Wage talks between the South African Municipal Workers' Union and the South African Local Government Association have begun in Boksburg.

Gold miners will join the nationwide industrial action this week and threaten supply of the precious metal at a time when gold is at a record high.

The issue of how we can grow the economy in a way that creates jobs and includes the poor has been lost in the jostle for monetary gains.

Labour Minister Mildred Oliphant has called on unions to focus on the issues and not use strikes to further the call for a ban on labour brokers.

The National Union of Mineworkers hopes to secure a 14% pay hike this week at its wage discussions with the Chamber of Mines, which has offered 4%.

Wage negotiations in the country's chemical sector have deadlocked over 1%, the trade union Solidarity said on Wednesday.

Cosatu on Wednesday announced that the public sector strike was over, even though no deal had been signed with the government.

As teachers trickled back to work after their strike was suspended on Monday, unions looked to be heading for a showdown over the no work, no pay rule

One of Sadtu's most militant leaders, Ronald Nyathi, has indicated that the teacher's strike could be soon be over because his region has accepted the state's revised wage offer.

The DA has questioned the department of basic education's ability to ensure that the no-work, no-pay rule for striking teachers is enforced.