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Speaking ahead of its national congress Cosatu has hinted that it will push for a national minimum wage to be legislated across all sectors.
Analysts are predicting that events at Lonmin’s mine in Marikana will heavily influence next week’s Cosatu national congress.
The National Prosecuting Authority will apply to have the chairperson of Glynnis Breytenbach’s disciplinary inquiry removed, its lawyer says.
The ANC has no appetite for the youth wage subsidy put forward by the Treasury last year in an attempt to alleviate the high youth unemployment rate.
Glynnis Breytenbach’s suspension was linked to her probe into former crime intelligence boss Richard Mdluli, her disciplinary hearing has heard.
President Jacob Zuma has told the national cohesion summit the 2010 World Cup should be an example of what a united South Africa could be like.
International Relations Minister Maite Nkoane-Mashabane says South Africa’s $2-billion loan to the IMF will help the country gain influence.
The ANC needed to change from a resistance movement to a "transformative movement and effective governing party".
ANC NEC member Joel Netshitenzhe says the significant change in South Africa’s class structure over the past 18 years has implications for the party.
The ANC Youth League says the Constitution must be changed to allow the expropriation of land without compensation.
Cosatu’s Zwelinzima Vavi says government’s application to the Constitutional Court to scrap a court order halting e-tolling, will fail.
The ANC discussion document on international relations says the UN, World Bank and International Monetary Fund must be reformed.
Black business wants a bigger slice of government spend, though not necessarily at the expense of white business, the Black Business Council says.
Over 13 500 workers returned to work at Impala Platinum in Rustenburg, in what may be an end to the illegal strike.
A wage dispute at Impala Platinum has been resolved between it and the National Union of Mineworkers, leaving no need for the CCMA, the parties say.
Parties involved in the labour dispute at Impala Platinum’s Rustenburg operation should let the CCMA help, said Labour Minister Mildred Oliphant.
Pravin Gordhan has told South Africans to learn from Europe’s mistakes, and not worry about bad news coming out of the World Economic Forum meeting.
The draft Special Economic Zones Bill, which aims to improve the concept of industrial development zones, has been opened for public comment.
Kgalema Motlanthe says Moody’s downgrading of South Africa’s credit rating outlook was wrong and lacked understanding of government’s efforts.
The Reserve Bank is under pressure to balance the potential of a full-blown financial crisis in Europe with weak growth domestically.
