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Swaziland #eSwatini public sector trade unions namely National Public Sector and Allied Workers Union (NAPSAWU),Swaziland Nurses Association (SNA),Swaziland National Association of Teachers (SNAT) and Swaziland National Association of Government Accounting Personnel (SNAGAP) organised under the umbrella of Public Sector Associations  (PSA's) have resolved to embark on a strike action that was expected to shut down government services because the government had stubbornly refused to give in on the workers demand for a 6.5% Cost of Living adjustment to their wages.

The strike action was expected to kick off on the 28th of January 2019 but on Sunday 27th January the government won a court case to stop the strike albeit temporarily on the fact that they wanted to take the matter to court to stop the strike on account of national interests.

In the meantime the government has officially expressed interest to charge the President of SNAT Mbongwa Dlamini .There is already great suspicion that he will be severely punished or even fired for leading workers. He was quoted (Sunday 03 February 2019) to have said "These are trumped up charges that I was expecting anyway. Infact,I was expecting more than this because I am aware of the real intention".
The workers have since resolved to conduct periodic protest actions to apply pressure on the government to accede to the PSA's demand for a Cost of Living adjustment. 

We shall keep updating the events as they unfold!!
Amandla!!


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