by Daniel Krähmer | Aug 11, 2010
Floyd Shivambu, spokesperson for the African National Congress Youth League, gave Amandla! an interview as to why the Youth League has resurrected the nationalisation debate.What has motivated the ANCYL to place the issue of the nationalisation of the mines on the...
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 | Sep 7, 2010
By Andile Ndlovu, Zandile Nbabela and SapaUnions claim victory but striking workers biggest losers, say economists It was the tales of suffering of parents, pupils and hospital patients during the three-week public servants’ strike that inspired union members to...
by Daniel Krähmer | Sep 8, 2010
7 September 2010A strategic national plan for the mining sector needs to be developed before looking at nationalisation of mines, Joel Netshitenzhe, executive director of the Mapungubwe Institute of Strategic Reflection (Mistra) said on Tuesday. “To pose that...
by Daniel Krähmer | Sep 9, 2010
By Samantha Enslin-Payne9 September 2010Personal and corporate tax would not be raised to cover the higher-than-expected wage increase for public servants, the National Treasury said yesterday, but some economists have not ruled it out entirely. Treasury chief...