Angry police officers have threatened to go on strike over a contentious promotions agreement, which could hamper the police’s festive-season crime crackdown. This is despite being categorised as essential services staff who are barred from withdrawing their labour Police anger stems from accusations that Police Minister Bheki Cele reneged on his promise made at a..
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Angry police officers threatened to go on strike over a contentious promotions agreement
BREAKING NEWS:- Good news for Voters the Election Day strike averted as IEC reaches agreement with NEHAWU, if you want a salary increase, strike before a big event
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Luckily for South Africans, and democracy as a whole, the IEC managed to subdue boiling tensions. The Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) has come to an agreement with disgruntled workers who had threatened to disrupt proceedings on Election Day. Representatives of the National Education, Health and Allied Workers Union (NEHAWU) met with the Commission’s..
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Pandemonium brakes loose at China Mall – Woman falls to her death in an attempt to escape violent protesters in Durban
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Chaos erupted in the area on Sunday night, when a mob of 100 people burnt and looted local tuckshops.
A man was shot dead and two others wounded after shop owners allegedly opened fire on the mob.
Violent action continued into Monday morning, when roads were blocked off and tyres were set alight.
According to Rescue Care’s Garrith Jamieson, on 25 March 2019, a female, believed to be about 45 years old, fell to her death when she plunged through the roof of a building at China Mall in Inanda Road, Durban. Jamieson said the female was allegedly trying to runaway from incensed protesters when the tragedy occurred.
She fell approx 3m to her death. Paramedics arrived to find her in a state of cardiac arrest. The patient sustained critical injuries and was declared deceased on scene.
It has not yet been established whether the woman was a shop owner or an employee.
Two men who were also trying to escape the mob on the roof also fell through and suffered s
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Protest actions and strike is becoming a norm in SA – Cosatu plans to bring economic activities in eight provinces to a complete halt and stated: ‘We will march to show our anger’
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The Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) plans to bring economic activities in eight provinces to a complete halt on Wednesday February 15, 2019. The labour federation said the national shutdown was intentionally planned ahead of the budget speech, so that minister Tito Mboweni could respond to the labour sector concerns on job losses,..
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NEHAWU is making numerous demands -“We are not in the march because we are lazy to work” – Yeah right, and you think we must believe you?
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Thousands of members and supporters of the National Education, Health and Allied Workers’ Union (NEHAWU) marched from the Bisho stadium to the office of Eastern Cape Premier Phumulo Masualle on Wednesday afternoon. NEHAWU is making numerous demands. “We are not in the march because we are lazy to work … The Premier never sat in..
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Eskom: Load shedding, industrial action, intimidation, sabotage
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Statement issued by: Eskom Media Desk: Eskom notes with concern the industrial action by trade unions and advises customers to plan on the assumption that load shedding could take place in the week. Monday, 30 July 2018: Eskom notes with concern the ongoing industrial action by trade unions at various Eskom sites, over the issue..
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STRIKE:- Sassa will ‘cripple’ operations – PSA
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The Public Servants Association (PSA) says it will shut down South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) offices on Monday, after Minister of Social Development Susan Shabangu failed to consider the union’s demands.
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All is well at SABC: Spokesperson Kaizer Kganyago
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The SABC and unions have entered conciliation talks at the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) as strike action at the SABC continues a day ahead of the ANC elective conference. SABC spokesperson Kaizer Kganyago has confirmed that staff members are still picketing outside the SABC but that, despite this, programmes have not been..
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South Africa has lost 946 323 working days due to strikes
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The Department of Labour’s Acting Director General, Vuyo Mafata, on Thursday released the Industrial Action Report for 2016, which shows that the South African labour market lost a total of 946 323 working days as a result of 122 work stoppages. This, according to the report, represents a 4.7% increase in working days lost in..
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