The wheels came off, but Rea Vaya's ready to roll again

The City of Johannesburg faces an uphill battle to get commuters back onto the Rea Vaya buses after nearly two months of industrial action.

Implats and NUM in talks to avoid strike

The NUM is meeting with Impala Platinum to avoid a possible wage strike which could hurt the world's second-largest platinum producer.

Talks aim to end SA coal, gold sector strikes

Striking coal and gold miners will meet the Chamber of Mines in a bid to end strikes that have cost the country tens of millions of dollars.

Gold miners set to strike

SA gold miners will down tools on Thursday, intensifying a wave of strikes and potentially costing the sector $25-million a day.

SA braces for massive coal strike

About 150 000 SA coal workers seeking 14% wage increases plan to walk off the job from Sunday in a strike that could hurt power supplies.

Employers say they're still at the bargaining table

The National Petroleum Employers' Association denied walking out of wage talks on Friday. "We are still here," said spokesperson Mxolisi Ratsibe.

Illegal train strike over, says Metrorail

Metrorail has said an illegal strike by its train drivers over the lack of security and high rate of abuse and harassment by commuters has ended.

The great carve-up

South Africa’s conservative economic policy may be stable, but it’s stifling transformation, writes Nic Dawes.

High wages unravel Newcastle's industry

The Newcastle clothing industry has become a metaphor for the crucial debate about jobs in South Africa, writes Teague Payne.

SA clothing sector missing the gap

The textile and clothing industry urgently needs to get over this narrow-minded dispute around wages, says Renato Palmi, a researcher.

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