Nedlac

/ 12 December 2024

Bela and factional strife stress test the GNU

The Democratic Alliance called on President Cyril Ramaphosa to draw on a settlement with Solidarity to end the impasse over the act

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By Emsie Ferreira and Umamah Bakharia

Politics

/ 1 December 2024

Bela Act agreement does not undermine president’s powers, says presidency

The deliberations on clauses 4 and 5 have been extended by a further three months

By Mandisa Nyathi

Business

/ 6 September 2024

Business questions relevance of Nedlac

The council must review how it will remain relevant in an economy characterised by artificial intelligence, digitalisation and hybrid ways of working, business partners say

By Anathi Madubela

Business

/ 6 May 2024

Nedlac urges business to ensure employees can vote on 29 May

The National Development and Labour Council says this is to ensure the legitimacy of the government

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By Aarti Bhana

Opinion

/ 9 December 2022

SA’s social compact has stalled

While the president’s predicament is creating uncertainty, the work of forging a durable social compact has struggled to gain traction. Why?

By Mxolisi Zondo

Business

/ 5 August 2022

Despite all the documents, there is no social compact in South Africa

The government has had many plans to boost the economy since 1994 but none have achieved their targets

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By Duma Gqubule

Coronavirus

/ 14 December 2021

Covid’s here to stay, so live with it

The world must be responsible in its reaction to the virus in all its varieties

By Marcia Zali

The Green Guardian

/ 9 December 2021

Catastrophic climate change will affect the poorest – Climate commission

As a result of its over reliance on coal fired power, the energy transition is set to be a monumental shift for provinces — Mpumalanga in particular — where the local economy is driven by the coal value chain

By Tunicia Phillips

Business

/ 8 August 2021

‘No choice but to ditch coal’

The shift away from the fossil fuel will take time but analysts say it is imperative that South Africa accelerates the process

By Sheree Bega

Opinion

/ 8 June 2021

Families depend on sugar for life

The government and stakeholders will have to work harder to ensure the industry adapts and thrives

By Rex Talmage

Business

/ 8 December 2020

Social partners at Nedlac agree to help to turn Eskom around

The government’s partners at Nedlac have signed a social impact agreement to support the power utility, with a particularly focus on assisting it in accessing new capital to reduce its debt

By Tshegofatso Mathe

Business

/ 9 November 2020

Public wage bill is impeding SA’s growth prospects — Busa

Business Unity South Africa is eager to talk to its social partners at Nedlac about how the spiralling public-sector wage bill can be tamed. And the organisation says these talks need to happen soon

By Tshegofatso Mathe

Business

/ 12 October 2020

Covid-19 puts Eskom’s integrated resource plan at risk

The economic effects of the pandemic could hamper the government’s initiative to procure new generation capacity

By Thando Maeko

Coronavirus

/ 3 October 2020

October 7 strike: ‘Lukewarm’ action amid Covid-19 crisis?

After months of little action, the planned nationwide stayaway may not be an impressive show of force by the trade union movement

By Sarah Smit

Business

/ 27 September 2020

Government misses the mark on the recovery plan

Government, labour, business and community have come up with a combined economic recovery plan amidst three others to help kickstart the economy. Some are new, while others are old and falter in not taking into account the ‘new normal’

By Tshegofatso Mathe

Coronavirus

/ 9 September 2020

‘We are painstakingly putting things right’ — Ramaphosa

Talking to the media, President Cyril Ramaphosa said he too was frustrated by the slow pace of justice around corruption, but that ‘the change that we have all wanted to see is unfolding’

By Sipho Kings

Article

/ 17 April 2020

Employers are now compelled to claim Covid-19 relief from the UIF

In the first weeks of the lockdown, workers reported that they had been left with nothing to survive on as their employers failed to apply to the UIF

By Sarah Smit

Article

/ 24 March 2020

Covid-19: ‘Unemployment benefits will not be extended to the informal sector’

Almost three million workers are not covered by measures implemented by the department of employment and labour to lessen the economic effects of the coronavirus

By Sarah Smit

National

/ 16 March 2020

The national disaster fund will be used to finance preventative measures for Covid-19

Money from the national disaster management fund will be used to fight the spread of the coronavirus and funds from other departments could be used as well

By Tshegofatso Mathe

Article

/ 6 March 2020

Bring ‘empathy’ back to Nedlac

Lisa Seftel started out in the labour movement before she took up positions in government. Now, as the head of Nedlac, she has to create a space where both sides can meet to discuss and debate important policy issues

By Sarah Smit