News in South Africa 6th December: 1. Politics draining rand: The South African rand clawed back some of its losses since the release of the explosive section 89 report on president Cyril Ramaphosa’s Phala Phala farm last week, but it remains in shaky space as political uncertainty persists. The rand recovered to around R17.19 a […]
News in South Africa 14th November: 1. Infrastructure collapsing: Around half of South Africa’s public infrastructure has collapsed or is close to collapsing, and needs to be addressed as soon as possible. This is the warning from the South African Institution of Civil Engineering (Saice). Something has to be done or South Africa may become […]
News in South Africa 5th October: 1. Massive national strike today: Members of the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa) embarked on a national strike on Tuesday (5 October) following a deadlock in negotiations for a new wage deal. Union members didn’t report for duty in five of the country’s nine provinces and […]
News in South Africa 5th August: 1. Nationwide strike averted: A general strike in the public sector, which could have shut down state hospitals, schools, and police stations, has been averted but possible industrial action might be in the offing in SA’s engineering and steel industry. A strike in the engineering and steel industry, which […]
