Any VAT increase is probably off the table, leaving the treasury to look for revenue without bringing the coalition to the brink
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President Cyril Ramaphosa has called for its alliance partners, the SACP and labour federation Cosatu, to unite to return the ANC to power
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The South African Communist Party has rejected claims of collaborating with the uMkhonto weSizwe party, describing it as a counter-revolutionary organisation
The parties have agreed to continuous consultation and to strengthening the broader ANC-led alliance
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Education’s role in fostering critical consciousness and political engagement has been side-lined in favour of a narrow focus on individual success and economic competitiveness
Beneficiation growth, decent work, penalties for companies that violate labour laws and ensuring multinational companies pay taxes in Africa are among the issues unions will raise
Business and unions are set to participate in an Operation Phakisa meeting from Monday next week
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A lack of coherent approach by government departments has stalled the process of developing cannabis policy
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Enver Duminy, Ravi Nadasen, who both served the board for three terms, and Rosemary Anderson resigned from the SA Tourism board
In 1997, the warning bells were ringing that South Africa faced a dark future because Eskom would run out of capacity to supply a growing populace and an expanding economy
The ANC treasurer is being punted as a compromise — rather than a compromised — presidential candidate
Doctors at Africa’s biggest hospital were left scrambling on Tuesday when they had to work without nurses, admin clerks or service staff. Find out how it played out at Chris Hani Baragwanath
The labour federations want a basic income grant of R1 500 and for a drop in the price of food, fuel, electricity and interest rates to
With large-scale job losses on the horizon here and around the world, the Covid- 19 pandemic has put the vulnerability of workers in sharp focus
The labour department has called on employers to implement measures to minimise threat of Covid-19 to South Africa’s workforce
Lisa Seftel started out in the labour movement before she took up positions in government. Now, as the head of Nedlac, she has to create a space where both sides can meet to discuss and debate important policy issues
A municipal workers’ union is the first to be sanctioned for not following the new rule when deciding whether to go on strike
The union federation says urgent, bold action is needed to keep the state-owned utility (and South Africa) going
The country’s largest trade union federation will embark on a one-day nationwide strike against job losses and Eskom restructuring
Nehawu will embark on an indefinite nationwide strike at the Department of Water and Sanitation on Thursday
The ANC says the expulsion of the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa from trade union federation Cosatu is a tragic development.
The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa has been expelled from Cosatu after a grueling special central executive committee meeting.
Congress of South African Trade Unions general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi says he will not be out for revenge when he returns to work on Monday.
Numsa says it won’t respond to Cosatu’s demands about whether the union should be suspended or expelled until it received certain documentation.
Cosatu claims the Democratic Alliance’s plan to march to the ANC’s headquarters in Johannesburg is an election stunt and an act of pure opportunism.
Cosatu says it will continue its campaign against e-tolling by staging drive-slows in Gauteng that "irritate a number of politicians".
The decision by President Jacob Zuma to sign the contentious e-toll Bill into law will not deter Cosatu’s election campaign for the ANC.
Cosatu general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi has accepted the censure imposed on him by Corruption Watch while calling for better protection of women.
Whether charges go ahead against Cosatu’s embattled general secretary or not, the real loser is the trade union federation’s credibility.
Cosatu’s relevance is ebbing away and if this trend continues, it will be a federation for unions of petit-bourgeois government employees.
Numsa says it wants the investigation into Cosatu general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi to be stopped or it will call for a special congress.
The R150 000 fine imposed on former Fidentia boss J Arthur Brown will not deter white collar crime, the Financial Services Board has said.