The national taxi council is seeking legal advice to apply for an urgent interdict for the release of all its impounded vehicles
Sindisiwe Chikunga said that the city’s by-laws contravened national laws
Despite new management, problems that are costing the economy dearly continue to compound. Can the logistical behemoth turn the tide?
Some hospitals were disrupted by protesters but most facilities had few to no disturbances
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Doctors at Africa’s biggest hospital were left scrambling on Tuesday when they had to work without nurses, admin clerks or service staff. Find out how it played out at Chris Hani Baragwanath
Transnet says it can’t afford to pay employees more
The utility’s employees went on an unprotected strike but years of poor decisions wrecked the energy producer
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After more than 10 years of meddling and the countless executive game of musical chairs, please leave political actors out of Eskom problem-solving. This is a problem to be solved by Andre de Ruyter and the unions and the ‘rogue’ employees working outside the established channels
Clover labour unions are fighting the BDS movement’s political battles while ignoring workers’ needs
New legislation aims to protect local jobs in the transport sector amid questions as to whether SA has enough willing and skilled drivers
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Lawyers seeking R1-billion in damages allege President Cyril Ramaphosa’s phone calls and emails in 2012 set the stage for the unlawful killing of 34 miners
ANC general manager Fébé Potgieter has written to staff appealing to them to be flexible in implementing their go-slow protest to allow them to complete the processes of selecting candidates for elections. Workers embarked on the go-slow last month in protest against late salary payments. ANC staff members in provincial offices and the national headquarters […]
Colombia’s general anti-tax strike has turned into a mass protest movement
and become violent, writes Laura Brown
In the absence of action from the health department, South Africa’s community health workers are once again having to fight for their rights, with a nationwide strike planned from 9 November.
A group of workers have been dismissed, but they insist they never embarked on industrial action in the first place
Industrial action will start on Monday, but not all Solidarity members will down tools at the same time
​The United National Transport Union is demanding a basic salary increase of 10%
A group of drivers have asked that the ride-hailing company reduce its service fee in light of the fuel price hike
Union employees can legally strike over a wage dispute with the union but dissent is silenced and they fear being fired
A fight broke out when a group of National Union of Mineworkers disrupted a meeting where new branch members had just been elected.
Labour unions in wage negotiations have left the bargaining table, insisting that the state violated a recent increase agreement.
State insurer Sasria saw an increase in profit last year despite platinum workers downing tools for five months.
Smaller companies are not giving up on the fight against the current collective bargaining system in the metals sector.
Retrenchments in the platinum mining sector are now all but inevitable, say labour experts.
While Amcu workers prepare to return to work on Wednesday after a successful strike, mine bosses have warned of a difficult rebuilding phase ahead.
Blame for violence towards non-striking Transnet employees at Ngqura port in Coega, Eastern Cape, is being bandied about between Numsa and Satawu.
There may be tactical and strategic reasons for Lonmin to bring "a losing case", say analysts.
The union’s latest condition is that the companies quash criminal charges.
The trade union says Amcu’s latest counter proposal on behalf of mineworkers borders on negotiating in bad faith and "defeating the ends of justice".
Striking miners are getting state help – but only if they are early, and South African.
Does Gwede Mantashe expect us to believe that four people are solely responsible for the longest, most bitter strike in South Africa’s history?
Three major platinum producers have dismissed reports of an agreement in the long-standing wage dispute with mining union Amcu.