NUM demands 15% salary increase for Eskom employees – SABC News

The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) has kicked off wage negotiations at Eskom with a 15% salary increase demand for its members. Other demands include a housing benefit of R7

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FlySafair cabin crew strike over pay and work schedules – SABC News

FlySafair cabin crew have downed tools. The striking workers that the South African Cabin Crew Association represents are demanding higher wages and the revision of the roster. FlySafair says it

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Small businesses struggle to secure capital: Economist – SABC News

Economist Doctor Azar Jammine says small businesses are finding it extremely difficult to secure capital. South Africa experienced another spike in business liquidations in September. There was a 23.9% increase

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Seoul Summits conclude with focus on AI, advanced industries – SABC News

At the close of the Invest Korea Summit in Seoul and the APEC CEO Summit in Gyeongju, Korea reaffirmed its strong commitment to innovation — not only in artificial intelligence

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Strike action looming in the automotive sector – SABC News

Strike action is looming in the automotive sector. The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa) has confirmed that it’s now in possession of a strike certificate after rejecting

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NYDA launches R2.5 billion fund to tackle unemployment – SABC News

National Youth Development Agency has launched a R2.5 billion National Youth Fund to tackle unemployment. The announcement was made at a Youth Investment Indaba in Johannesburg. The agency’s Deputy Chairperson,

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Concerns raised over growth in illegal online gambling – SABC News

The KwaZulu-Natal Economic Regulator (KZNER) says unregulated online gambling is a crime. This follows the latest report by the National Gambling Board, revealing that South Africans have spent R1.5 trillion

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Numsa to march to National Treasury today – SABC News

The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa) will march to National Treasury in Pretoria today. The union is demanding that government should stop conducting business with private security

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African banks pledge billions for infrastructure at Luanda Summit – SABC News

Africa’s financial institutions have committed to generate billions of US dollars needed to finance the continent’s infrastructure development. This pledge was made at the Luanda Summit on Financing Infrastructure Development

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ECB keeps rates unchanged as economy holds up for now – SABC News

The European Central Bank kept interest rates unchanged at 2% for the third meeting in a row on Thursday and repeated that policy was in a “good place” as economic

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