August 09, 2019
Africa: #MeToo in Africa - Govts Urged to Enact Protections They Fought For
In June, labor advocates from across the world celebrated the passage of a landmark global treaty that builds on the unprecedented gains made in the era of #MeToo. By recognizing… Read more »
July 02, 2019
Sudan: Protest Organisers Reveal Action Plan
The organisation leading the strike in the country and calling for civilian rule, the Sudan Professionals Association, has published an agenda that will culminate in a big show of… Read more »
March 26, 2019
Africa: Young, Educated Africans Most Likely to Consider Emigrating
While more than a third of Africans have thought about emigrating, far fewer are actually putting concrete measures in place to do so, according to a new report by Pan-African… Read more »
February 13, 2019
South Africa: Unions March for Workers' Rights
The Congress of South African Trade Unions has together with its affiliate unions, embarked on a national strike today. Read more »
January 25, 2019
Africa: Africans Offer Different Lenses On the Future of Work On a World Stage
South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa has served all three legs that make up the International Labour Organization (ILO) - representing at one time or another, workers,… Read more »
January 24, 2019
South Africa: Schweizer-Reneke Teacher Wins Court Battle Over Suspension
Laerskool Schweizer-Reneke teacher Elana Barkhuizen has won her Labour Court challenge and had her suspension lifted, according to Times Live. Read more »
January 15, 2019
Africa: Could South Africa Become a 'Fragile State'?
State failure has become a 21st century analytical preoccupation. It is traditionally defined by the inability of key state institutions to deliver public goods to their citizens… Read more »
November 06, 2018
Uganda: Head of the House Never Goes into the Kitchen - Museveni
Do people still believe a woman's place still is in the kitchen in the 21st century? Well, Ugandan president Yoweri Museveni seems to think so. The 74-year-old has come under fire… Read more »
October 17, 2018
Africa: Africa Needs to Invest Much More in Its People
Progress in the fight against extreme poverty in Africa has been way too slow. Although the poverty rate has declined from 54 percent in 1990 to 41 percent in 2015, a rapid… Read more »
August 10, 2018
South Africa: Ramaphosa's Plan to Cut 30 000 Civil Servant Jobs - Report
The government reportedly plans cut the jobs of 30 000 public servants in the next three years as part of the President Cyril Ramaphosa's planned restructuring to reduce the… Read more »
July 30, 2018
South Africa: Commuters Stranded as Gautrain Workers' Strike Hits
Gautrain workers demanding a 10% wage increase have embarked on strike action after talks between the United National Transport Union (UNTU) and the Bombela Operating Company (BOC)… Read more »
June 18, 2018
South Africa: Eskom Scraps 0% Wage Offer as Gordhan Steps in
Power utility Eskom has taken its 0% wage increase off the table and resumed negotiations with unions after an intervention by the Department of Public Enterprises, Eyewitness News… Read more »
May 11, 2018
Africa: South Africa's Ramaphosa to co-chair Global Commission on the Future of Work - ILO
President Cyril Ramaphosa is to join a top-level Commission on the Future of Work, set up by the International Labour Organization in 2017, the ILO has said. Read more »
December 06, 2017
Africa: Addis Talks Focus on How Chinese Model Can Build Industry
The African Economic Conference has come to a close in the Ethiopian Capital, Addis Ababa, with a call for the continent to improve its infrastructure and labor force. Read more »
November 23, 2017
Africa: Building Small Businesses Creates Jobs for Africa
Job creation is undoubtedly one of the most pressing priorities for African countries. It is no longer feasible to rely on the public sector as the driver of employment -… Read more »
July 09, 2017
Africa: What the G20 Said on Africa
Excerpts most directly applicable to Africa drawn from the declaration of leaders of the G20 nations, issued after the leaders' summit in Hamburg on July 7 and 8: Read more »
April 04, 2017
South Africa: Union Federation Cosatu Calls for Zuma to Resign
Trade union federation Cosatu "no longer believes President Jacob Zuma is the right person to unite and lead" the ruling African National Congress (ANC), says General Secretary… Read more »
March 14, 2017
Africa: Work-Life Balance at the Heart of Panel Discussion at Women's Forum
Does marriage hinder girls' education? This question has emerged from the panel entitled "They Inspire" organized by AllAfrica on Tuesday 7 March in Bamako, Mali. The event was… Read more »
August 01, 2016
Africa: The Revolution That Matters to Africa
Africa is ripe for its own industrial revolution, but with 70 percent of Africans dependent on agriculture for their livelihoods, it must be a green one. We have been latecomers… Read more »
June 26, 2015
South Africa: Commission Makes 'Devastating' Findings Against Police
The commission which delved into the killings of striking miners on South Africa's platinum mining belt in 2012 has made a range of strongly critical findings against the police,… Read more »
June 25, 2015
South Africa: Report Into Killings of Miners at Marikana - FULL TEXT
South Africa's President Jacob Zuma tonight released the full report of the commission he appointed to investigate the events culminating in the police killings of 34 striking… Read more »
March 20, 2015
Ghana: AngloGold Ashanti Replies to Report On Retrenchments
AllAfrica has received the following letter from AngloGold Ashanti in response to a report on retrenchments at a mine in Ghana - The Editors Read more »
February 25, 2015
South Africa: Telkom Ordered to Halt Retrenchments
Telkom's planned retrenchment of 105 workers was halted by the Johannesburg Labour Court on Wednesday, the Information Communication Technology Union (ICTU) said. Read more »
September 02, 2014
Africa: Need to Create Jobs? Try Agriculture
The agriculture sector is more effective than the oil and gas sectors not only at creating jobs but boosting growth says, the Africa Progress Panel and Sipho Moyo of One during a… Read more »
August 28, 2013
Tanzania: Govt Fails to Enforce Child Labour Laws, Says HRW
Excerpts from the Human Rights Watch report, Toxic Toil - Child Labor and Mercury Exposure in Tanzania's Small-Scale Gold Mines published today: Read more »
