South Africa's government increases its wage offer to striking workers

Unions are meeting to consider the government's improved offer

Just a day after President Zuma's intervention, the South African government has raised its wage offer to striking public service workers.

The softening of position by the government came hours after the president ordered his ministers back to the negotiating table in a bid to end the three week long labour action.

Over one million public service workers are on strike demanding wage increases.

BBC Network Africa's Akwasi Sarpong spoke to Patrick Craven the spokesman for the Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) for details of the deal.