Sefako Nyaka
latest news & developmentsQuarter million workers vote to strike
More than 280 000 workers in the metal and mining industries have voted to go on strike to resolve wage disputes in the industries.
Azapo prepares for crackdown
The Azanian Peoples’ Organisation believes the detention of over 70 of its members this week might be a prelude to a nationwide crackdown.
Behind the barricades
Weekly Mail staffer Sefako Nyaka was trapped in Cosatu House during this week’s police siege.
Transkei detains seventy-five unionists
Seventy-five members of the National Union of Mineworkers are expected to appear in Transkei’s Umtata Magistrate’s Court on Monday.
Defiant miners move wives into hostels
Migrant mineworkers have unilaterally moved their wives or girlfriends into the single-sex hostels.
Winnie denies violence call
Winnie Mandela yesterday denied she had called for violence when she made her controversial "necklaces and matches" speech.