Wed 25 September 2019:
South Africans have been warned to withdraw enough money ahead of the nationwide strike in the banking sector on Friday as ATMs and banking services will be shut down.
The country’s biggest financial union Sasbo said it would bring the industry to a standstill when it protests retrenchments.
Cape Town, Johannesburg, Durban, Port Elizabeth and Bloemfontein have been listed as the planned venues for the potential bank strike, which are set to get underway at 10:00 on 27 September.
“fill-up” their petrol tanks
Kokela, speaking to SABC, suggested that motorists will have to ensure they have enough petrol or diesel in their cars before Friday’s bank strike begins. He claims that there will be a “transactional shutdown”, and a lack of banking staff on-duty will exacerbate any financial problems they may encounter:
“We are trying to bring the banks to their senses. We want to get their attention and make the public aware of the conditions our members work under. Between 5 000 – 10 000 jobs have been lost in the banking sector in the past year. We are asking the bank what they can do to help this situation?”
“The ATM might also not be working on the day of the strike and even those who are using the swipe machines, those machines might not be working. We are appealing to the people, especially the motorists that they better make sure that on Thursday they fill up their petrol tanks. We are appealing that they withdraw enough cash on Thursday.”
Joe Kokela
General Secretary of Society of Bank Officials – SASBO – Joe Kokela has warned South African bank users to withdraw money and fill up their tanks on Thursday. This comes ahead of SASBO’s strike on Friday against job losses. #sabcnews
— KiratLalla (@KiratLalla) September 24, 2019
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