Govt worker strike to hit IT at Home Affairs, Sassa

Government services, including hospitals, Home Affairs and grant payments across the country could be without technical support on Wednesday as thousands of State Information Technology Agency (SITA) employees down tools.

SITA employees who are members of the Public Servants' Association of SA (PSA) handed over a strike notice last week, indicating their intention to participate in a national shutdown after holding a number of lunchtime pickets.

The shutdown will continue indefinitely until workers' demands are met, a spokesperson for the union told News24.