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/ 26 January 2004
South African Department of Labour inspectors continued their surprise visits to companies over the weekend in an effort to make sure that the country’s companies adhere to labour-law legislation. The inspectors slapped two East London companies with nine contravention notices and two prohibitions.
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/ 20 January 2004
The newly formed Chambers of Commerce and Industry of South Africa (Chamsa) on Tuesday appointed Sipho Mseleku as the new CEO of the body. Chamsa is a constituent member of Business Unity South Africa, which is the new national body replacing the former Black Business Council and Business South Africa.
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/ 9 December 2003
Black economic empowerment (BEE) is not a risk factor for South African transport group Imperial Holdings but an opportunity for transformation and development of the group, says chief executive Bill Lynch. Imperial has entered into an agreement with broad-based BEE group Ukhamba Holdings.
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/ 25 November 2003
The National Union of Mineworkers and the FGTB, a Belgian construction workers’ union, have joined hands to form a partnership against HIV/Aids in the construction sector. Spokesperson Moferefere Lekorotsoane said the project aims to run over three years, beginning in 2003 and ending in 2005.
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/ 18 November 2003
The three-week strike at all major South African airports falling under the authority of the Airports Company South Africa on Monday came to an end after the company and the South African Transport and Allied Workers Union reached a wage settlement. The two parties have been at loggerheads over wage increases.
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/ 17 November 2003
South African steel producer Iscor on Monday said the number of planned retrenchments at its divisions has not yet been confirmed, contrary to claims by the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa that it intends to axe 1 600 production workers and an additional 2 000 staff members by December 2003.
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/ 29 October 2003
The Airports Company of South Africa on Wednesday said the South African Police Service on Wednesday morning arrested 36 striking members of the South African Transport and Allied Workers Union (Satawu) at Cape Town International airport. The Satawu strike is the first strike action at the company in five years.
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/ 15 October 2003
All South African airports falling under the authority of the Airports Company of South Africa (Acsa) could come to a standstill later this week or early next week when the South African Transport and Allied Workers Union is likely serve a 48-hour strike notice to the company.
The Delta Motor Corporation in Port Elizabeth on Thursday claimed that despite the ongoing strike by close to 3 000 National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa members, the workers’ attendance continued to increase each day. Delta on Wednesday urged Numsa members based in Port Elizabeth to return to work.
The Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) has announced it is throwing its full weight behind the campaign to make sure that every eligible voter is registered to vote in next year’s national and provincial elections. Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal each have more than two million people that still need to register.