Business leaders rule out sympathy strikes

Business and government will be hit hard if private sector unions affiliated to labour federation Cosatu embark on a sympathy strike in solidarity with their public-sector counterparts.

Local is still ‘lekker’ for banks

The Reserve Bank has not abandoned its traditional four-pillar policy, which favours ownership of the country’s Big Four banks remaining in the hands of South Africans.

Cosatu to march in Joburg

2010-09-02 09:30

Cosatu members will march through downtown Johannesburg and hand over memorandums to the city’s high court, and the departments of finance and housing.

‘Strong likelihood’ of further rate cut

2010-09-01 12:05

There is a strong likelihood of a 50 basis points rate cut when the SA Reserve Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee meets next week.

Motor industry strike starts

2010-09-01 11:00

Members of the National Union of Metalworkers of SA (Numsa) working at petrol stations, workshops and motor dealerships down tools.

Local is still ‘lekker’ for banks

2010-08-29 13:00

The Reserve Bank has not abandoned its traditional four-pillar policy, which favours ownership of the country’s Big Four banks remaining in the hands of South Africans.

Gore bullish on SA

2010-08-29 13:00

If one were to remove all the crime from South Africa, the effect on the average South African’s life expectancy would be 0.2%.

5 000 Numsa members to march in Joburg

2010-08-28 09:30

About 5 000 members of the National Union of Metal Workers of SA (Numsa) are expected to march through the streets of Sandton.

A man shuffles papers outside a securities firm in Tokyo on Friday (August 27, 2010). Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average declined 77.38 points, or 0.9%, to 8 829.10 with investors shrugging off good news about Japan's labour market. The government has said that the nation's jobless rate in July fell to 5.2% from 5.3% in June, the first decline in six months. Picture: Junji Kurokawa/AP

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Business leaders rule out sympathy strikes

2010-08-29 13:00

Business and government will be hit hard if private sector unions affiliated to labour federation Cosatu embark on a sympathy strike in solidarity with their public-sector counterparts.

State to implement 7% offer

Platinum-rich region marches into 21st century

2010-08-29 13:00

The Sekhukhune region in Limpopo, which was declared a presidential nodal point by former president Thabo Mbeki because of rampant poverty and underdevelopment, is marching into the modern world.

Fine print made bigger

2010-08-29 13:00

Low-income consumers will now enjoy free and independent advice on the benefits and dangers of financial products and services.

Google plugs free PC-to-phone calling into email

2010-08-26 09:45

Internet giant Google is adding a free email feature that may persuade more people to cut the cords on their landline phones.

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