Lukhona Mnguni is in conversation with Frikkie De Bruin, General Secretary of the Public Service Coordinating Bargaining Council about the public wage offer. The government is offering an increase of 1.5% in pensionable salaries, as well as a monthly (non-pensionable) cash payment ranging from R1 200 to R1 600 from 1 April to 31 March next year. While the wage negotiations in the public sector have ended, trade unions have described it as an interim measure. 

<p>Lukhona Mnguni is in conversation with Frikkie De Bruin, General Secretary of the Public Service Coordinating Bargaining Council about the public wage offer. The government is offering an increase of 1.5% in pensionable salaries, as well as a monthly (non-pensionable) cash payment ranging from R1 200 to R1 600 from 1 April to 31 March next year. While the wage negotiations in the public sector have ended, trade unions have described it as an interim measure.&nbsp;</p>

POWER Talk is a mid-morning talk show that delves deeper into the news of the day, along with larger societal themes, inviting listeners to help unpack issues on the day’s current affairs agenda and topics close to their hearts. The host also interviews the biggest newsmakers and experts in South Africa, helping listeners make sense of their world.

<p>POWER Talk is a mid-morning talk show that delves deeper into the news of the day, along with larger societal themes, inviting listeners to help unpack issues on the day&rsquo;s current affairs agenda and topics close to their hearts. The host also interviews the biggest newsmakers and experts in South Africa, helping listeners make sense of their world.</p>