Editorial: Stop speculating our jobs away

Editorial: Stop speculating our jobs away

The G20, a forum constructed by the powerfully rich G8 countries, by drawing in the so-called emerging economies of China, India, Brazil and which also includes South Africa, met at the end of June to tackle the on-going global financial crisis and the threat of a...

It’s a Total Shutdown of Services

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Telford Protest is a Model of How to Fight Tory Cuts

Telford Protest is a Model of How to Fight Tory Cuts

By Yuri PrasadAround 1,000 workers at the Ministry of Defence (MoD) in Telford, Shropshire, downed tools on Tuesday of last week to join a demonstration amid fears that the government is about to slash their jobs.Streets around the base in Donnington were filled with...

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...