Ruth Mamolaba Ntlokotse says Jim filed a false affidavit in court and suppressed internal dissent, raising questions about governance and accountability
Afro-Map, which failed in its own bid to buy the transformer producer, filed the complaint, saying provisions of the Competition Act were flouted in the deal
As Archbishop Desmond Tutu said, ‘If you are neutral in the face of suffering, you are on the side of the oppressor’
Industrial policy must be boldly reimagined if the erosion of the productive base is to be reversed
Building a leftist party to contest future elections will require exorcising existing organisations of their Stalinism — or creating something from a much smaller base
The labour movement helped end apartheid and usher in Mandela’s coalition government. Its currently diminished position is cause for anxiety as the ANC forges new political…
Trade unions from the US and sub-Saharan Africa will be calling for decent work to be put on the agenda at this week’s Agoa forum
Richards Bay-based Bell Equipment recently reported a 63% bump in profits while workers demand a R1 000 transport allowance
The three-year agreement runs from 1 April to 31 March 2026
We cannot allow the planned handover of Eskom coal power stations to the private sector to go ahead
Replacement labour, which stands to prolong industrial action and lockouts, undermines the right to strike
The government is walking a tightrope as civil servants embark on industrial action over pay
Several unions were formed in the wake of the seminal strikes 50 years ago, including the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa
Nineteen interest groups are seeking urgent relief from ongoing load-shedding to ensure the provision of basic services
Despite being disillusioned with their ally in government, the SACP and the labour federation are unlikely to leave the tripartite alliance
Some, including Zwelinzima Vavi, say unions risk collapse if they are run like businesses — a critique that Irvin Jim argues is part of a ‘mischievous attack’ on his leadership
The metalworkers union leader has alleged that NGOs want to capture the union, using media outlets
The labour court’s Judge Graham Moshoana noted the ‘disturbing revelation’ that the union went ahead with the interdicted congress
The general secretary says the court should be slow to interfere with internal union disputes
A court bid that could result in Numsa’s congress being interdicted comes amid a battle for the heart of the country’s single-largest union
