Just News | As small business owners are having sleepless nights amidst a lacklustre national economic recovery from the pandemic, Eskom delivered a deathblow to the sector when for the second time this year it announced Stage 6 load shedding. This year has seen South Africa experiencing unprecedented levels of power cuts with no sign […]
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Just News | PUTCO says it rejects the assertions made by NUMSA that Putco management is unwilling to engage and find solutions to the current impasse. PUTCO spokesperson Lindokuhle Xulu said management met with the leadership of Numsa on the 7th of September 2022 because it is open to resolving issues that have led to […]
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Tebogo Msimanga | The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA) says it has deadlocked with the management of South32. NUMSA met with the employer for wage talks last week under the auspices of the CCMA. The reason for the deadlock is primarily because the employer insists on using a hybrid model when engaging […]
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Tebogo Msimanga | The South African Municipal Workers Union (SAMWU), in the Tshwane Region, says it noted with concern the current closure of municipal offices by the community of Bronkhorstspruit (erstwhile Kungwini Local Municipality) in Region 7 and the failure of the City of Tshwane to address the said situation. SAMWU Provincial Secretary Mpho Tladinyane […]
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Just News | Power Utility Eskom on Monday announced that it is considering disconnecting the City of Tshwane as one of the necessary steps to secure the outstanding payment. The City of Tshwane is in breach of the Electricity Supply Agreement which it holds with Eskom by failing to pay the R1.6 billion which was […]
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Tebogo Msimanga | The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA) will be meeting with employers in the motor sector including the Retail Motor Industries (RMI) and the Fuel Retail Association (FRA) under the auspices of the Motor Industries Bargaining Council (MIBCO), Dispute Resolution Committee (DRC). The meeting is geared towards breaking the deadlock […]
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Just News | With load-shedding continuing to impair the country’s energy security and Eskom struggling to meet its short-term targets, as laid out in President Cyril Ramaphosa’s Energy Response Plan (ERP), the DA says it has asked the Public Enterprises Committee to step in and hold the Executive to account and bring the ERP back […]
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Just News | South Africa is now at great risk of being subject to increased monitoring (greylisted) by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) due to weaknesses in the country’s ability to enforce anti-money laundering and terrorism-funding regulations, and to investigate and successfully prosecute financial crimes. The Governor of the Reserve Bank, Lesetja Kganyago, confirmed […]
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Tebogo Msimanga | The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA) says it is on the verge of a strike at Samancor. NUMSA lodged a mutual interest dispute which was heard on Friday, 12 August 2022 with the Metals and Engineering Industries Bargaining Council (MEIBC) because “Samancor management is not negotiating in good faith”. […]
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Just News | President Cyril Ramaphosa has signed a new proclamation authorising the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) to investigate allegations of corruption and maladministration in the affairs of the Lepelle Northern Water Board in Limpopo and Amatola Water Board in the Eastern Cape, and to recover any financial losses suffered by the State through corruption […]
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