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South Africa strike suspended
Move prompted by new pay offer after public workers' action shuts schools and hospitals.
Last Modified: 07 Sep 2010 09:42 GMT

South Africa's public workers have suspended their strike, which has crippled schools and hospitals for three weeks.

They are now considering the government's new offer of a 7.5 per cent pay rise.
 
Al Jazeera's Barnaby Phillips reports from Johannesburg.
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