by Daniel Krähmer | Aug 20, 2010
Government decries disruption of schools and hospitals by strikers By Linda Ensor and Hopewell Radebe20 August 2010The government yesterday warned public sector trade unions engaged in an indefinite strike that excessive wage demands would harm the economy and...
by Daniel Krähmer | Aug 23, 2010
By Patrick BondAugust 22, 2010 – The two major civil service unions on strike against the South African government have vowed to intensify pressure in coming days, in a struggle pitting more than a million members of the middle and lower ranks of society against...
by Daniel Krähmer | Aug 24, 2010
– But unions slam profligate ministers By Staff Reporters 22 August 2010 Trade unions have threatened to continue their civil service strike – defying a court order that doctors, nurses and other essential services staff return to work. The urgent...
by Daniel Krähmer | Sep 30, 2010
Response by Deputy Governor of the South African Reserve BankBy XP Guma29 September 2010Dick Forslund and Mazibuko Jara’s article (Inflation targeting retards economic growth, September 20) refers. Permit me to respond, briefly.First, the authors state that “it is...
by Daniel Krähmer | Oct 13, 2010
By Samantha Enslin-Payne – 13 October 2010Government deal unsigned, labour leaders to seek new mandates today.The government’s final wage offer to civil servants was not signed by the deadline yesterday as a majority could not be secured among the 19...