2,000 MTN workers on strike

About 2,000 workers at MTN Group went on strike on Wednesday demanding higher pay, union leaders said, threatening a prolonged walkout at South Africa's second-biggest telecoms firm by subscribers.
Zodwa Kubeka, spokeswoman for the Communication Workers Union (CWU), said its members at MTN want a 10 percent pay rise and higher allowances for work done over weekends and holidays.
"We will remain on strike on until our demands are met," Kubeka said.
MTN, Africa's biggest mobile phone network, employs about 6,500 people in its home market, where it trails rival Vodacom by subscribers.
MTN officials were not immediately available to comment.
The company's shares fell 2.9 percent to 229.05 rand by 0843 GMT, lagging Vodacom, which had lost 1.8 percent to 137.54 rand.