Unions satisfied with transport strike

The SA Transport and Allied Workers Union says reports from around the country indicate the national strike has had a biting effect. Four unions, representing 50-thousand Transnet workers, are protesting against the group's restructuring programme, which could see the sale of non-core assets worth about 7-point-7 billion rands. The unions claim this could lead to job losses. Satawu general secretary Randall Howard says the strike has been successful as there is no movement at Durban Container Depot and train stations throughout the country are dead quiet . Metrorail reports that 30 percent of trains are operating.