Eskom tariff deal sparks hope for jobs as unions back smelter lifeline For years, South Africa’s industrial heart has been beating unevenly slowed by rising costs,...
The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa) is pushing for the arrest of the Ekapa Mine CEO following the deaths of five mineworkers who were trapped...
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...
It started with a cancelled BMW order and ended with five men losing their final legal appeal, their jobs gone over a meeting that never was....
Another end-of-month shock for Denel staff For workers at Denel, the end of January has brought familiar dread instead of relief. Employees at the state-owned arms...
A last-minute deal has pulled South Africa’s critical ferrochrome sector back from the brink of immediate disaster. Eskom, along with major producers Samancor Chrome and the...
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...
A Nation Fed Up: Why NUMSA Is Taking to the Streets South Africans have marched before. They’ve demanded answers before.But this time, the anger feels heavier...
From inflated contracts to unpaid security workers, here’s why Acsa’s handling of airport security is under serious scrutiny Airports Company South Africa (Acsa) has placed its...
Workers say they power the trains, but feel shortchanged, will commuters pay the price? Gauteng’s slick golden train system, the Gautrain, could soon grind to a...