SA Government Sets Aside R16.4-Billion for SAA, and Eskom Support Unchanged
The South African Government has set aside R16.4 billion to repay guaranteed debt for the struggling airline SAA, the National Treasury said on Wednesday.
This...
Spar Owner Ordered to Pay Workers Millions in South Africa
A Spar franchisee in South Africa has been ordered to pay millions of rands to workers for unlawful deductions on earnings, as well as...
Budget 2020: Mboweni’s Tough Juggling Act
A raft of tax increases and curtailing the public sector wage bill are just some of the interventions anticipated to be announced by Finance...
Government Announces New National Minimum Wage Rate
The Department of Employment and Labour says the new rate for the National Minimum Wage (NMW) for each ordinary hour worked will now be...
Campaigners Launch The Real Jobs Summit Ahead of Budget Speech
About 150 protesters marched to Parliament on Monday to mark the first day of the two-day Real Jobs Summit, part of the Cry of...
The Lottery and the Missing Minstrel Museum
Nearly six years after the Lottery gave R13 million to establish a “Carnival Heritage Museum” intended to celebrate the colourful history of Cape Town’s minstrels, the museum...
Cathy Buckle: Looting Cheap Food from Hungry Zimbabweans
Dear Family and Friends, I am writing this letter to you on Robert Mugabe Youth Day (21 Feb), a recently proclaimed public holiday... writes...
Load Shedding to Continue into the Weekend for South Africans
Owing to unplanned breakdowns, Eskom will continue to implement rotational load shedding going into the weekend.
In a statement on Friday, the power utility said...
How South African Wineland Workers Used Global Networks to Fight for...
Echoes of apartheid-style exploitation of workers have resurfaced in recent years in South Africa. Debates around these malpractices were given fresh impetus four years...
US State Secretary Warns Against “Disastrous” Land Expropriation Without Compensation
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo today warned against expropriation without compensation in South Africa.
Speaking during Wednesday morning's session of the United Nation's Economic...
