Latest articles on Faeeza Ballim

ConCourt makes landmark TB ruling

Article Staff Reporter - 11 Dec 2012

The Constitutional Court has ruled in favour of a former awaiting trial detainee who contracted TB while in Pollsmoor prison.

Mining union rivalry: Two shot dead

Article Staff Reporter - 22 Nov 2012

Two people have been shot dead at Harmony Gold's mine in Carletonville, seemingly thanks to rivalry between NUM and Amcu members at the mine.

The great jugglenaut

Article Staff Reporter - 16 Nov 2012

Nataliya Tolstikova's circus act has taken her round the world. Her latest home is Madame Zingara's tent.

Splitting asides with Riaad

Article Staff Reporter - 12 Nov 2012

The funnyman with a medical background has his professional and family life all sewn up.

State starts shopping locally

Article Staff Reporter - 2 Nov 2012

The Preferential Public Procurement Framework Act 2000 , passed in December, are a concerted effort by the government to source supplies locally.

Midterm budget: More money thrown at skills training

Article Staff Reporter - 26 Oct 2012

But analysts have questioned whether the colleges have the necessary capacity to deal with large intakes, writes Faeeza Ballim.

Zuma launches national infrastructure plan

Article Staff Reporter - 19 Oct 2012

A call for national unity accompanied the presentation of the massive infrastructural spending the presidency will coordinate over the next few years.

Hard-core strikers not caving in

Article Staff Reporter - 19 Oct 2012

After nearly two months of wildcat strikes, mine workers are divided some are throwing in the towel, whereas others are sticking to high wage demands.

Eskom calls for swift end to strikes

Article Staff Reporter - 12 Oct 2012

Eskom has called for the speedy resolution of strikes affecting the mining of coal, in times of an already strained electricity supply.

Nation under pressure as truck strike builds

Article Staff Reporter - 12 Oct 2012

The truck drivers' strike enters its fourth week and the transport industry has been stretched - but not yet to breaking point.

Africa ripe for hotel bonanza

Article Staff Reporter - 5 Oct 2012

International hotels are expanding at a rapid pace across sub-Saharan Africa, heralding a new era of African investment.

Land Bank gets serious about loans

Article Staff Reporter - 5 Oct 2012

A new scheme byt the land bank offers funds at as low as prime minus 5% for co-operative businesses.

Strikes rage out of control

Article Staff Reporter - 5 Oct 2012

Blame for the labour crisis in South Africa has been placed at mine bosses' door for caving in to illegal action.

Transport workers set to intensify strike

Article Staff Reporter - 28 Sep 2012

With no end in sight for the transport workers strike, observers have warned that dire economic effects would be felt as it enters its second week.

Transport workers vow to strike after wage talks fail

Article Staff Reporter - 26 Sep 2012

Transport workers' wage negotiations have collapsed, leading to a vow of indefinite strike action by unions and raising concerns about fuel supply.

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Latest articles on Faeeza Ballim

ConCourt makes landmark TB ruling

Mining union rivalry: Two shot dead

The great jugglenaut

Splitting asides with Riaad

State starts shopping locally

Midterm budget: More money thrown at skills training

Zuma launches national infrastructure plan

Hard-core strikers not caving in

Eskom calls for swift end to strikes

Nation under pressure as truck strike builds

Africa ripe for hotel bonanza

Land Bank gets serious about loans

Strikes rage out of control

Transport workers set to intensify strike

Transport workers vow to strike after wage talks fail

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