National strike

Cosatu says it will continue to support the ANC, despite protesting against the ruling party on Wednesday.

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Karyn White on SA live tour](https://www.702.co.za/articles/452951/little-did-i-know-sans-embrace-my-music-karyn-white-on-sa-live-tour) [The American singer is currently in South Africa on her All White Women's Celebration concert.](https://www.702.co.za/articles/452951/little-did-i-know-sans-embrace-my-music-karyn-white-on-sa-live-tour) [Read More](https://www.702.co.za/articles/452951/little-did-i-know-sans-embrace-my-music-karyn-white-on-sa-live-tour) [Annual consumer price inflation hits 13-year high as it rises to 7.8% in July](https://www.702.co.za/articles/452957/annual-consumer-price-inflation-hits-13-year-high-as-it-rises-to-7-8-in-july) [Stats SA said that the price increases for products such as bread & cereals, oils & fats, fuel and electricity made a notable impact on July's reading.](https://www.702.co.za/articles/452957/annual-consumer-price-inflation-hits-13-year-high-as-it-rises-to-7-8-in-july) [Read More](https://www.702.co.za/articles/452957/annual-consumer-price-inflation-hits-13-year-high-as-it-rises-to-7-8-in-july) [WATCH: Father books tiny blue house on Airbnb for family vacation](https://www.702.co.za/articles/452935/watch-father-books-tiny-blue-house-on-airbnb-for-family-vacation) [Dad JJ Keefe booked the rental as the family - and their dog - was travelling to Canton, New York, to drop their son Aidan off at university.](https://www.702.co.za/articles/452935/watch-father-books-tiny-blue-house-on-airbnb-for-family-vacation) [Read More](https://www.702.co.za/articles/452935/watch-father-books-tiny-blue-house-on-airbnb-for-family-vacation) [We're not crying...THEY'RE 'weeping' - Stellies Choir serenade air passengers](https://www.702.co.za/articles/452938/we-re-not-crying-they-re-weeping-stellies-choir-serenade-air-passengers) [The Stellenbosch University Choir surprised (and delighted) passengers on board a flight from Lagos with this flash performance.](https://www.702.co.za/articles/452938/we-re-not-crying-they-re-weeping-stellies-choir-serenade-air-passengers) [Read More](https://www.702.co.za/articles/452938/we-re-not-crying-they-re-weeping-stellies-choir-serenade-air-passengers) [Why Saftu and Cosatu's national shutdown could just be an assertion of relevancy](https://www.702.co.za/articles/452927/why-saftu-and-cosatu-s-national-shutdown-could-just-be-an-assertion-of-relevancy) [The South African Federation of Trade Unions (Saftu) and the Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) are set to lead a national shutdown on Wednesday - where workers are encouraged to stay away from the office and take to the streets.](https://www.702.co.za/articles/452927/why-saftu-and-cosatu-s-national-shutdown-could-just-be-an-assertion-of-relevancy) [Read More](https://www.702.co.za/articles/452927/why-saftu-and-cosatu-s-national-shutdown-could-just-be-an-assertion-of-relevancy) Three stories about their impact.](https://www.702.co.za/articles/453014/three-entrepreneurs-and-what-they-reflect-about-tech-innovation-bizun) [Read More](https://www.702.co.za/articles/453014/three-entrepreneurs-and-what-they-reflect-about-tech-innovation-bizun) [The best of British telly on BritBox - 'South Africans love our content mix'](https://www.702.co.za/articles/452889/the-best-of-british-telly-on-britbox-south-africans-love-our-content-mix) [BritBox launched in South Africa a year ago and viewers are loving it says CEO Reemah Sakaan.](https://www.702.co.za/articles/452889/the-best-of-british-telly-on-britbox-south-africans-love-our-content-mix) [Read More](https://www.702.co.za/articles/452889/the-best-of-british-telly-on-britbox-south-africans-love-our-content-mix) [New inflation high: 'Slowdown in price increases still a few months away'](https://www.702.co.za/articles/452991/new-inflation-high-slowdown-in-price-increases-still-a-few-months-away) [Annual consumer price inflation has reached another 13-year high, increasing to 7,8% in July.](https://www.702.co.za/articles/452991/new-inflation-high-slowdown-in-price-increases-still-a-few-months-away) [Read More](https://www.702.co.za/articles/452991/new-inflation-high-slowdown-in-price-increases-still-a-few-months-away) [Workers opt out of Cosatu, Saftu national shutdown](https://www.702.co.za/articles/452976/workers-opt-out-of-cosatu-saftu-national-shutdown) [There were varying levels of interest in the Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) and the South African Federation of Trade Unions (Saftu) national strike action on Wednesday.](https://www.702.co.za/articles/452976/workers-opt-out-of-cosatu-saftu-national-shutdown) [Read More](https://www.702.co.za/articles/452976/workers-opt-out-of-cosatu-saftu-national-shutdown) [Annual consumer price inflation hits 13-year high as it rises to 7.8% in July](https://www.702.co.za/articles/452957/annual-consumer-price-inflation-hits-13-year-high-as-it-rises-to-7-8-in-july) [Stats SA said that the price increases for products such as bread & cereals, oils & fats, fuel and electricity made a notable impact on July's reading.](https://www.702.co.za/articles/452957/annual-consumer-price-inflation-hits-13-year-high-as-it-rises-to-7-8-in-july) [Read More](https://www.702.co.za/articles/452957/annual-consumer-price-inflation-hits-13-year-high-as-it-rises-to-7-8-in-july) [Namibia says call to lift fresh produce import ban on SA is 'emotional'](https://www.702.co.za/articles/452906/namibia-says-call-to-lift-fresh-produce-import-ban-on-sa-is-emotional) [Namibia and Botswana have blocked imports of some fresh produce from South Africa 'to protect their own internal economies'.](https://www.702.co.za/articles/452906/namibia-says-call-to-lift-fresh-produce-import-ban-on-sa-is-emotional) [Read More](https://www.702.co.za/articles/452906/namibia-says-call-to-lift-fresh-produce-import-ban-on-sa-is-emotional) [[WATCH] Out!! Nobody regulates how they adjust their own prices. Cosatu has a mandate from members of the federation to support the African National Congress...It's also amazing for people to make assumptions that if you vote for someone you can't hold them accountable.Sizwe Pamla, Spokesperson - Cosatu The National Institute of Communicable Disease has confirmed the 5th case of monkeypox in South Africa so far.](https://www.702.co.za/articles/452588/for-now-south-africans-should-not-be-alarmend-by-monkeypox) [Read More](https://www.702.co.za/articles/452588/for-now-south-africans-should-not-be-alarmend-by-monkeypox) [EFF, ATM accuse Sarb, Sars of using delaying tactics in Phala Phala probe](https://www.702.co.za/articles/452579/eff-atm-accuse-sarb-sars-of-using-delaying-tactics-in-phala-phala-probe) [African Transformation Movement (ATM) and the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) are of the view that two key financial institutions are not doing their job in holding President Cyril Ramaphosa accountable.](https://www.702.co.za/articles/452579/eff-atm-accuse-sarb-sars-of-using-delaying-tactics-in-phala-phala-probe) [Read More](https://www.702.co.za/articles/452579/eff-atm-accuse-sarb-sars-of-using-delaying-tactics-in-phala-phala-probe) [More from Business](https://www.702.co.za/topic/24/business) [Restaurants feel the squeeze: 'We absorb increases to hold on to the customer'](https://www.702.co.za/articles/452990/restaurants-feel-the-squeeze-we-absorb-increases-to-hold-on-to-the-customer) [Ocean Basket CEO Grace Harding says customers have become more discerning as their wallets shrink.](https://www.702.co.za/articles/452990/restaurants-feel-the-squeeze-we-absorb-increases-to-hold-on-to-the-customer) [Read More](https://www.702.co.za/articles/452990/restaurants-feel-the-squeeze-we-absorb-increases-to-hold-on-to-the-customer) [Health Squared collapse: Council talking to other schemes re migrating members](https://www.702.co.za/articles/452989/health-squared-collapse-council-talking-to-other-schemes-re-migrating-members) [Consumer ninja Wendy Knowler gives an update after the Health Squared medical scheme applied for voluntary liquidation.](https://www.702.co.za/articles/452989/health-squared-collapse-council-talking-to-other-schemes-re-migrating-members) [Read More](https://www.702.co.za/articles/452989/health-squared-collapse-council-talking-to-other-schemes-re-migrating-members) [Three entrepreneurs and what they reflect about tech innovation](https://www.702.co.za/articles/453014/three-entrepreneurs-and-what-they-reflect-about-tech-innovation-bizun) [Technology does not change the world, people do. When there's a reduction in the price of fuel nobody goes back to them to say have you reduced?Sizwe Pamla, Spokesperson - Cosatu Cosatu spokesperson - Sizwe Pamla said they were happy with initial reports of the turnout in the different provinces. 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