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Where will neoliberalism end?

Article William Shoki - 22 Jan 2020

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Numsa denies ‘politicised’ workers are a threat to Eskom

Article Natasha Marrian - 22 Mar 2019

Numsa's general secretary says the party's aim is to push the workers' interest in all sectors of society.

Numsa’s political party gets the go-ahead

Article Sarah Smit - 5 Nov 2018

The Socialist Revolutionary Workers Party will drive the agenda of working-class South Africans, the union says

Electoral commission stalls Numsa’s political bid

Article Dineo Bendile - 2 Nov 2018

The union says it will appeal the decision by the commission to reject its attempt to register a workers’ party

Numsa cornered by capital?

Article Micah Reddy - 16 Oct 2018

Intrigue and internal divisions are dogging South Africa’s largest union, and threatening to destabilise the federation to which it belongs

Vavi harassment complaint went ‘nowhere’

Article Micah Reddy & Amabhungane - 28 Sep 2018

This latest allegation relates to incidents in late August and early September 2017 in which Vavi is said to have harassed and later groped a woman

Eskom tables new 4.7% wage hike offer to avert strike

Article Agency - 19 Jun 2018

Eskom had initially offered a 0% increase for the current year, while Numsa and the National Union of Mineworkers demanded a 15% hike

No pedal to the metal as bus strike rolls on

Article Sarah Smit - 26 Apr 2018

Drivers and unions are fighting for wages, the rights of dual drivers and the foot-to-the-pedal rule, which they call exploitative

Unions reject bus bosses’ ‘insulting’ offer, call for intensified strike action

Article Sarah Smit - 21 Apr 2018

In a statement issued by Numsa General Secretary Irvin Jim, the union said that the sector “insulted workers and commuters”

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Near Makhanda in the Eastern Cape in the village of Salem is a cricket pitch that is said to be the oldest in the country. Watered by blood and trauma, rolled with frontier nostalgia and contemporary paranoia, how does it play?

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Three million jobs lost and hunger surging amid Covid-19 crisis — survey

Sarah Smit - 15 Jul 2020

Income shocks and the breakdowns in social protection schemes have had consequences for hunger and food insecurity in South Africa

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Police respond to rural water protests with bullets

anna majavu - 14 Jul 2020

The coronavirus has hit the Eastern Cape hard, but many rural areas in the province still have no clean water for hand washing, forcing residents to break lockdown regulations to protest

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special reports - 15 Jul 2020

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special reports - 15 Jul 2020

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special reports - 13 Jul 2020

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Full-time Johannesburg-based CEO required for HI HOPES

special reports - 8 Jul 2020

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Balwin properties and Absa launch South Africa’s first green home loan

special reports - 8 Jul 2020

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Young professional gets a career boost from PSETA

Staff Reporter - 8 Jul 2020

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Colgate-Palmolive South Africa donates one million bars of soap

special reports - 7 Jul 2020

The combination of limited access to quality soap and a lack of knowledge of how to properly wash hands is a challenge in many vulnerable communities