South African Govt Makes Bid to Settle Strike
Public Service and Administration Minister, Richard Baloyi, has welcomed the move by unions involved in the public service strike to suspend their industrial action while negotiations over a final settlement continue.
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South Africa:
Public Servants Suspend Strike
BuaNews, 7 September 2010
Public Service and Administration Minister, Richard Baloyi, has welcomed the move by unions involved in the public service strike to suspend their industrial action while… Read more »
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South Africa:
End of Public Servants' Strike in Sight?
Business Day, 6 September 2010
THE three-week public service strike could end today as most trade unions, except for the South African Democratic Teachers Unions (Sadtu), yesterday reached an agreement on the… Read more »
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South Africa:
'Cool' Minister Stands Ground Against Strike
Business Day, 6 September 2010
PUBLIC Service Minister Richard Baloyi, born on Christmas Day, is not as giving as Santa Claus. Striking public servants have learnt this the hard way as Mr Baloyi has stood his… Read more »
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South Africa:
Govt Improves Pay Offer in Bid to End Strike
allAfrica, 31 August 2010
South African government negotiators have improved their pay offer to civil servants in a bid to end a crippling nation-wide strike which has lasted for more than two weeks. Read more »
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South Africa:
Zuma Tells Ministers to Negotiate End of Strike
RFI, 30 August 2010
South African President Jacob Zuma has told his ministers to return to the negotiating table with unions to try and end an indefinite public sector strike. Zuma's spokesperson said… Read more »
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South Africa:
Most Vulnerable Pay During Strike
Health-e, 30 August 2010
Florence Nightingale, the woman widely credited with introducing professional nursing standards, died 100 years ago this month. Read more »
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South Africa:
Military Health Officials Assist at 57 Hospitals
BuaNews, 29 August 2010
The South African Military Health Service (SAMHS) officials have now been deployed to 53 hospitals across the country to provide health care while the public service strike… Read more »
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South Africa:
Court Prohibits Prison Staff Strike
BuaNews, 29 August 2010
The Johannesburg Labour Court has granted the Department of Correctional Services an interdict against striking department officials. Read more »
InFocus
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As more than one million workers stayed away from work, courts, school, hospitals and other government institutions remained empty. Read more »
