Speaking ahead of its national congress Cosatu has hinted that it will push for a national minimum wage to be legislated across all sectors.
Analysts are predicting that events at Lonmin’s mine in Marikana will heavily influence next week’s Cosatu national congress.
The National Prosecuting Authority will apply to have the chairperson of Glynnis Breytenbach’s disciplinary inquiry removed, its lawyer says.
The ANC has no appetite for the youth wage subsidy put forward by the Treasury last year in an attempt to alleviate the high youth unemployment rate.
Glynnis Breytenbach’s suspension was linked to her probe into former crime intelligence boss Richard Mdluli, her disciplinary hearing has heard.
President Jacob Zuma has told the national cohesion summit the 2010 World Cup should be an example of what a united South Africa could be like.
International Relations Minister Maite Nkoane-Mashabane says South Africa’s $2-billion loan to the IMF will help the country gain influence.
The ANC needed to change from a resistance movement to a "transformative movement and effective governing party".
ANC NEC member Joel Netshitenzhe says the significant change in South Africa’s class structure over the past 18 years has implications for the party.
The ANC Youth League says the Constitution must be changed to allow the expropriation of land without compensation.
Cosatu’s Zwelinzima Vavi says government’s application to the Constitutional Court to scrap a court order halting e-tolling, will fail.
The ANC discussion document on international relations says the UN, World Bank and International Monetary Fund must be reformed.
Black business wants a bigger slice of government spend, though not necessarily at the expense of white business, the Black Business Council says.
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/ 29 February 2012
Over 13 500 workers returned to work at Impala Platinum in Rustenburg, in what may be an end to the illegal strike.
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/ 6 February 2012
A wage dispute at Impala Platinum has been resolved between it and the National Union of Mineworkers, leaving no need for the CCMA, the parties say.
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/ 6 February 2012
Parties involved in the labour dispute at Impala Platinum’s Rustenburg operation should let the CCMA help, said Labour Minister Mildred Oliphant.
Pravin Gordhan has told South Africans to learn from Europe’s mistakes, and not worry about bad news coming out of the World Economic Forum meeting.
The draft Special Economic Zones Bill, which aims to improve the concept of industrial development zones, has been opened for public comment.
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/ 19 November 2011
Kgalema Motlanthe says Moody’s downgrading of South Africa’s credit rating outlook was wrong and lacked understanding of government’s efforts.
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/ 10 November 2011
The Reserve Bank is under pressure to balance the potential of a full-blown financial crisis in Europe with weak growth domestically.
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/ 11 October 2011
Massmart and the South African Bureau of Standards have signed an agreement to help small businesses improve their product quality.
The government has not created the right climate to achieve the targets of the new growth path economic strategy, says the Bureau of Market Research.
According to the MasterCard Worldwide Index of Consumer Confidence, South Africa’s consumer confidence has risen to levels last seen in 2009.
Cosatu has welcomed the uncovering of serious flaws in the procurement of Gauteng road department tenders worth more than R1-billion.
Former estate agent Wendy Machanik’s case was postponed by the Johannesburg Specialised Commercial Crimes Court on Monday, her lawyer said.
The Competition Tribunal’s hearings into United States retailer Walmart’s planned acquisition of Massmart started in Pretoria on Monday.
Shell is creating the wrong impression by saying shale gas mining is good for South Africa, the Treasure Karoo Action Group said on Tuesday.
Eskom is partnering with the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) to fight corruption in its ranks, the parastatal said on Wednesday.
South Africans need to become as single-minded about creating jobs as they are about cricket and soccer, Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan said.
Shell South Africa’s exploration for shale gas in the Karoo will use a safe technique not known to harm the environment, a senior executive said.
Nationalisation is not government policy, Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan said on Friday.
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/ 2 February 2011
The consulting engineering industry was not being investigated for collusive practices, said Consulting Engineers SA’s president Zulch Lötter.