Statement: NUMSA Supports Public Workers Strike

18 August 2010 1.      The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa)  supports the decision by the public sector workers to go to a rolling mass action in demand of a living wage and improved conditions of employment. This public workers strike should be...

Inflation Targeting Retards Economic Growth

By Dick Forslund and Mazibuko Jara20 September 2010At any rise in aggregate demand, the Bank increases interest rates.Last week, the Reserve Bank waded into the battles between workers and employers over wage demands. Its monetary policy statement expressed concern...
Lacking Resources?

Lacking Resources?

By Dick ForslundA recent report to South African Cities Network shows how much of incomes households pay in property rates water and electricity supply, and solid waste and sanitation. Low income households pay 10 to 20 percentage points more of their total incomes to...