What’s happening to employment equity?
With all the talk of black economic empowerment, what is happening to employment equity? The Labour Department outlines what is …
Vol 28 No 5 Oct/Nov 2004
Things are not always as they seem: Some thoughts of Darfur
It is only in recent months that the situation in Darfur, Sudan began to dominate the international media, yet the …
The Soweto Electricity Crisis Committee: Does size count?
The Soweto Electricity Crisis Committee (SECC) has emerged as a small but significant organisation of protest. While focused on a …
The rich at play
This amusing article was written by Marcel Golding, who worked for the Labour Bulletin before moving on the the National …
The new face of industrial action in the public service: leadership fighting for political survival
The recent public service wage dispute and subsequent one-day strike raises more questions than answers. Mantombi Mtolo takes a critical …
Socialist and trade unionist
This is an edited version of an interview carried in the Labour Bulletin on her return to SA in 1990. …
Social movements: Don’t start the revolution without me
Celebration of the first decade of democracy has focused on how the government performed but it’s good chance to explore …
Schisms and political purges down on the farm
In 2001, representatives of landless groups from around SA came together to form a national umbrella body. Stephen Greenberg explores …
Making sense of Comrade Alec’s big ideas for Transnet
Public Enterprises Minister Alec Erwin has always been a man of Big Ideas, and his latest announcements on his Ministry’s …
Making sure you grow old happily
The retirement fund industry could be revamped depending on the outcome of a conference held at the end of October. …