CCMA leads efforts to end petroleum sector strike
There are hopes the strike in the petroleum chemical sector will soon come to an end - with a new wage offer expected to be tabled later this afternoon.
The three week long strike has led to dry pumps at fuel stations in some parts of the country.
Union CEPPWAWU's spokesperson Clement Chitja says they are hopeful the CCMA could succeed in breaking the deadlock by brokering a deal.
"Yesterday, the CCMA commissioner made a commissioners proposal to which parties will be responding this afternoon, and that will likely to result in an agreement."
Chitja says they've made peace with the fact that their members might not get their demand of a 9 % wage increase.
"That seems unlikely to reach the 9%, but we are happy that we are able to make some gains in other respects, even if the 9 percent might not be reached."