New NUM leaders ‘have a mountain to climb’

By MATUMA LETSAOLO — New National Union of Mine workers general secretary David Sipunzi says his priority will be to return the union to its...

Go back to basics, Ramaphosa tells NUM

Johannesburg – Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa, the founding general secretary of the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) has called on the union to go...

EU gives $13m to Zimbabwe

Harare – The European Union (EU) on Wednesday extended a grant of $13 million to the government of Zimbabwe through the Health Transition Fund...

Africa’s top companies ‘should promote women’

African businesses need to do more to promote women into top positions, a new report says. The report from the African Development Bank (AfDB)...

Parliament precinct set to finally expand

By Marianne Merten —   Johannesburg – Speaker Baleka Mbete revived plans to expand the parliamentary precinct when she used Tuesday’s Parliament budget vote debate...

NUM’s investment arm thrives even as rest of union loses ground

By: Natasha Marrian and Karl Gernetzky — THE National Union of Mineworker’s (NUM’s) investment company has grown its net assets to more than R4bn...

Five talking points from Fikile Mbalula’s Wednesday press conference

By: ANTOINETTE MULLER —  At a press conference on Wednesday, South Africa’s Minister of Sport and Recreation hardly offered any new insight into South...

AFRICAN LEADERS TO HOLD SUMMIT OVER BURUNDI VIOLENCE

BUJUMBURA – East African leaders will meet on Sunday at a special summit to discuss the crisis in Burundi, where police and protesters continue...

Bullets fly during M1 shoot-out

By Ilanit Chernick and Jeanne Kuang — Johannesburg – A shot-out red Volkswagen GTI sat on the side of the highway with the main...

E-toll discount: Trick or treat?

By Louise Flanagan — Johannesburg – The new deal on e-tolls effectively offers everybody the e-tag discount, but doesn’t get motorists out of paying...

Migrant smuggling in Libya a booming trade

Cairo – Libya’s chaos has turned it into a lucrative magnet attracting migrants desperate to make the dangerous sea voyage to Europe. With no...

NUM to demand gold wage hikes of 75%

Johannesburg – The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) is planning to submit demands to the gold sector next week calling for a 75% hike...