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Workers at Tongaat Hulett's refinery in Clairwood are refusing to go back to work despite an agreement being signed between union bosses and company management. Image: Tongaat Hulett

Union settles strike but sugar workers won't work

Nce Mkhize 10 Jun 2014

Numsa workers are allegedly intimidating Transnet's workers who have refused to join their strike action at Ngqura Container Terminal. Image: Numsa

Transnet workers were victims of 'co-ordinated attacks'

Mark Allix 9 Jun 2014

Johan van Zyl blamed Sanlam Sky's poor performance on the strike among platinum miners. Image:

Sanlam looking to invest in Africa, South-East Asia

Phakamisa Ndzamela 6 Jun 2014

Tell the new Minister of Small Business Development what small business needs

Tell the new Minister of Small Business Development what small business needs

Brett Bowes 5 Jun 2014

Judge Dennis Davis has formed a number of sub-committees to look into whether the tax regime is appropriate for those sectors. Image:

Treasury might hike taxes

4 Jun 2014

Purchasing and Supply Africa Managing Director Andre Coetzee says that few orders from mines are hurting the manufacturing sector as well. Image:

SA's manufacturing figures drop, raising red flags

Ntsakisi Maswanganyi and Nick Hedley 4 Jun 2014

Adhering to time frames in new Practice Manual a must

Adhering to time frames in new Practice Manual a must

Shane Johnson 2 Jun 2014

Deputy General Secretary of Numsa, Karl Cloete says that a strike is inevitable if employers don't meet demands for a 15% wage hike for industrial workers. Image:

Crippling new strike threatens

2 Jun 2014

Packaging in SA is always changing shape

Packaging in SA is always changing shape

Mark Allix 2 Jun 2014

New Minister of Home Affairs, Malusi Gigaba has outlined changes to immigration and visa regulations. Image: GCIS

Gigaba outlines new Immigration Regulations

30 May 2014

Ramathlodi moves to end mine strike

Ramathlodi moves to end mine strike

28 May 2014

Telkom's Sipho Maseko plans to cut management layers in order to get closer to the thousands of customers who use the company's services. Image: Telkom

Telkom now out of intensive care

Loni Prinsloo 27 May 2014

New ministers and their portfolios

New ministers and their portfolios

26 May 2014

Numsa wants to widen its strike to include operations at Port Elizabeth harbour. Image:

Numsa numbers may hobble Ngqura plan

Razina Munshi and Mark Allix 26 May 2014

Labour Court judgment surprises

Labour Court judgment surprises

Richard Marcus 26 May 2014

Premier optimistic at mediation in platinum strike

Premier optimistic at mediation in platinum strike

23 May 2014

SGBs join probe into sale of posts

SGBs join probe into sale of posts

22 May 2014

A strike at Ngqura Container Terminal is underway but Transet says there has been minimal disruptions to its services. Image:

Strike: Transnet, Numsa may meet

12 May 2014

HSBC has confirmed that the outlook for manufacturing declined sharply in April. Image: David Castillo Dominici

HSBC confirms drop in local manufacturing activity

Fifi Peters 8 May 2014

Andre Coetzee says the strong link between manufacturing and mining is weighing heavily on the economy. Image:

Producers' activity falls on holidays and strikes

6 May 2014

Popcru's Golden Miles Bhudu has been arrested for wearing prison garb. Image:

Department confirms Bhudu's arrest

2 May 2014

President Jacob Zuma has called on striking mineworkers to end their strike and get back to work. Image:

Zuma calls on miners to end their strike

2 May 2014

Revitalised HR component needed for SANDF - Review

Revitalised HR component needed for SANDF - Review

24 Apr 2014

Combined Motor Holdings has seen sales and profits rise for the year ended in February. Image: Fotomek

Combined Motor Holdings earnings up to 154.9c a share

24 Apr 2014

Wits School of Law to discontinue undergraduate LLB

Wits School of Law to discontinue undergraduate LLB

18 Apr 2014

Labour Court clarifies issue of annual leave

Labour Court clarifies issue of annual leave

Nicholas Preston 17 Apr 2014

Barnard v SAPS: a peculiarly South African tale

Barnard v SAPS: a peculiarly South African tale

Gavin Stansfield and Anli Bezuidenhout 17 Apr 2014

Cape Chamber of Commerce President Janine Myburgh says the employment equity report is sloppy, irrelevant and out-of-date. Image: Cape Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

Employment equity report 'disappointing and superficial'

Bekezela Phakathi 16 Apr 2014

SAB's soft drinks unit aims to cut 400 staff

SAB's soft drinks unit aims to cut 400 staff

Nick Hedley 15 Apr 2014

Telkom's Sipho Maseko is confident that management can take the company back into profitability within five years. Image: Telkom

Will Telkom's turnaround work?

Gugu Lourie 14 Apr 2014

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