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Numsa will continue striking despite accepting a wage offer from employers.
NATIONAL UNION OF METALWORKERS OF

Numsa continues strike over wage offer conditions

The union has accepted a wage offer from employers but will continue striking over conditions relating to future pay negotiations.

  • Wendell Roelf
2 min read
Military analysts say the logistical short-comings were brought into sharp relief during a nine-hour firefight with rebels in the Central African Republic last.
SANDF

SA military in ‘critical decline’, says review

The cash-strapped armed forces are in a "critical state of decline" that will take at least a decade to fix, according to the SA Defence Review.

  • Wendell Roelf
3 min read
Members of transport union Satawu are demanding a 12% pay rise.
SATAWU

Satawu: The war is not yet over

Three transport unions have agreed to abandon their industrial action but Satawu, which represents about 28 000 workers, says it will continue.

  • Agnieszka Flak
  • Wendell Roelf
4 min read
The former president has called for the movement of people and goods between South Africa and African states to be easier
IRAN OIL

SA keen to replace Iranian crude with Nigerian

Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe says SA is looking to Nigeria for oil, suggesting Pretoria cut crude imports from Iran to avoid looming sanctions.

  • Wendell Roelf
2 min read