http://www.news24.com/Tags/Topics/strikes Argotic Syndication Framework, http://www.codeplex.com/argotic http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification Tue, 21 May 2013 10:23:23 +0200 Labour strife is making South Africa vulnerable with the rand plunging and commodity prices retreating, an expert warns. http://www.fin24.com/Markets/Equities/Rand-tanks-as-labour-tensions-run-high-20130520 Thousands of striking workers are expected to return to work after Mercedes-Benz obtained a court interdict against their protest. http://www.fin24.com/Companies/Industrial/Mercedes-Benz-strike-set-to-end-20130520 Operations at Anglo Platinum's Tumela Mine in Limpopo, has returned to normal following an underground strike, the company says. http://www.fin24.com/Companies/Mining/Amplats-normal-after-strike-20130520 Plans to embark on strike action over 6 000 retrenchments at Anglo Platinum have been suspended, the workers' committee says. http://www.fin24.com/Companies/Mining/Amplats-miners-halt-strike-for-now-20130516 Mpumalanga police have denied a report that five people were killed during a protest in Amsterdam. http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/Police-deny-Mpumalanga-protest-deaths-20130516 Unions representing 18 000 members of Telkom’s workforce see a strike as inevitable after rejecting a 1.5% pay deal, according to a report. http://www.fin24.com/Companies/ICT/Telkom-faces-strike-action-over-pay-20130515 The rand has been weaker against major currencies as ongoing labour tensions in the platinum sector and poor eurozone GDP figures weighed. http://www.fin24.com/Markets/Currencies/Rand-down-on-labour-tensions-20130515 Revived labour unrest in SA's mining industry could impact its export competitiveness and threaten the economy's credit rating, analysts from Moody's say. http://www.fin24.com/Economy/Labour-unrest-threatens-rating-Moodys-20130515 Striking Lonmin workers - some chanting and wielding knobkerries - are making their way to the Wonderkop stadium for a feedback meeting. http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/Striking-Lonmin-workers-gather-20130515 The safety of people in Marikana is a priority, Lonmin platinum mine says, as the situation remains tense following a wildcat strike. http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/Lonmin-concerned-about-worker-safety-20130515 A strike at Marikana is sparking fears of a return to the bloody violence that rocked the mine industry last year, but the government has moved to allay fears. http://www.fin24.com/Companies/Mining/Lonmin-strike-stokes-labour-fears-20130514 Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa has condemned the killing of three miners, which has led to a wildcat strike at Lonmin's Marikana mine. http://www.fin24.com/Companies/Mining/Mthethwa-condemns-mineworker-killings-20130514 Security must be prioritised around Lonmin's Marikana mine to prevent deaths amid a flare up of labour unrest, the Congress of SA Trade Unions says. http://www.fin24.com/Companies/Mining/Tighten-Marikana-security-urges-Cosatu-20130514 Bus drivers have gathered in Johannesburg CBD to march for higher wages, the SA Transport and Allied Workers' Union says. http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/Bus-drivers-march-in-Joburg-20130510 Mineworkers are threatening to bring Anglo Platinum operations to a halt, even if retrenchments are scaled back to 5 000 from the initial 14 000. http://www.fin24.com/Companies/Mining/Miners-wont-stand-for-Amplats-job-cuts-20130509 Labour and bargaining organisations lack basic negotiating skills, says director general Nkosinathi Nhleko as negotiators prepare for the next round of talks. http://www.fin24.com/Economy/Labour-negotiating-skills-questioned-20130509