SA govt, strikers brace for new wage talks 
2010-09-03 11:11:01
Striking South African state workers held small-scale protests as union and government negotiators prepared for bargaining next week aimed at ending the three-week walkout by about 1.3 million.
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 Strike cancels out World Cup benefits - SACCI
Doctors call for resolution to public sector strike
Strike impasse costs R350m a day
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Monetary policy decisions are 'complex'
2010-09-03 11:41:01
Monetary policy and interest rates decisions are complex, says Reserve Bank Governor Gill Marcus.
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KwaZulu-Natal striker guilty of intimidation
2010-09-03 12:10:01
A KwaZulu-Natal woman has been found guilty of strike intimidation by the Durban Regional Court.
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Energy: Eskom to sign purchase deal
2010-09-06 04:00:01
Eskom expects to sign a purchase agreement with Tangent Mining before the end of the year for the supply of power from cogeneration.
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Labour: Wage hikes set for paper, glass
2010-09-06 04:00:01
Solidarity had concluded wage agreements of between 7 percent and 8 percent at the national bargaining council for the wood and paper sector, the union said on Friday.
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DBSA looks to uplift conditions of living
2010-09-06 04:00:01
The Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) plans to double last year's R8.3 billion disbursements in the next five years.
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Jasco and Spescom to merge in R53m deal
2010-09-06 04:00:01
Electronics company Jasco at the weekend confirmed its offer to buy information and communications technology company Spescom for R11.8 million in cash and the issue of about 31.9 million Jasco shares.
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Asia's coal hunger to drive Anglo acquisitions
2010-09-06 04:00:01
Anglo American is seeking an acquisition that may more than double existing output of steelmaking coal to meet rising demand from India and China.
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Obama says his economic policies halted 'bleeding'
2010-09-04 12:20:01
President Barack Obama, previewing a big push on the US economy next week, has defended policies that he said "have stopped the bleeding" and put the middle class on the road to recovery.
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Obama to discuss US economy in address on Iraq
Obama signs historic finance reform bill
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Blackwater created shell companies - report
2010-09-04 07:21:01
The security company Blackwater Worldwide formed a network of 30 shell companies and subsidiaries to try to get millions of dollars in government business after the company faced strong criticism for reckless conduct in Iraq, The New York Times reported.
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Mozambique 'lost $3m because of riots'
2010-09-04 07:24:01
Mozambique's economy has lost more than $3-million because of deadly riots over the rising prices of food and other goods, the government said.
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Price hikes in Mozambique 'irreversible' - government
Mozambique retail sector set to soar: JHI
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Economists expect 0.5 percent cut in interest rates
2010-09-03 18:05:01
A 50 basis point cut is expected for SA's repo rate at the Monetary Policy Committee meeting next week Thursday.
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Public Service Commission urges wage talks
2010-09-03 17:25:01
The Public Service Commission (PSC) urged negotiators to find common ground with unions as the nationwide public sector strike was affecting service delivery.
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SA to wait weekend for unions' decision
2010-09-03 17:20:01
South Africa will have to wait the weekend to find out if public servants start their fourth week of strikes or accept the government's latest wage offer.
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Doctors call for resolution to public sector strike
Strike impasse costs R350m a day
SA govt, strikers brace for new wage talks
Ordinary citizens not state will pay for strike - DA
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De Lille joins Western Cape government
2010-09-03 17:24:01
ID leader Patricia de Lille will join the Western Cape government as social development minister.
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De Lille slams cellphone operators
ID wants commission to monitor state corruption
De Lille claims cell phone costs victory
De Lille defends Vavi
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Suspect deals rift but I'm innocent: Cele
2010-09-03 17:19:01
Police top brass abused a 2006 decision to let the force manage its own properties as carte blanche to award irregular contracts that wasted millions and enriched outsiders.
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Cele defends new for new building
Police will not join strike - Bheki Cele
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Selebi hints at 'improper' prosecution ahead of appeal
2010-09-03 17:25:01
Former national police commissioner Jackie Selebi has asked his lawyers to tell "authorities" that his corruption prosecution may have been improper.
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Ordinary citizens not state will pay for strike - DA
2010-09-03 15:06:01
Ordinary South Africans, not the government, will ultimately pay for the ongoing public service strike.
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