The federation’s former general secretary has been implicated in a dodgy Ayo listing deal which he claims is a ‘deliberate misrepresentation’
George had been placed on special leave on February 6
George confirmed to the Mail and Guardian that he received a letter placing him on special leave but said it did not have a lot of details
The presidential jobs summit failed to yield a moratorium from big business on job cuts, sending labour back to the drawing board
Hundreds of security guards working in the money transportation industry are calling for more visible policing
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/ 16 February 2012
Fedusa says unions should have been consulted about plans to introduce an integrated public transport system controlled by municipalities.
Striking unions at Transnet on Wednesday asked the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) to intervene in their wage dispute.
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/ 23 February 2009
Investec has settled its pension dispute with retirement funds that lost millions when Fedsure collapsed in 2002, the company said on Monday.
The Cabinet is concerned about ”collusive behaviour” in the food industry, leading to higher prices, government communications head Themba Maseko said on Thursday. Meanwhile, thousands of people were expected to take part in a protest against high food prices in Johannesburg on Thursday afternoon.
Thousands of people are expected to take part in a protest against high food prices in Johannesburg on Thursday, the Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) said on Wednesday. ”We expect more than 5 000 people from trade unions, non-government bodies and community organisations to turn up,” the Cosatu Gauteng secretary said.
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/ 8 February 2008
There was nothing ”unusual” about President Thabo Mbeki’s Friday State of the Nation address, Democratic Alliance leader Helen Zille said. ”Contrary to the stated theme of his speech, this was business as usual for the president,” she said. Independent Democrats leader Patricia de Lille said Mbeki’s address was ”another list of promises”.
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/ 28 December 2007
The disappointing South African matric pass rate came as no surprise, the Democratic Alliance (DA) said on Friday. MP George Boinamo said it was, however, disappointing that the pass rate had deteriorated. ”During the past year our country’s education system, and more importantly, its learners, faced many challenges.”