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Irvin Jim

Irvin Jim is the general secretary of the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa

Projects like the Medupi and Kusile (above) power stations, which experienced extended timelines and higher-than-planned costs, highlight the complexities involved in large-scale infrastructure delivery within parts of South Africa’s public sector
COAL

Public ownership of the electricity system must be defended

We cannot allow the planned handover of Eskom coal power stations to the private sector to go ahead

  • Irvin Jim
7 min read
Durban, 1973: Workers at the Consolidated Textile Mill in Jacobs demand a wage hike of R5.
ALCON

The seeds of the 1973 Durban strikes still grow

Several unions were formed in the wake of the seminal strikes 50 years ago, including the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa

  • Irvin Jim
8 min read