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With two units at Koeberg nuclear power station likely to be out of commission at the same time, Eskom will struggle to keep the lights on, said Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa.
CONGRESS OF SOUTH AFRICAN TRADE

Cosatu suggests an Eskom solution

The union federation offers unprecedented concessions on job protections

  • Kevin Davie
7 min read
(Mail & Guardian)
CONGRESS OF SOUTH AFRICAN TRADE

EDITORIAL: Jo’burg’s ‘horror factory’

Workers at the factory were found to be toiling under appalling conditions for only R65 a day.

  • Editorial
2 min read
Popcru used its ninth congress to tackle the issue of police and justice officials staying on in their portfolios despite failing to serve the needs of police and correctional service workers.? (GCIS)
BHEKI CELE

Cops take their leaders to task

Popcru used its ninth congress to focus on restoring the rights of police and correctional service workers

  • Magnificent Mndebele
8 min read
The National Minimum Wage Act came into force on January 1 2019. (Oupa Nkosi/M&G)
AMOS TSHABALALA

CCMA conference highlights minimum wage struggles

Numerous applications for exemption are hampering the government’s efforts to reach its target of six million workers being paid the minimum wage

  • Musawenkosi Cabe
8 min read
Banks are under pressure from governments and entrepreneurs to play a more active role in supporting investment and industrialisation by directly lending to sectors driving growth and jobs.
BUSA

Labour court rules banking strike unlawful

Cosatu and Sasbo say the banking strike is not cancelled but suspended after the labour court ruled it unlawful

  • Tshegofatso Mathe
3 min read