Public servants accept state’s revised 7.5% pay rise offer

The unions, which had demanded an 8% wage increase, embarked on a mandate-seeking process that ended on Friday

27 March 2023 - 16:21 By Luyolo Mkentane

Public service unions representing most of the more than 1.3-million public servants are about to sign a wage deal after their members accepted the government’s revised 7.5% offer...

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