By Khanyisa Tabata
25 July 2011
A coal miners’ strike that started last night could affect Eskom’s ability to provide power this winter if it continues for too long.
About 150-thousand people affiliated to the National Union of Mineworkers walked off their jobs this weekend, demanding a 14-percent wage increase.
Mining companies have offered between seven- and eight-point-five-percent. Econometrix’ Dawie Roodt says the strike will only be manageable in the short-term.
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