Sarah Smit

Sarah Smit is a general news reporter at the Mail & Guardian. She covers topics relating to labour, corruption and the law.

#BusStrike: As the wage battle plays out, where do other key demands stand?

Article Sarah Smit - 7 May 2018

Aside from salaries, other key demands are still up in the air

Malema takes his spot in the Pan-African Parliament

Africa Sarah Smit - 7 May 2018

The EFF leader is set to be inducted into the legislative body of the African Union alongside four other South African MPs

Nobel literature prize postponed over sexual misconduct scandal

Article Sarah Smit - 4 May 2018

The foundation said the reason had to do with a crisis within the Swedish Academy, the institution that is responsible for selecting the award winner

#BusStrike: Ultimatums plague negotiations

Article Sarah Smit - 4 May 2018

As talks breakdown again, the bus strike is set to continue and unions have vowed to intensify it.

#ZolileKhumalo: Students come out in numbers to protest outside court

Article Sarah Smit - 3 May 2018

The student representative council of MUT expressed dismay following the death of the 21-year-old student, who was shot in Lonsdale Hotel residence

Bus strike: Unions and bosses back at the bargaining table on Thursday

Article Sarah Smit - 2 May 2018

Five different unions are participating in the strike which started on April 16

‘The struggle for a living wage is still on’ – Ramaphosa

Article Sarah Smit - 1 May 2018

The president has hit back at critics of the national minimum wage saying the proposed R20 an hour is just a baseline

Amcu slams Cosatu for giving Ramaphosa the stage on Workers’ Day

Article Sarah Smit - 1 May 2018

The labour union has taken aim at trade federation Cosatu for allowing the president to address workers at their May Day celebration

#TimesUp takedowns in full swing

Article Sarah Smit - 1 May 2018

Academy Award-winning director Peter Jackson admitted to blacklisting Ashley Judd and Mira Sorvino

Protests in Zakariyya Park as water crisis looms

Article Sarah Smit - 30 Apr 2018

Residents say they find themselves without water almost weekly

Bus strike negotiations breakdown again

Article Sarah Smit - 27 Apr 2018

Despite interventions from Labour Minister Mildred Oliphant and Transport Minister Blade Nzimande, unions, drivers and bus bosses are deadlocked.

Saftu strike ‘threatens worker unity’

Article Govan Whittles & Sarah Smit - 26 Apr 2018

The strike was ignored by three other federations, who described the action as a miscalculation

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