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Bringing policy to fruition in training South African nurses ==== South Africa needs to retain nurses and encourage the next generation to join the profession.

How much do state nurses, porters and cleaners earn?

State health workers will remain cash-strapped as the government battles to rein in its massive public sector wage bill

For years, local government has been plagued by instability, political infighting and allegations of cadre deployment, with many municipalities struggling to deliver basic services such as water, electricity, refuse removal and road maintenance.

Municipal employees to get a 3.5% increase after wage deal

The South African Local Government Association said a three-year wage deal had been agreed on the remuneration of municipal employees

Inmate income: Former ANC councillor Sibongiseni Baba has been sentenced to 10 years in prison, after his conviction for raping a party volunteer. But he’s still drawing a salary each month, despite being behind bars

ANC councillor convicted of rape still earns a full salary in prison

The Matatiele municipality has attempted to justify why it pays a full salary to an ANC councillor convicted of raping a party volunteer

Michael Prinsloo, managing executive for research and product development at Alexander Forbes. (Photo: Petrus Alexander Smith)

Important for members to be accountable for their own retirement

Your employee pension is often inadequate for your retirement needs

Do 60% of South African workers earn less than R5 000 per month?

The Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) claimed that 60% of SA workers earn R5 000 a month or less. Is the ANC alliance partner right?

Thumb-sucked wage statistics not useful in jobs row

The Occupy movement continues to spread, amid growing outrage at the "1%" of people whose wealth allows them to dominate the world.

KZN teachers win battle over docked salaries

The Supreme Court of Appeal has ruled in favour of teachers who objected to their salaries being docked after the public servants’ strike in 2010.