Frans Baleni, National Union of Mineworkers general secretary, was this morning quoted as saying that Lonmin had made mineworkers an offer, but this offer has since been rejected.
Yesterday we reported on Julius Malema visiting more striking miners, and telling them how the president does not see them as a priority. At the same time, Jacob Zuma was asked in parliament to explain government’s action plan to return stability to areas that have been dogged by violence and protracted strikes.
After his much talked-about Tuesday interview on CNN, Julius Malema visited about 60 SANDF soldiers at the Lenasia Recreation Centre yesterday. Before the day was done, he danced and sang a bit, called South Africa a “banana republic”, ripped into president Jacob Zuma, talked Twitter, and got mobbed by a group of school kids. Check out all the action inside!
Looking his militant best, all clad in ANC Youth League colours, topped off with a militant beret, Julius Malema found himself on CNN with Christiane Amanpour yesterday.
The images of Thursday’s Lonmin shooting are still fresh in the minds of people all around the world. While some Lonmin employees are returning to work for fear of losing their jobs, some face the difficult task of accepting reality in the aftermath of the shooting, including the SAPS.
I don’t know about you, but I was deeply disappointed at how the South African Municipal Workers (Samwu) march panned out in Johannesburg. Especially after the hilarity that had ensued in Cape Town and Durban. But wait! Not all is lost, union bosses! You can still get 18% – you just have to be a bit creative about your protest marches!
Nice one, guys! South Africa has the highest rate of strikes in the world, a labour analyst said yesterday. We’ve had 1 000 working days per 1 000 workers lost in 2010 – and it is expected to be even worse at the end of this year.
Last week we told you that the National Union of Mineworkers were planning a “massive strike”. Lesiba Seshoka, their spokesperson, has now confirmed that 200 000 gold workers will down their tools at 6pm this afternoon and that “there is no chance of negotiations to halt the strike.”
The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) said yesterday that workers in the coal sector would go on strike following failed wage negotiations. These are the people that have to make sure Eskom has enough coal to keep on providing electricity to the country. Their bosses offered a seven percent increase, while they thought 14% was fairer.
Yesterday, concerns arose that Cape Town motorists may fall victim to the fuel worker strikes that are plaguing other parts of the country, prompting many people to fill up their tanks before Western Cape pumps started to run dry. However, the Fuel Retailers Association has said today that it does not foresee major shortages impacting the province.
We managed to nail down another exclusive music video – this time from one of our long-time favourite SA bands, The Dirty Skirts. It’s always too long between albums, for fans of the Skirts – but the boys managed to put this little beaut together to satisfy our cravings. And what a powerhouse song it […]
I’ll stand by my own admission that South Africans are critical of referees in sporting fixtures. Having said this I have never quite seen a story where referees have threatened to strike for fearing their safety. In Scotland the refs have suffered some serious abuse.