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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 »
March 21
South Africa: Tasting the Koeksuster Economy of the Karoo
Small-town bakers have become a critical financial lifeline for their families and communities. Read more »
February 29
South Africa: Exclusive - - AMCU Says New Labour Party Registered, Invites 'Progressive Forces', Including Other Unions, to Join
The Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union says it has registered a new Labour Party with the Electoral Commission of South Africa to contest the 2024 national and… Read more »
January 09
South Africa: Gold One Fires 445 Over Hostage Dramas While Implats Grants Reprieve to 'Instigators'
Gold One has fired 445 employees for allegedly taking part in a pair of underground wildcat strikes at its mining operations in Springs, a move that may stoke tensions. Meanwhile,… Read more »
November 29, 2023
South Africa: Failure of Emergency Protocol Led to Death of 11 Miners After 'Rapid Descent' of Conveyance Cage
The conveyance cage that takes workers down a mine shaft and back to the surface is generally one of the safest places to be underground. That's one reason the Impala Platinum… Read more »
November 15, 2023
South Africa: NUM Terminates Closed-Shop Agreement At East Rand's Gold One As Violence Continues
The National Union of Mineworkers has terminated its closed-shop agreement - which excludes minority unions from bargaining - at Gold One in the face of fresh violence following… Read more »
November 14, 2023
South Africa: Cash-Strapped Tshwane Targets Service Delivery Backlog After Municipal Strike Ends
Mayor Cilliers Brink says the City of Tshwane aims to clear the service delivery backlog after finding some common ground with unions who fought a protracted battle for wage… Read more »
November 06, 2023
South Africa: Sibanye in Five-Year Wage Deal With AMCU and NUM
Diversified metals producer Sibanye-Stillwater said on Monday it had reached a five-year wage agreement with Amcu and NUM at its Kroondal platinum mine in North West. This is a big… Read more »
October 23, 2023
South Africa: Gold One Mine 'Hostage' Drama Signals Possible End of NUM-AMCU Honeymoon
More than 500 National Union of Mineworkers members are allegedly being 'held hostage' at the Gold One mine on the East Rand by the rival Association of Mineworkers and… Read more »
September 27, 2023
South Africa: Tshwane Wins Permanent Interdict Against Striking Workers, but Wage Dispute Rumbles On
While the strike in the City of Tshwane has 'legally' ended, pockets of workers continue to protest and the municipality holds out on paying wage increases. Read more »
September 13, 2023
South Africa: Tshwane Councillors Call On Mayor to Honour Wage Increase Order As City Holds Out for Appeal
Despite increasing pressure, Tshwane Mayor Cilliers Brink says the city won't implement a 5.4% salary increase for workers, which could cost the municipality R600-million. Read more »
August 30, 2023
South Africa: Gold Fields 'Deeply Concerned' After Report Reveals Toxic Workplace Bullying, Sexual Harassment, Racism
JSE-listed Gold Fields said it was committed to stamping out the scourges of bullying, racism and sexual harassment after an independent workplace culture report revealed the scale… Read more »
June 11, 2023
South Africa: 'Two-Pot' Retirement System to Kick in On 1 March 2024 - Here's How It Will Work
The draft legislation governing the first phase of the proposed two-pot system has been published and is open for comment. Read more »
May 16, 2023
South Africa: Unemployment Rate Rises to 32.9%, With 85,000 Domestic Worker and Gardener Jobs Shed
South Africa's unemployment rate rose to 32.9% in the first quarter of 2023 from 32.7% in the last quarter of 2022. One worrying trend is that 85,000 jobs were lost in private… Read more »
April 04, 2023
South Africa: Trade Union Numsa Threatens Nationwide Bus Strike Ahead of Busy Easter Weekend
Trade union Numsa has for the second year in a row warned of a national bus strike over stalled wage negotiations on the eve of the Easter weekend. Read more »
March 27, 2023
South Africa: Govt, Public Sector Trade Unions On the Verge of Sealing 7.5% Pay Rise Deal
Trade unions representing the majority of public servants in SA are prepared to accept the government's offer to increase pay by 7.5% during the 2023/24 fiscal year, followed in… Read more »
March 13, 2023
South Africa: Essential Service Staff Must Obey Court Ruling and Get Back to Work - Health Minister
Essential service workers in the health sector who fail to return to work by the morning of Tuesday, 14 March, will be committing an act of misconduct subject to disciplinary… Read more »
South Africa: Labour Appeal Court Orders NEHAWU to Inform Members of Strike Interdict or Face Legal Consequences
The Labour Appeal Court on Monday, 13 March interdicted any further strike action from Nehawu, pending further legal action. In a hard-hitting judgment, the court ordered the… Read more »
March 07, 2023
South Africa: Nehawu Strike Continues to Hit Hard With Widespread Reports of Deaths and Suffering
Day two of the interdicted Nehawu strike continued to rumble and burn on Tuesday, leaving dead bodies, exhausted workers and hungry and untreated patients in its wake. Read more »
August 24, 2022
South Africa: Civil Society Shows Its Support for Trade Unions' Cost of Living Protests
Activists say their support for the shutdown is understandable as many of the demands being put forward by the unions relate to fundamental human rights in the Constitution's Bill… Read more »
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