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/ 3 February 2011
A complaint by the Norwegian embassy against government spokesperson Jimmy Manyi is "neither here nor there", Collins Chabane said on Thursday.
In political circles, Mdladlana’s hesitation to act on a complaint by the Norwegian embassy is seen as highlighting Jimmy Manyi’s political clout.
Newspaper reports following the suspension of Jimmy Manyi are mischievous, Labour Minister Membathisi Mdladlana said on Sunday.
The Democratic Alliance has called on Minister of Labour Membathisi Mdladlana to make public the reasons for Jimmy Manyi’s suspension.
Labour Minister Membathisi Mdladlana has denied reports that an ultimatum was given to director general Jimmy Manyi to choose government and the BMF.
SA’s labour minister has instructed his director general Jimmy Manyi to choose between his job in government and his presidency of the BMF.
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/ 5 November 2009
God is going to sort out journalists who do not give enough coverage to the ANC in the Western Cape, Membathisi Mdladlana said on Thursday.
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/ 5 November 2009
There was going to be ”drama” over the government’s plans to crack down on labour broking, Labour Minister Membathisi Mdladlana said on Thursday.
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/ 22 October 2009
Membathisi Mdladlana is determined to abolish labour brokers even though government paid them millions last year, his spokesperson said on Thursday.
The government is sitting on a ”time bomb” if it does not align education with skills needed by the economy to create jobs, the labour minister says.
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/ 25 September 2009
The ANC says it is to conduct an audit of all its Western Cape branches as a first step to regaining control of Cape Town and the province.
An amendment to the Employment Equality Act to penalise companies not adhering to racial diversification was recommended on Monday.
Labour Minister Membathisi Mdladlana warned municipal workers on Tuesday that violent protests would ”only harden attitudes”.
Labour Minister Membathisi Mdladlana has commended labour and Safcec for their efforts to end a strike that has halted work on World Cup stadiums.
Drawing a parallel between labour brokers and human trafficking in the South African context is irresponsible, brokers said on Monday.
The Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) pays beneficiaries about R14-million a day, it has revealed in its 2008 annual report.
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/ 16 September 2008
The decrease in black people in top and senior management positions is not a result of a skills shortage, says Labour Minister Membathisi Mdladlana.
Thousands of Cosatu members marched through South Africa’s cities on Wednesday in protest against the rising cost of living.
The politician’s solution to all public blunders is to claim that his or her words were misinterpreted
The government has criticised the "misconception" that foreign migrants steal jobs from SA citizens — a key reason for recent xenophobic violence.
Labour Minister Membathisi Mdladlana staunchly defended himself in Parliament on Wednesday against charges that he made racist remarks.
Labour Minister Membathisi Mdladlana raises hackles with his description of Chinese South Africans and Chinese employers.
Two construction sites in Durban, including Tongaat Hulett Sugar, have been closed down as they were considered unsafe for workers, the Labour Department said on Tuesday. At Le Domaine Estates in Hillcrest, inspectors stopped the construction of houses located directly under high voltage power cables.
The Department of Labour on Wednesday said the death of nine workers at Gold Fields, the world’s fourth-largest gold producer, would take centre stage when South Africa and its international partners within the International Labour Organisation celebrate World Health and Safety Day at the end of this week.
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/ 25 February 2008
No life could be ”sacrificed” in the name of profits, mining magnate and businessman Patrice Motsepe told protesting workers at a ferromanganese smelter near Durban on Monday. He was speaking to workers who on Monday staged a protest at the Assmang smelter following Sunday’s blast, which claimed the lives of five people.
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/ 25 February 2008
An explosion that ripped through a ferromanganese smelter near Durban on Sunday and claimed the lives of five people sparked protests by workers as a Labour Department inquiry into workers’ exposure to poisonous fumes was about to start on Monday morning.
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/ 5 December 2007
What does President Thabo Mbeki like to do in his spare time? Ballroom dancing? Playing the piano? No, the man likes to work during leisure hours, says his spokesperson. As the ruling party’s national conference in Polokwane approaches members of the South African Cabinet certainly need ways to unwind.
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/ 18 November 2007
Comair will not be bullied by an inefficient and ineffective government department, the company said on Sunday. It was responding to accusations by the Department of Labour that the company did not hire black people. Comair’s joint CEO Erik Venter said: ”These allegations are not only blatantly false but also defamatory.”
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/ 8 November 2007
A merger of the Federation of Unions of South Africa with the National Council of Trade Unions is a significant achievement that will unite workers in the country, Labour Minister Membathisi Mdladlana said on Thursday ahead of the launch on Friday of the new South African Confederation of Trade Unions.
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/ 2 November 2007
The Department of Labour said on Friday that preliminary findings of the ongoing inspections of compliance by the South African iron and steel industry painted a picture of an industry "fraught with high disregard of labour legislation countrywide".
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/ 25 October 2007
The use of consultants cost the Department of Labour over R23-million in the last financial year, the department said on Thursday. According to the department’s own documentation, it spent R23 601 014,40 on nine different contracted experts, including auditors and trainers, during the last financial year.
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/ 18 October 2007
People with skills were not assisting those who were struggling, causing skills-development regulations to be introduced, Labour Minister Membathisi Mdladlana said on Thursday. He said the Department of Labour was currently developing regulations that would make it compulsory for employers to register all vacancies.