Housekeepers picket outside the Nox Cape Town office in Camps Bay on Wednesday. Photo: Alice Scott
About 20 housekeepers at Nox Cape Town, a holiday rental company, have gone on strike for a 10% wage increase.
They earn R7,000 a month, working 9am to 4pm six days a week, and some say transport alone costs them up to R2,500.
The company is offering 5% and says most housekeepers have accepted it.
In a message to housekeepers before the strike, the company said those on strike would not be paid for the days they don’t work.
Around 20 housekeepers employed by Nox Cape Town, a luxury property and holiday rental company, embarked on a protected strike on Wednesday, calling for a…
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Ladybird
A baby was born in South Africa. The village was very poor, and the makeshift hospital didn\’t have some necessary equipment.. such as scales.
The father however, was desperate to know the newborn baby\’s weight. After quite a bit of asking around, the hospital\’s chairman came up with an idea.
\”Five miles west, there\’s a butcher shop. The owner deals with meat, he should have a rather precise scale. You could just put your baby on the meat scale, and the weight reading you\’ll get should be pretty accurate.\”
And so the father departed westward. After much walking, with his newborn child cardled safely in his arms, he finally arrived at the butcher shop. He explained his dilemma to the shop owner, to witch the latter replied:
\”Don\’t worry, friend. It\’s not even a problem, I\’ll check it for you, free of charge.\” And so he took the child to the back, where the scale was located.
The father heard rumbling noises, and some scraping.. About a minute later the butcher came back.
\”About three pounds boneless\” He said.
Cirrusflash
Cote d\’Ivoire: You have two cows. You rename your country Cote Leathoir.