Government Setas worst performing
Controversy, allegations of non-performance, corruption and mismanagement seem to have been linked to Sector Education and Training Authorities (Setas) since …
Vol 28 No 3 Jun/July 2004
German labour speaks
Both the Confederation of German Trade Unions (DGB) Cosatu has a lot in common aside from being aligned to their …
Erwin’s privatization tap dance – or is it?
Since former trade and industry minister Alec Erwin took over the public enterprises portfolio, there has been debate as to …
Evolving labour relations in Mozambique
Eddie Webster and Geoffrey Wood sought to understand the state of labour relations in Mozambique through survey of 177 companies …
Did Numsa’s strategy hit its targets?
It has been ten years since the National Union of Metalworkers of SA (Numsa) introduced its much heralded three-year bargaining …
Civil society post Cancun
A conference organised by the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung (FES) brought together representatives from several Southern African civil society organisations to …
Ceppwawu’s Night of the Long Knives
The impact of the split within the Chemical, Energy, Paper, Printing, Wood and Allied Workers Union (Ceppwawu) last year was …
Building a house on sand
The impact of the AGOA on the region and the corresponding efforts to strengthen the labour movements has been covered …
Are Labour’s All-in Wrestlers losing their grips
Post democracy the labour movement has focused on policy and the new labour laws. But within this new environment what …
Aristide friend or foe, victim or villain
It is unfortunate that debate around the arrival of former Haitan president Jean-Bertrand Aristide in SA was hijacked in an …