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2 major South African unions reject Eskom's 6% wage increase offer

Energy

2 major South African unions reject Eskom's 6% wage increase offer

Olivia Kumwenda-Mtambo 18 Feb 2026

Source: Archive

Logistics & Transport

Transnet, unions seal three-year wage deal after strike threat

Alexander Winning 13 Jun 2025

VW workers secure German jobs until 2030

Manufacturing & Parts

VW workers secure German jobs until 2030

Lindsey Schutters 23 Dec 2024

South Africa’s automotive industry at a crossroads

Automotive

South Africa’s automotive industry at a crossroads

Siyabonga Mthembu 29 Nov 2024

Source: Reuters.

Banking

World Bank approves Nigeria's $2.25bn loan request

14 Jun 2024

Food, Water & Energy Security

Awaiting NWRIA Bill sign-off: Focus on sustainable water management

23 May 2024

Harmony Gold has struck a new labour agreement 3 months before the current one lapses.

Mining

Harmony Gold strikes landmark five-year wage deal

Lindsey Schutters 4 Apr 2024

Sibanye-Stillwater has suffered a production disruption at its Rustenburg complex

Mining

Sibanye-Stillwater shaft damaged, production put on hold

20 Mar 2024

Image source: Brian Jackson –

Bursaries, Scholarships & Finance

NSFAS committed to settling outstanding disbursements

2 Jan 2024

Source: Archive | Transnet

Logistics & Transport

Transnet CEO, CFO to step down

Amna Karimi, Bhargav Acharya and Nelson Banya 2 Oct 2023

Nigeria's Tinubu approves new infrastructure fund to boost competitiveness

Infrastructure & Utilities

Nigeria's Tinubu approves new infrastructure fund to boost competitiveness

Felix Onuah 21 Jul 2023

Nigeria's small businesses feel squeeze after petrol subsidy scrapped

SMEs

Nigeria's small businesses feel squeeze after petrol subsidy scrapped

12 Jun 2023

Unions reject Eskom's latest wage increase offer

Energy

Unions reject Eskom's latest wage increase offer

Bhargav Acharya 26 May 2023

Distell workers down tools and picket

FMCG

Distell workers down tools and picket

Liezl Human 8 Feb 2023

Image source: atic12 –

NHI

Collaboration is key to sustainably transforming South Africa's healthcare system

Damian McHugh 4 Nov 2022

Source: Dambisa Maqoga. Top economist and leader of the Pan-African Investment and Research Services team, Dr Iraj Adedian and chief marketing officer of Proudly SA, Happy MaKhumalo Ngidi

Economy

Localisation is the key to expansion, security and survival for specific industries, study shows

Katja Hamilton 20 Oct 2022

Transnet tables wage offer

Railway

Transnet tables wage offer

13 Oct 2022

Image source: Ion Chiosea –

Labour Law & Unions

3% wage increase offer 'generous', says government

6 Oct 2022

A Transnet Freight Rail train is seen next to tons of coal mined from the nearby Khanye Colliery mine, at the Bronkhorstspruit station, in Bronkhorstspruit, around 90km north-east of Johannesburg, South Africa, 26 April 2022. Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko

Transport

SA rail, port workers to strike over wages - unions

Nelson Banya 4 Oct 2022

Transnet and unions declare wage deadlock, strike looms

Railway

Transnet and unions declare wage deadlock, strike looms

Nelson Banya 26 Aug 2022

Nzimande appoints Coastal TVET College acting principal

Higher Education

Nzimande appoints Coastal TVET College acting principal

26 Aug 2022

Minister Nzimande ends Coastal TVET College administration

Higher Education

Minister Nzimande ends Coastal TVET College administration

19 Aug 2022

State of the unions: Are South Africa's trade unions still relevant?

Labour Law & Unions

State of the unions: Are South Africa's trade unions still relevant?

28 Apr 2022

Labour unions prepare for Sibanye strike vote today

Mining

Labour unions prepare for Sibanye strike vote today

25 Feb 2022

Impact of changing leadership on the mining sector and its ability to comply

Mining

Impact of changing leadership on the mining sector and its ability to comply

Janine Espin 21 Jan 2022

Workers disgruntled over low wages and changes to terms and conditions of employment, go on strike outside a Makro store in Johannesburg on 19 November 2021. Source: Reuters/Sumaya Hisham

Retailers

Strike ends at Massmart after agreement reached

Nqobile Dludla 7 Dec 2021

Source: Reuters/Niharika Kulkarni

Regulatory

Sitting pretty? Indian shop workers win the right to a chair

Anuradha Nagaraj 4 Oct 2021

Source: ©HONGQI ZHANG

Medical Aid

Partnership to enable universal healthcare

29 Sep 2021

South Africa's labour market trends from 2009 to 2019: a lost decade?

HR & Management

South Africa's labour market trends from 2009 to 2019: a lost decade?

Derek Yu and Charles Adams 21 Sep 2021

Public sector unions sign wage deal

Labour Law & Unions

Public sector unions sign wage deal

28 Jul 2021

Photo: Barrick Gold Corporation

Mining

4IR in mining might not mean job losses

Rembuluwani Nembudani & Yushanta Rungasammy 31 Mar 2021

Inequitable distribution and vaccine hesitancy are key challenges for Africa

Covid-19

Inequitable distribution and vaccine hesitancy are key challenges for Africa

26 Feb 2021

Nazrien Kader, group head of tax, Old Mutual

Budget Speech

#BudgetSpeech2021: Moment for contemplation, followed by a leap of faith

Nazrien Kader 23 Feb 2021

Farm owners urged to ensure safe transport for workers

Agriculture

Farm owners urged to ensure safe transport for workers

29 Jan 2021

SAA unions urged to accept final settlement offer

Labour Law & Unions

SAA unions urged to accept final settlement offer

8 Dec 2020

Health Minister Zweli Mkhize

Covid-19

Mkhize: E Cape Covid-19 outbreaks need aggressive approach

18 Nov 2020

Finance Minister Tito Mboweni. Photo:

Budget Speech

#MTBPS2020: Predictable budget delivery from Mboweni

29 Oct 2020

How the business rescue process works

Accounting & Auditing

How the business rescue process works

Issued by SAICA 20 Jul 2020

Unions accept SAA severance packages

Labour Law & Unions

Unions accept SAA severance packages

8 Jul 2020

SAA liquidation means financial hardship, DPE warns

Travel

SAA liquidation means financial hardship, DPE warns

2 Jul 2020

Mining

AngloGold Ashanti reports another 164 Covid-19 cases at Mponeng Mine

25 May 2020

Image source: Getty/Gallo

Mining

Mining sector directive on resuming operations issued

23 Apr 2020

Glencore's Impunzi Colliery

Mining

Minister checks on Covid-19 compliance at mines

2 Apr 2020

Higher education institutions close for early recess

Higher Education

Higher education institutions close for early recess

18 Mar 2020

Gwede Mantashe, minister of minerals and energy

Mining

Mining sector's 10-point plan for coronavirus

17 Mar 2020

Possible DionWired, Masscash closures to affect 1,400 workers

Retailers

Possible DionWired, Masscash closures to affect 1,400 workers

14 Jan 2020

Could pilots, cabin crew and ground staff be prohibited from striking?

Travel

Could pilots, cabin crew and ground staff be prohibited from striking?

Pamela Stein 25 Nov 2019

Travel

SAA cancels flights in midst of industrial action

14 Nov 2019