Luthando Kolisi jokes about it, but there’s nothing funny in his voice. He says if he finds work at another factory, it will probably end up...
A tragedy underground. A market collapse above ground. And now, the end of a 158-year legacy. Major diamond mining group Ekapa Mining has announced that it has applied...
The clock is ticking for thousands of workers in Mpumalanga’s smelting industry. Today, 28 February, is the deadline for a long-term electricity tariff agreement between Eskom and...
The last remaining manganese smelter in South Africa is fighting for its lifeand the livelihoods of thousands hang in the balance. Transalloys, based in eMalahleni, has...
A historic pillar of South Africa’s sugar industry is on the brink of collapse, and the fallout could devastate rural KwaZulu-Natal. With Tongaat Hulett facing provisional...
For 51 years, a factory in Gauteng hummed with the rhythm of production, employing hundreds, supporting families, and anchoring British American Tobacco’s (BAT) century-old presence in...
In the rolling hills of KwaZulu-Natal, where the air smells of earth and burnt cane, a silence is growing. It’s not peaceful. It’s the quiet of...
On a hot Tuesday morning in Sandton, the anger of South Africa’s steelworkers spilled onto the pavement outside the Industrial Development Corporation headquarters. Dressed in union...
The Bleeding Continues: South Africa Sheds 19,000 Jobs Per Month A grim new statistic has laid bare the relentless pressure on South Africa’s workforce. The nation...
A Global Squeeze: How a UK Tax Shift and Slumping Sales Are Costing South African Jobs at Ford The decision by Ford Motor Company to cut...