Solidarity: Gupta deal with Eskom is set to destroy 1 700 mining jobs
Trade union Solidarity said 1700 Exxaro mine employees could lose their jobs on account of government’s incessant politicking with the Gupta family.
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Du Plessis: Stop lying – facts show “blacks” don’t earn less than “whites”
It’s high time we all follow Gideon Du Plessis’ example and challenge often trotted out statements that, in South Africa, “blacks” still earn less than “whites”. First, because it is racist. But more so, as the examples he cites show, because it is false.
Papenfus: Oliphant stomping SMMEs: conscious murder or collateral damage?
This Open Letter to Labour Minister Mildred Oliphant makes one wonder at the disconnect between reality and worldview of some SA political leaders.
Gideon du Plessis: Time for turnaround in SA mining chain of promises
There appears, in mining, to be an everlasting chain of promises by those uninvolved in the direct implications, the outcome invariably falling short.
Want a healthy middle class? Bring back the long-term career
More than one-third of US jobs are now part time, short term or on call. Wages in the middle-income level are stagnant. The middle class is under threat.
Cees Bruggemans: How to survive Eskom (and other challenges) in 2015
If you have standby generators (not exposed to Eskom) don’t belong to a crippling union, don’t swim naked & use enough shark repellent, you’ll survive 2015.
Herman Mashaba: How to put SA’s 8.3m unemployed to work
In a speech he made in Stellenbosch last night, entrepreneur Herman Mashaba offered his vision on how to provide jobs for SA’s growing army of unemployed.
‘Sleepless nights’ over lack of jobs
Lack of jobs are giving trade unions sleepless nights, Congress of SA Trade Unions general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi said on Tuesday.
UPDATED: Affirmative Action trumps SA’s “non-racial” Constitution (with comments)
After almost a decade in court, policewoman Renate Barnard has finally had her career advancement dream crushed purely because of the colour of her skin. Affirmative Action legislation has trumped Constitution which states that South Africa is a non-racial, non-sexist democracy. And the Constitutional Court itself says so. It ruled for the SA Police Services … Read more
Loane Sharp on ‘single biggest prospect’ for job creation in SA in 20 years
SACTWU has halted the Free Market Foundation’s labour relations case which is essentially seeking to change one word in the Labour Relations Act. Despite the amendment’s small size, the impact will be far-reaching, and although the action to suspend the FMF’s case will frustrate the process, it will not impede it, says Loane Sharp of the … Read more