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Thursday, January 22, 2026

Striking Eskom employees are starting to return to work

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Eskom has confirmed that many employees are peacefully returning to work this morning and that there are no incidents of protests reported so far today.

The power utility says the details of any wage offer will be made public on Friday when the wage negotiations resume.

For now, the previously communicated loadshedding schedule remains in place.

According to reports, the unions and Eskom bosses are discussing a 7% wage increase.

Yesterday, Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan announced a wage agreement had been reached, but it appears the parties still need to sign on the dotted line.

Read more:

https://smilefm.co.za/watch-pravin-gordhan-says-eskom-workers-have-agreed-to-return-to-work-on-wednesday/

 

 

 

Liesl Smit
Liesl Smit
Liesl is the Smile 90.4FM News Manager. She has been at Smile since 2016, with nearly 20 years experience in the radio industry, including reading news, field reporting and producing. In 2008 she won the Vodacom Journalist of the Year Award, Western Cape region. liesl@smile904.fm

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