Numsa to decide on strike action in engineering sector: They are demanding a 15% increase, while employers are offering a hike of between 5% and 6%. ...... Source: WN.com - Southafrica News 2,600 miners to lose jobs as Amplats, Atlatsa venture suspends operations: Employees affiliated to the National Union of Mineworkers were informed that they'll be without work from the … [Read more...] about Numsa to decide on strike action in engineering sector
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Madiba month: Taking action to fulfil Madiba’s dream for an educated SA
Madiba month: Taking action to fulfil Madiba’s dream for an educated SA: July commemorates former president Nelson Mandela and the legacies he left for us. One of the things he valued most was education, and educating the youth of the country. Just how much progress have we made to fulfil his wishes for an educated South Africa 20 plus years into the country’s democracy? These … [Read more...] about Madiba month: Taking action to fulfil Madiba’s dream for an educated SA
Africa Day Call to Action on South Sudan
Africa Day Call to Action on South Sudan: Africa Day Call to Action on South Sudan: On Africa Day Thursday, about 3,000 young African leaders appealed to African heads of state to rescue South Sudan's 2015 peace agreement. The Archbishop Tutu fellows said in a letter to the leaders that the conflict in South Sudan poses serious national security threats to neighboring … [Read more...] about Africa Day Call to Action on South Sudan
TUT Pretoria campus closes following strike action
TUT Pretoria campus closes following strike action: TUT Pretoria campus closes following strike action: Academic activities at the Tshwane University of Technology’s (TUT) Pretoria campus have been suspended following renewed strike protests, spokesperson for the university Willa Ruyter said today. Ruyter said that a decision to suspend academic activities had been taken … [Read more...] about TUT Pretoria campus closes following strike action
EU-Seychelles partnership for climate action
APO News from Africa: EU-Seychelles partnership for climate action: Mahé (Seychelles) – The Head of Cooperation of the European Union to the Republic of Seychelles opened the second Steering Committee of the "Seychelles Global Climate Change Alliance project". She reiterated the relevance of activities foreseen to address the recurrent flooding problems on La … [Read more...] about EU-Seychelles partnership for climate action