South Africa: Gauteng e-tolling protests intensify
Thursday, 23 May 2013 Crystal van Vyk
South Africa's largest trade union federation has vowed to shut down all main roads in the country's economic capital Gauteng on Friday as protests against a new e-tolling system gathers pace.
South Africa's mining sector braces for massive job losses
Monday, 13 May 2013 Crystal van Vyk
South Africa's biggest trade union representing the mining sector has expressed anger at the "unilateral decision" by Anglo American Platinum (Amplats) to retrench 6000 workers at its operations in Rustenburg.
South Africa's DA isn't even remotely a white party any more - Mazibuko
Monday, 15 April 2013 Gemma Ware
The young parliamentary leader of the Democratic Alliance is taking the fight to Jacob Zuma and the ANC government. She believes it's only a matter of time before the ANC vote drops below 50 percent.
Violent labour protests in South Africa in late 2012 and early 2013 led the department of labour to raise the minimum wage for farmworkers, but farmers claim the new wage is unaffordable.
South Africa: Act decisively to end farmworkers strike - Zille
Friday, 11 January 2013 Crystal van Vyk
Western Cape premier, Helen Zille says South Africa's labour minister must act decisively to stop the violent farmworker strikes that hit the province this week.
South Africa: Explosive strikes, a ticking time bomb - Cosatu
Friday, 21 December 2012 Crystal van Vyk
Africa's largest trade union movement, the Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) has warned that strikes in South Africa remain a ticking time bomb needing to be addressed urgently.
South Africa's Irvin Jim - Voice of the militant metalworkers
Monday, 17 December 2012 The Africa Report
Under Irvin Jim's leadership the National Union of Metalworkers (NUMSA), South Africa's second-largest union, has been vocal about nationalisation and the proposed youth wage subsidy.
Anti-toll and Farmworkers protests rock South Africa
Friday, 30 November 2012 Crystal van Vyk
The Congress of South African Trade Unions, (Cosatu) has called on South Africans to support the anti-toll protests taking place on Friday in Johannesburg and Pretoria.
The Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) says it regrets the decision of the Constitutional Court to lift the suspension of the implementation of e-tolling on Gauteng highways.
Gwede Mantashe: The ANC will be the leading force for the next 100 years
Monday, 17 September 2012 Crystal Orderson
At the helm of South Africa's ruling party, the former trade unionist is in a unique position to influence the ANC elections in December which will ultimately determine the country's president.
Thirty-four miners were shot dead by police at a mine outside Rustenburg, South Africa last week. The 3000 rock-drill operators, from a Lonmin owned platinum company, had been gathered on a hill for four days, demanding a wage increase from recalcitrant owners.
SA's Lonmin shoot-out calls for a "fundamental change of culture"
Friday, 17 August 2012 Crystal van Wyk
South African police killed 45 platinum miners the previous day in what has been described as the bloodiest operation post apartheid, local media reported on Friday.
South Africa will be rolling out the red carpet for United States President Barack Obama during his historic visit to Africa this week.
Zwelinzima Vavi remains at the helm of South Africa's largest trade union federation, Cosatu despite moves to oust him.
South Africa's largest trade union federation has vowed to shut down all main roads in the country's economic capital Gauteng on Friday as protests against a new e-tolling system gathers pace.
South Africa's biggest trade union representing the mining sector has expressed anger at the "unilateral decision" by Anglo American Platinum (Amplats) to retrench 6000 workers at its operations in Rustenburg.
The young parliamentary leader of the Democratic Alliance is taking the fight to Jacob Zuma and the ANC government. She believes it's only a matter of time before the ANC vote drops below 50 percent.
Violent labour protests in South Africa in late 2012 and early 2013 led the department of labour to raise the minimum wage for farmworkers, but farmers claim the new wage is unaffordable.
Conservative and bland. That is how most economists described South Africa's 2013/2014 budget speech.
Western Cape premier, Helen Zille says South Africa's labour minister must act decisively to stop the violent farmworker strikes that hit the province this week.
Africa's largest trade union movement, the Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) has warned that strikes in South Africa remain a ticking time bomb needing to be addressed urgently.
Under Irvin Jim's leadership the National Union of Metalworkers (NUMSA), South Africa's second-largest union, has been vocal about nationalisation and the proposed youth wage subsidy.
At the helm of South Africa's ruling party, the former trade unionist
is in a unique position to influence the ANC elections in December
which will ultimately determine the country's president.
Thirty-four miners were shot dead by police at a mine outside Rustenburg, South Africa last week. The 3000 rock-drill operators, from a Lonmin owned platinum company, had been gathered on a hill for four days, demanding a wage increase from recalcitrant owners.
South African police killed 45 platinum miners the previous day in what has been described as the bloodiest operation post apartheid, local media reported on Friday.
