the Associations community of South Africa

Eskom tariff hike to hit tenants hard

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:40:00 +0200

The SA Property Owners' Association has slammed a decision by the energy regulator to grant Eskom a 31.3% electricity price hike.
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Rebate system must be exposed - Solidarity

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 11:37:00 +0200

The trade union Solidarity on Tuesday, 30 June 2009, called on the Competition Commission to expose the rebate system between certain suppliers, retailers and wholesalers, the union said.
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Alex Chamber begins mall protests

Mon, 15 Jun 2009 11:49:00 +0200

The first of a series of boycotts against the new Pan Africa Mall in Alexandra, north of Johannesburg, will start on Thursday, the Greater Alexandra Chamber of Commerce and Industry has said.
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Threat to close new mall in Alex

Tue, 09 Jun 2009 12:50:00 +0200

The Greater Alexandra Chamber of Commerce and Industry has threatened “to close” the newly launched Pan Africa Shopping Mall until it was “fully-owned” by local residents.
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Cosatu slams Icasa on Vodacom decision

Fri, 15 May 2009 12:20:00 +0200

The Congress of South African Trade Unions said on Thursday, 14 May 2009, it has noted 'with disgust' the decision by the Independent Communications Authority of SA (Icasa), despite Cosatu's arguments, not to intervene to postpone the process of Telkom selling off shares in Vodacom for R22.5 billion.
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SACTWU welcomes Patel's appointment

Tue, 12 May 2009 11:10:00 +0200

The Southern African Clothing and Textile Worker's Union (SACTWU) has welcomed the appointment of its General Secretary, to the country's new Cabinet.
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SAPICS and CIPS offer conference in Namibia

Mon, 20 Apr 2009 11:58:00 +0200

SAPICS (The Association for Operations Management of Southern Africa) has joined forces with CIPS (the UK-based Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply) to offer African supply chain and operations professionals yet another world-class educational event, the first ever SAPICS/CIPS Conference, to be held in Windhoek, Namibia, in May this year.
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Union angered by Seardel closure

Wed, 15 Apr 2009 11:57:00 +0200

The Southern African Clothing and Textile Workers' Union (Sactwu) on Tuesday, 14 April 2009, expressed its outrage at the announcement that manufacturer Seardel would close some of its divisions.
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NGO criticises Shoprite

Wed, 15 Apr 2009 11:50:00 +0200

Food and furniture retailer the Shoprite Group has been rapped on the knuckles by nongovernmental organisation Bench Marks Foundation for running outlets that do not give back to the local economy.
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Transport strike could threaten food supplies

Tue, 14 Apr 2009 11:29:00 +0200

An indefinate strike by members of SA's four major transport unions was likely to cripple SA's biggest food chain store, Kevin Korb, director of food merchandise at Pick n Pay, said yesterday, 13 April 2009.
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