomic crisis.
Image: Sandile Ndlovu

Cosatu members strike over the socioeconomic crisis, the struggle to create jobs and the erosion of workers' rights in SA.
Image: Sandile Ndlovu

Cosatu members in KZN march from King Dinuzulu Park to the City Hall in Durban as part of a national strike over the socioeconomic crisis.
Image: Sandile Ndlovu

Members of trade unions Cosatu and Saftu sing struggle songs, 24 August 2022, at Burgers Park in the Pretoria CBD ahead of their march to the Union Buildings during the national strike against the high cost of living.
Image: Alaister Russell

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