Scope: All workers, whether engaged in the private or=20 public sector — with the exception of members of the=20 police, intelligence services and defence force –=20 covered by a single Act. Bargaining councils: Collective bargaining over wages=20 and working conditions between representative unions=20 and employer bodies promoted at bargaining councils. No=20 duty to bargain but […]

OVER the next few weeks, experts will debate the=20 details of the new Labour Relations Act, a draft of=20 which was published this week. This fine-tuning should=20 not detract from the central import of the document.=20 At one level, it is a technical feat to produce so=20 quickly such a comprehensive Bill that deals with […]

HSRC proposals for restructuring the film industry have received the stamp of approval of the main players. William Pretorius asks, why aren’t they being THE local film industry could be in for stormy weather — despite the fact that recent proposals for its restructuring were accepted by virtually the entire In December last year, the […]

Amid the scar tissue of District Six, a new museum is helping to heal its ravaged community. Tony Morphet reports THE buzz around the museums and galleries gets louder all the time. Like a beehive after a long winter, the political spring has suddenly brought a lot of fresh activity. New collections, exhibitions, policies, even […]

The South African Air Force is selling its planes to=20 the people — after 75 years. Jan Taljaard reports THE general wants all his planes to fly again. So does=20 the deputy minister, it seems. So they are going to=20 sell their airforce to none other than the people=20 Caught up in a struggle between […]

The Labour Relations Bill, just released for public=20 debate, will turn the current system on its head.=20 Clive Thompson analyses it The 1995 Labour Relations Bill promises a third=20 revolution in South African labour law. The first was=20 in 1924, which saw the first comprehensive labour=20 statute in the wake of the Rand Revolt; 1979 […]

What’s in a name? Plenty if its a branded product which is bypassing the regular channels. Reg Rumney reports. AS a rule you can’t count on what’s available at flea markets — except for cheap brand-name audio cassette tapes, the essential element of the home-taping the record industry abominates. Not only at flea markets, but […]

Peter Mokaba has denied the accusations levelled against him and has blamed the director of the NTF for the financial crisis, writes Mduduzi ka Harvey AS the National Tourism Forum (NTF) chaired by former ANC youth leader Peter Mokaba heads deeper into financial crisis, divisions have been drawn in the upper echelons, with two factions […]

Native tongue Bafana Khumalo I BOUGHT a book this week. Yeah, I did. You probably think that it is a trite observation on my part, but I will have you know that it was a watershed moment for me. It was the first time in a very long time that I had bought a book […]

Mark Gevisser and Stefaans Brummer AS acting Agenda head Nico van Burick’s career hangs in the balance following Weekly Mail & Guardian disclosures about his military past. It has emerged that the citizen force unit under his command, Saltie, was involved in “dirty tricks” propoganda. Van Burick responded to the disclosure that he headed Saltie […]