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Unions give government seven days to respond to wage demands

LOCAL cting Public Service and Administration Minister, Thulas Ngxesi meets with public service union leaders to receive their memorandum, in Tshwane. Unions representing public service workers have handed over a memorandum of demands to the acting Public Service and Administration Minister Thulas Nxesi outside the office of the National Treasury in Pretoria. The demands include a 10% wage increase, the permanent filling of all vacant posts and the insourcing of […]

23 November 2022

Local

SABC Board suspends Section 189 process for 7 days

The SABC Board says it will suspend the Section 189 process for a period of seven days. The announcement comes after the board met late into the night on Thursday. In a statement, the SABC said that its fully committed to engaging with all parties concerned and will now have further discussions on the way forward. “We are fully committed to meaningfully engage with all of our stakeholders as we […]

20 November 2020

Local

Government is listening to unions over scientists – experts say school closures against evidence

Two of the country's top scientists who serve on the Ministerial Advisory Committee (MAC) have expressed their disappointment at President Cyril Ramaphosa's announcement that public schools will close for four weeks during the Covid-19 storm, saying the decision goes against scientific advice and evidence. This follows Ramaphosa's address to the nation on Thursday night in which he announced public schools would shut down for four weeks, while Grade 12 pupils […]

24 July 2020

Local

Education Department to consult stakeholders on opening of schools

The Basic Education Department will on Thursday begin to consult education stakeholders on keeping schools open as the coronavirus pandemic intensifies in the country. The National Teachers Union (NATU) and student organisation COSAS have joined the South African Democratic Teachers Union’s (SADTU) call that schools should close amid the pandemic except for the matric class of 2020. Minister Angie Motshekga will at the weekend present to Cabinet the outcomes of […]

16 July 2020

Local

COVID-19: Unions concerned over high-risk staff at hospitals

Not all hospitals and clinics are taking steps to protect high-risk staff from the new coronavirus, say unions. People aged 50 or older are almost 10 times as likely to die from Covid-19 than otherwise healthy younger people, according to recently released figures from the Western Cape health department. The risk of death in people with diabetes and high blood pressure becomes even higher, shows the province's data set, believed […]

27 June 2020

Local

Motshekga to address nation after meeting with unions

Education unions met with Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga on Saturday in a bid to convince her that despite her announcement that the phased reopening of schools would commence on Monday, the education system was simply not ready to do so in its current state. "Our position still stands, we met with the department yesterday [Saturday] and presented this to the minister [Angie Motshekga], which she said she would consult […]

31 May 2020

Local

Workers want to meet Gordhan, Eskom board

Disgruntled Eskom workers want Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan to intervene in their protracted wage dispute with the power utility. Unions and Eskom were hunched around the negotiating table late into the night, failing to reach an agreement. The parastatal has offered a 7 percent increase and it's looking for a three-year deal out of these talks. Unions are reportedly prepared to drop their demand to 8 percent, on condition […]

11 July 2018

Local

Bus strike continues after talks with labour minister fail

The bus strike is to continue after the Department of Labour’s attempted intervention between employer organisations and unions representing striking bus drivers was fruitless. Bus drivers across the country took their feet off the pedal last week, demanding better salaries. The strike, which is now in its seventh day, has put severe pressure on taxi ranks, with long queues inconveniencing commuters. Minister of Labour Mildred Oliphant convened a meeting between […]

25 April 2018

Local

Unions, employers re-enter talks in bid to end bus strike

The South African Transport and Allied Workers Union (Satawu) has confirmed that parties will re-enter talks facilitated by the Department of Labour, on Tuesday. This as the nationwide bus strike continues for a seventh day, with no end in sight for commuters. Unions representing bus drivers, including Satawu and Numsa, currently want a 9,5% salary increase for the first year, while employers are offering 8.5 percent. Numsa’s Themba Dyantyi says […]

24 April 2018

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