Viva to the SA pencil-pushing angels who simply do their jobs
- 04 Jan 2013 00:00 - Chris Mann
- Chris Mann wonders whether it is elitist to cherish a burning desire to see the great South African dream come true.
No consensus on officials' salary freeze
- 16 Nov 2012 00:00 - Andisiwe Makinana
- Insiders have debunked President Jacob Zuma's claim that government employees support his proposal of a salary freeze for a year.
Zimbabwe: Public servants' salary protest puts MDC in firing line
- 27 Jul 2012 00:16 - Ray Ndlovu
- Stung by the rejection of their salary demands, Zimbabwean public servants staged nationwide protests in a bid to force the government's hand.
Forcing politicians to use public services will make a difference
- 17 May 2012 03:33 -
- In a letter to the president and the DA, the national co-ordination committee of the national Imbizo asks politicians to start using public services.
Strikers dance as hospital patients are left high and dry
- 20 Aug 2010 15:56 - Staff Reporter
- Crowds of healthcare workers sang and danced as they protested outside Natalspruit Hospital in Thokoza on Wednesday, watched by the police.
Cosatu strikes out at high office
- 20 Aug 2010 15:37 - Matuma Letsoalo
- Economic policy change the core motivation for labour mass action, says general secretary.
Erwin aims to profit from inside info
- 30 Jul 2010 06:00 - Mandy Rossouw
- Ex-minister and his DG set up a company closely connected to their old jobs.
Strike looms as wage talks stall
- 16 Jul 2010 13:30 - Matuma Letsoalo
- Unions representing 1,3-million government employees have given PSA Minister Richard Baloyi until next week to improve the government's wage offer.
It's our job, finish and klaar
- 11 Jul 2010 11:07 - Staff Reporter
- Imagine how many South Africans could have been spared falling victim to violent crime had the police not been rotting, like a fish, from the head.
Out of office, out of favour
- 28 Jun 2009 06:00 - Rapule Tabane
- The DG of the Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Department has quit the department after a bitter falling out with Minister Shiceka.
Massive injection for state payroll
- 13 Jun 2009 13:00 - Staff Reporter
- Government ministers summoned to a meeting with Cosatu at Luthuli House this week agreed to implement the "occupation-specific dispensation".
Zuma repeats warning to lazy public servants
- 08 Jun 2009 11:08 - Staff Reporter
- President Jacob Zuma has once again vowed to act against incompetent and lazy public servants.
