Countries Joburg waste piles up amid labour disputes and landfill closures Refuse from the Randburg depot is being diverted nearly 40 minutes south to the only operating landfills. Photos: Seth... Read more 13 Mar
Business Jobs on the Rise! – SA unemployment drops to 31.9% as 248,000 find work Cape Town – South Africa’s unemployment rate fell to 31.9% in the third quarter of 2025, down from 33.2%... Read more 12 Nov, 2025
Business ‘Locked in like prisoners!’ — Labour dept exposes shocking factory abuse in KZN Cape Town – The Department of Employment and Labour has issued a warning to employers across South Africa —... Read more 1 Nov, 2025
Business Labour law review must cut red tape & race rules, says Boshoff Cape Town – The Chairperson of Parliament’s Select Committee on Economic Development and Trade, Sonja Boshoff, has urged the... Read more 26 Jun, 2025
Business Hands off worker rights – Ramaphosa Cape Town – President Cyril Ramaphosa has reaffirmed South Africa’s commitment to protecting workers’ rights, warning against calls to... Read more 5 May, 2025
Business South Africa sky-high jobless rate drops slightly Johannesburg – South Africa’s unemployment rate edged downward at the end of 2024, but remains among the world’s highest... Read more 19 Feb, 2025
World UK’s Starmer offers ‘plan for change’ in reset bid after 150 days London — Prime Minister Keir Starmer will unveil a “plan for change” for Britain on Thursday as he attempts... Read more 5 Dec, 2024
Countries Labour Department inspections reveal non-compliance in half SA’s restaurants Cape Town — Minister of Employment and Labour, Nomakhosazana Meth, addressed the media on several key initiatives the department... Read more 1 Oct, 2024
Countries COSATU calls for national protest action on 7 October Cape Town — The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) is calling for a national day of protest... Read more 19 Sep, 2024
Technology Workers strike at Samsung factory in India Mumbai — Samsung Electronics workers in southern India were striking Wednesday to demand better pay and working hours, with... Read more 11 Sep, 2024