President Cyril Ramaphosa has called for its alliance partners, the SACP and labour federation Cosatu, to unite to return the ANC to power
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Unchastened after a rebuke from the president, the EFF leader reiterated his claim that Ramaphosa sold mineworkers down the river
The president cautioned the Economic Freedom Fighters leader to play the ball, not the man
The ANC chairperson said the issue of weakened labour unions needed to be addressed, or unions would disappear
In the 1980s NUM leader and 2020s president seem to be two different people But there may be value in his ‘waiting a bit’
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South Africa must reject green capitalism and develop a public pathway to energy security
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The power utility warned that the system would take some time to recover because maintenance work had been postponed because of the unprotected strike
Number 1 should take some tips from Arsenal’s Mikel Arteta and finally clear the cabinet of some deadwood
The mine’s two largest unions have accused it of being the ‘worst employer among workers’ and are threatening a secondary strike.
Power utility plans to move to stage three rolling blackouts from Wednesday
Saftu and NUM leaders warn that load-shedding will cause devastating job losses and scupper economic recovery
Minerals Council aims to get 80% of its workforce vaccinated by November
The parastatal has struggled with financial constraints for some time, partly blamed on wasteful expenditure and the inability to create revenue
The power utility will keep the peace with organised labour, André de Ruyter has assured
Brian Molefe guns for Cyril Ramaphosa, alleging that the president’s relationship with Glencore was only a ploy to siphon money out of Eskom
Any plans to change from coal-fired power to renewable and affordable electricity must include turning the power utility into a true public entity
The Labour Court dismisses an application by Numsa and Sacca to have planned job cuts at SAA scrapped
His visionary pragmatism and his aim – together with SA’s citizens — is to build a capable state
The president may have kept his cards close to his chest but now he has to make bold moves
Amcu — which rose to prominence during the labour unrest which led to the Marikana massacre in 2012 — began as a breakaway from the ANC-aligned NUM
Numsa’s general secretary says the party’s aim is to push the workers’ interest in all sectors of society.
The utility fears sabotage if Nersa doesn’t grant a price hike, which may lead to retrenchments
Central to the dispute between Amcu and Sibanye are efforts to verify union membership numbers
While Eskom goes from one controversy to the next, the dissatisfaction of its workforce poses a real danger to Eskom’s ability to keep the lights on
The gold producer is locked in an ongoing wage dispute with AMCU and is facing ongoing losses at its gold operations
The president and his party face a difficult time in the months ahead and the outcome is far from certain
NUM downed tools on November 2 in protest against 1 082 employees and 420 contractors losing their positions
Amcu President Joseph Mathunjwa promised to embark on a secondary strike in the platinum sector, at a yet-to-be-determined date
After calling on South Africa to cut down on coal, the environmental activist organisation has been criticised as anti-worker
Community umbrella body Macua says consultation road shows were short and the process flawed
The NUM and Nehawu are leading Zingiswa Losi’s campaign to replace S’dumo Dlamini
The mining company is set to cut more jobs despite numerous restructuring efforts