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August 25
South Africa: No Elon, DEI Must Not Die, and Here's How We Can Make It Stick
We know that diversity wins in business as in life, but why is it such a struggle to create truly diverse and inclusive workplaces? New research digs deep to explore how leaders in… Read more »
August 21
South Africa: Behind Closed Doors - - Harsh Realities Faced By Domestic Workers Amid Rising Costs and Insecurity
The latest SweepSouth Annual Report illustrates that domestic workers are facing economic hardship and mental health challenges. Despite a slight increase in earnings, rising… Read more »
August 22
South Africa: Exorbitant Vice-Chancellor Salary Packages Suggest Something Is Fundamentally Broken in Our Higher Education System
The reported excessive and unjustifiable vice-chancellor remuneration packages are an insult to the growing precarity that a lot of staff members face in our universities. Read more »
August 14
South Africa: Clients Lose Out As Security Guard Strike Hits Western Cape SA Social Security Agency Offices
Several offices closed on Tuesday, but were expected to be operational again on Thursday, 15 August. Read more »
August 09
South Africa: Herstory Matters - Towards Gender Transformation in the South African Media
Three decades into our democracy, women are claiming their rightful places in newsrooms and the media industry. This is not just a milestone, it's a testament to the significant… Read more »
August 06
South Africa: Tensions At Zithulele Hospital Boil Over As Eastern Cape Community Protests Against Loss of Doctor
There are fears of a mass exodus of clinical staff after an unprecedented strike at Zithulele Hospital, in rural Eastern Cape, to keep a senior doctor in their hospital led to the… Read more »
August 05
South Africa: The True History of the Origins of the National Union of Mineworkers
As Chief Albert Luthuli said, a nation that does not know its history is like a tree without roots. Anyone claiming that the NUM was a creation of the Anglo American Corporation… Read more »
July 28
South Africa: The Best Two Ways a Young Investor Can Start Saving for Retirement
A retirement annuity or a tax-free savings account could both do the job for young investors seeking to start putting money away for their retirement. Read more »
July 11
South Africa: Labour Appeal Court Ruling Sets High Bar On Fake Sick Notes and Malingering, Underscores Need for a Balanced Approach
The Labour Appeal Court has ruled that even when a doctor's office resembles a crime scene, it doesn't justify dismissing an employee for using their sick note. A case involving… Read more »
July 10
South Africa: After the Bell - Are We Ready for a Big Debate About SA's Unemployment Rate?
A recent survey by a group called African Response found that among people who classified themselves as unemployed and looking for work, 41% were earning up to R15,000 a month… Read more »
July 02
South Africa: Arcelormittal Grants Reprieve to Steel Operations, Thousands of Jobs Saved
The increased power generation by Eskom (there have been no blackouts for about three months) and improved rail volumes by Transnet have given ArcelorMittal breathing room to… Read more »
South Africa: Pension Funds Amendment Bill - What's Cooking With the Two-Pot Retirement Reform?
With less than two months to the implementation date on 1 September, the two-pot retirement reforms hang in the balance as retirement fund administrators wait on the signing of the… Read more »
June 30
South Africa: Government of National Unity Bodes Well for Reducing Our Staggeringly High Youth Unemployment Rate
The current national unemployment rate for youth aged 15-34 years stands at a staggering 45.5%. Nearly half of our largely youthful population across South Africa are not realising… Read more »
South Africa: KFC Under Fire After Worker Gets Warning for Not Meeting R2 Charity Donation Targets
A union has demanded that the fast-food franchise stop degrading its staff after the incident involving the R2 Add Hope targets, a customer-based donation that goes to nonprofits. Read more »
June 04
South Africa: More Than 450 Employees At Sibanye's Kroondal Pgm Mine On Second Day of Wildcat Underground Strike
More than 450 employees at Sibanye-Stillwater's Kroondal platinum mine in North West embarked on a wildcat strike on Monday, with more than 200 underground at the Kwezi shaft and… Read more »
June 03
South Africa: Eskom's Barring of White 'African' Jobseeker Is Unfair Discrimination
The Labour Court has found that Eskom's not shortlisting a white candidate did not qualify as an affirmative action measure under the Employment Equity Act. Read more »
May 28
South Africa: No Jobs and No Services in Former Mining Towns of Springs and Carletonville
Daily Maverick visited two once-thriving mining towns in Gauteng -- Carletonville and Springs -- to get a perspective of how people are making ends meet amid the decline of mining… Read more »
May 14
South Africa: South Africa's Unemployment Rate Edges Up to 32.9 Percent Just Before 29 May Polls
South Africa's jobless rate increased by 0.8 of a percentage point between the fourth quarter of last year and the first quarter of 2024. Read more »
April 29
South Africa: Workers of South Africa Must Not Be Fooled Again By Zuma
What we are seeing now is an attempt to rewrite history. To once again present Zuma as a victim (his most prized status) of the judiciary, the establishment, white monopoly… Read more »
April 16
South Africa: Public Sector Unions Want to Strike Over Latest 4.7 Percent Pay Rise Offer
The government's offer to increase the pay of public servants has been rejected by several trade unions as too low. They say it is below the projected consumer inflation rate. Read more »
South Africa: Pick N Pay 'Destroyed Me' - Retailer's Original Black Franchisee Describes Eight Years of 'Torture'
But George Senosha, who no longer has an income, says he isn't going down without a fight. Read more »
South Africa: Job Promises for Unemployed Doctors After Kwazulu-Natal Protest
KwaZulu-Natal's doctors seeking job posts received some hope when the provincial health department finally relented and committed to advertising new posts. Read more »
April 07
South Africa: Retirement Fund Managers Grow Offshore Exposure, but Local Is Still Lekker Too
Offshore allocations remain high, a survey shows, but some local sectors look promising. Read more »
April 04
South Africa: Harmony, Unions Strike Gold With Historic Five-Year Wage Pact
Harmony Gold signed a historic inflation-linked five-year wage agreement with five unions on Thursday, the day after the precious metal's price hit a record high. The deal should… Read more »
South Africa: While the People Are Desperate for Jobs, the Country Is Rapidly Deindustrialising
ArcelorMittal South Africa is acutely aware of the severe consequences of winding down the Long Steel business on the economy and in particular, on employment in SA. Read more »
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