The Trade union, Solidarity, and FlySafair will return to the negotiating table this afternoon to discuss a resolution to the pilots’ strike, which began last week. The strike marks the longest pilot strike in South African history. The pilots embarked on what was meant to be a one-day strike to express their dissatisfaction with salaries…
Pelindaba nuclear station in Gauteng. The Department of Electricity and Energy Deputy Director General Zizamele Mbambo says they will explore all financing options for the expansion of South Africa’s nuclear energy programme. The programme has been in operation since 1984. The department will convene its third G20 Energy Transitions Working Group meeting in Sun City…
FILE : E-hailing drivers protest in the Western Cape. The National E-Hailing Federation (Nefsa) has warned that e-hailing drivers are preparing for a national strike over what they call exploitative working conditions. The Nefsa is demanding an immediate restructuring of the pricing index, an end to unjust driver deactivations and the immediate suspension of vehicle…
[File photo] A man looks at an item before buying at a spaza shop in Thembisa, on the East Rand Global youth empowerment movement ‘Count Me In’ has called for an urgent and complete overhaul of the country’s current spaza shop regulatory framework. The movement advocates for reforms in the spaza shops industry. It has…
Minister of Electricity, Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa. The North West Department of Electricity and Energy says South Africa’s G20 Presidency will greatly benefit the country as it plans to expand its nuclear power generation capacity. South Africa’s nuclear energy programme has been in operation since 1984. The department will convene the third G20 Energy Transitions Working…
FlySafair plane on a run way Trade union, Solidarity has reached out to FlySafair CEO Elmar Conradie, urging him to intervene in the strike action and bring parties back to the negotiating table. This as the strike by the airline’s pilots enters week two with a deadlock on working conditions. At the heart of the…
An attendant puts fuel into a car. Diesel prices are expected to go up next month while petrol users can expect a slight reprieve. This is according to the latest unaudited data from the Central Energy Fund. The data shows both grades of diesel are expected to increase by between 62 and 63 cents a…
Flysafair strike continues The trade union Solidarity says that FlySafair‘s pilots are willing to reconsider their wage demands if the current scheduling system is also addressed. The pilots are seeking more predictable rosters and at least one guaranteed weekend off per month. The union representing pilots at Centurion’s CCMA argues that the off days pilots…
[File photo] Top US and Chinese economic officials will resume talks in Stockholm on Monday to try to tackle longstanding economic disputes at the centre of a trade war between the world’s top two economies, aiming to extend a truce by three months and keeping sharply higher tariffs at bay. China is facing an August 12 deadline to…
The share scheme was launched in 2016 to boost black ownership in the MTN business. Shareholders of the MTN Black Economic Empowerment scheme, Zakhele Futhi, can expect payment on their investments from today as part of the scheme’s unwind. MTN has announced that shareholders will receive R20 per share in cash from the scheme, with…
