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Fallen and forgotten: On 16 August it will be 12 years since 34 miners were killed by the police at Lonmin mine during a strike, but the state still has not apologised to the families of the victims.

The state still withholding justice for victims of the Marikana massacre

On 16 August it will be 12 years since 34 miners were killed by the police at Lonmin mine during a strike, but the state still has not apologised to the families of the victims,…

Workers are members of the public who happen to work for the government to sustain their lives and those of their families, and they deserve to be remunerated for a living like all other workers.
(Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

Collective bargaining is between worker and employer – Nehawu

The trade union rejects Senzo Mchunu’s ‘stunt’ on asking the public to weigh in on public sector wage bill

With lockdown regulations in place, default industrial action methods need to be sidelined and new ways of protest considered.

Cosatu needs to get creative

With lockdown regulations in place, default industrial action methods need to be sidelined and new ways of protest considered

The union demanded the city transfer the money back to Samwu when its members protested outside the Johannesburg metro centre council chambers in a show of their frustration with the city. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

Samwu shows its local-government muscle

The union’s financial and governance woes have not blunted the tools it has to paralyse municipalities, such as going on strike

The strike fund reserves are now depleted, however it is alleged that not all the Samwu branches and members have received their pre-approved payouts. (David Harrison/M&G)

Words have the power to effect change

We need to think about the way we speak and the effect that has on society and our country

Eskom (Madelene Cronje)

Eskom power stations facing blockages as workers picket

The parastatal’s management team is holding an emergency meeting on Thursday morning to address the possibility of load shedding

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Why Cyril can’t get rid of Supra, the question marks over governance at Outa and the death penalty ― and the judges who had to apply it

A mass demonstration at MegaWatt Park will take place on Thursday at lunch.

NUM members down tools at Eskom despite the illegal strike putting their jobs at risk

The union rejected a wage hike offer but its main demand is for certain workers to be declared non-essential and to have the right to strike.

Janine van Wyk, Desiree Ellis and Emma Hendricks during the Banyana Banyana Arrival Press Conference at OR Tambo International Airport on December 02 2018 in Johannesburg, South Africa. (Lee Warren/Gallo Images)

Desperate and divided, SA is gatvol

The big question is: Will people vote for another party, or will it be protests and strikes as usual?

New post office strike looms

Sapo employees want the government to bail out the troubled postal service and are threatening another strike, leaving mail’s future in the balance.

Police at the Maloma colliery.

Striking Swazi miners sound Marikana alarm

Striking workers at a Swazi mine co-owned by ANC-linked investment company Chancellor House and King Mswati III fear "a second Marikana".

The publishers want Icasa to consider and review ‘the financial and other damage’ the ongoing post office strike has caused the industry.

Publishers call post office to account

A group of magazine publishers has complained to Icasa that the post office breached its licence condition, and is looking for a new distributor.

Siyabonga Cwele’s bid to get things moving in the migration to digitally broadcast TV signals was stalled in the Cabinet.

Minister delivers post office ultimatum

Postal Services Minister Siyabonga Cwele has allegedly asked the Sapo board to resign or be fired, and a new administrator is waiting in the wings.

Super-profits, but not for mineworkers

A new report says platinum mines could have afforded to pay workers more.

Growth was supported by increases in eight of 10 key industries, with major contributions coming from mining, manufacturing, trade and agriculture, while declines were reported in the transport and construction sectors.
(David Harrison)

Manufacturing weighed down by strike

The purchasing managers index has dropped to a near five-year low as a four-month long strike in the platinum belt continues.

Eskom is going to be put under pressure when the platinum miners return to work.

The dark side to resuming mining

Eskom may not have enough power during peak hours for platinum mines in the Rustenburg area to resume operations when the strike is finally resolved.

​Mineral Resources Minister Ngoako Ramatlhodi.

Mines minister faces uphill Amcu-platinum belt battle

The new mineral resources minister begins his tenure with a difficult task – seeking a solution to the country’s longest ever mines strike.

Police say the man found hanging from a tree was dressed in clothes similar to those used by mineworkers.

Amcu, platinum firms back in mediation talks

The top three platinum producers have agreed to further court-mediated talks with Amcu in yet another attempt to reach agreement on wages.

Marikana miners at the koppie.

Raw defiance rules the fierce heart of Marikana

Rapula Moatshe is swept into a march of defiant mineworkers on their way back from the now sacred Marikana koppie.

Mining strike: The bosses eat, but we are starving

Platinum belt miners are angry and glaring wage inequality is at the root of their dissatisfaction.