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Affirmation: Solidarity with Cuba, marking 65 years since the failed Bay of Pigs invasion by the imperialist US regime, which sought to destroy the Cuban Revolution. Photo: SACP

We stand with Cuba, our friend

The protests rejected this. They insisted that what we are seeing is the expansion of a single logic: imperial in character, colonial in structure, even when it speaks the…

Remembering: The old Rand Daily Mail building now has 253 apartments and photos of the news of the day are displayed

Exhibitions in three Johannesburg buildings give historical context to city life

Three buildings in the inner city, now transformed into affordable housing units, commemorate their history

(Waldo Swiegers/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Edcon group gets R2.7-billion lifeline

The UIF, with surpluses in the region of R156-billion, has helped rescue the embattled retailer, which owns Jet, Edgars and CNA

‘I am here, really, to preserve as many of the jobs as possible,’ says Edcon group CEO Grant Pattison on saving the owner of Jet, Edgars and CNA

Saving Edcon is about saving jobs, says CEO

But the retailer’s recapitalisation plan rests on securing a new investor, and its landlords and lenders being on board.

The PIC stepping in to help Edcon stay afloat will stabilise the broader clothing industry, some investment experts argue. (Oupa Nkosi/M&G)

Edcon: Experts split on PIC lifeline

Should the giant be left to sink or should it be helped to stay afloat in South Africa’s retail storm

Union maverick’s road to ‘BEE’ riches

Johnny Copelyn’s book raises a deeper debate on the contradictions of labour embracing the trappings of capitalism.

Clothing employers had until Monday to agree to their demands, failing which more than 50 000 workers would down tools. (Gallo)

Textile union Sactwu endorses clothing strike

Most members affiliated to the South African Clothing and Textile Workers’ Union say they support a proposed wage strike.

This week we’ll speak to our politics team on the future of the Cosatu and more.

Bargaining extension fought on constitutional grounds

The Free Market Foundation has filed a case with the Gauteng North High Court.

Textile union Sactwu pledges R1m for farm workers union

The SA Clothing and Textile Workers’ Union (Sactwu) has pledged R1-million for the establishment of a formal farm workers’ union.

Godongwana ‘lied to inquiry’

Godongwana ‘lied to inquiry’

Subpoenaed bank accounts show former minister did receive a salary that he failed to disclose to Canyon Springs.

If only workers were not also people

Capitalist production will always follow those who are prepared to work for the cheapest rates.

Buthelezi clams up at Canyon Springs inquiry

Jailed Trilinear boss Sam Buthelezi has refused to give evidence to the Canyon Springs insolvency probe, citing his legal representative’s absence.

Jailed Buthelezi to be grilled in Canyon Springs inquiry

Jailed Buthelezi to be grilled in Canyon Springs inquiry

The probe into how R100m of union pension money went missing will move to prison — to hear testimony from Sam Buthelezi, a key player in the scandal.

Trilinear: Warnings ignored

Trilinear: Warnings ignored

To the tune of a well-known patriotic Cuban song, a group of workers sang the praises of Wayne van der Rheede, the deputy general secretary of Sactwu.

Union pension scam: Truants delay inquiry

Union pension scam: Truants delay inquiry

The inquiry investigating the loss of R100-million of clothing workers’ pension funds has subpoenaed the bank records of the Trilinear group.

Where incentives mean more clothing jobs

Where incentives mean more clothing jobs

<strong>Teigue Payne</strong> unpicks a major difference between clothing factories in South Africa and elsewhere.

Judge orders Kawie to testify

Richard Kawie’s evidence is regarded as crucial to the inquiry into the missing pension fund money.

Productivity ploy ‘pays off’ to create stability

Productivity ploy ‘pays off’ to create stability

Clothing industry employment is stabilising, according to the job-loss database of the SA Labour Research Institute.

Canyon Springs: Union man still a no-show at inquiry

Canyon Springs: Union man still a no-show at inquiry

Lawyers on the inquiry into the loss of R100-million of clothing workers’ pension fund money are submitting an application to the WC High Court.

Charges pile up for Canyon Springs

Charges pile up for Canyon Springs

Bank records subpoenaed by the liquidation inquiry indicate that Richard Kawie used borrowed pension-fund money to fund a lavish lifestyle.