solidarity

  1. Jan

    The politics of hiring free engineers to help fix Eskom's breakdown problem

    Eskom appoints 18 from Solidarity's list of 300 skilled engineers — while being hamstrung by politics Eskom has so far appointed 18 people from a list of 300 "turnaround agents" submitted to the power utility by Solidarity, according to Rapport. The relatively small number of appointees is...
  3. Jan

    Eskom launches crowdsourced skills database - "imminently" recruiting engineers who've already volunteered to help fix load-shedding

    Eskom hiring engineers to fix load-shedding — and launching a crowdsourced skills database Eskom says it will soon launch an online skills database to crowdsource experts for the power utility to hire. It will recruit suitable candidates that have already put up their hands to help fix...
    • Jan
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    • andré de ruyter eskom load-shedding pravin gordhan solidarity
    • Replies: 33
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  4. Jan

    JSE looking into considers carbon credits market

    JSE considers carbon credits trading JSE CEO Leila Fourie believes president Cyril Ramaphosa's plan to fix South Africa's energy crisis could serve as a driver of economic growth in the country, reports the Sunday Times. The stock exchange is also looking into a "carbon credits" trading market...
    • Jan
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    • carbon credits cyril ramaphosa dirk hermann eskom leila fourie loadshedding pravin gordhan solidarity
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  5. Jan

    MTN and Solidarity face off over retrenchment letters

    MTN issues retrenchment letters as it restructures Solidarity has slammed a planned retrenchment process at MTN as "immoral" and "illegal", while MTN has criticised the trade union's statement as "purposefully alarmist". The strong statements come after the mobile network sent a letter to...
  6. Jan

    Battle of Eskomopylae - Solidarity provides minister with list of 300 power experts

    Solidarity sends list of 300 South African power experts to fix Eskom Labour union Solidarity has sent a list of roughly 300 skilled and experienced power experts to the Department of Public Enterprises and Eskom to help the power utility fix its operational problems. The development comes...
    • Jan
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    • department of public enterprises (dpe) pravin gordhan solidarity
    • Replies: 15
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  7. Jan

    Gordhan asks Solidarity for list of engineers that can fix Eskom

    Message received — Gordhan accepts Solidarity's offer to help bring back engineers to fix Eskom Public enterprises minister Pravin Gordhan has written to Solidarity asking the labour union to provide a list of engineers and other workers that can assist with Eskom's skills shortage. Gordhan's...
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    Gordhan sends SOS to trade union Solidarity, accepts offer to help Eskom with critical skills

    https://www.news24.com/news24/southafrica/investigations/just-in-gordhan-sends-sos-to-trade-union-solidarity-accepts-offer-to-help-eskom-with-critical-skills-20220720
  9. Jan

    Solidarity promises legal action against Eskom's R938 fee for 0kWh users

    Legal threat against Eskom's R938 solar power tariff South African trade union Solidarity has said it would implement legal proceedings against Eskom if the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) approves its R938 tariff for solar power users. The union described Eskom's application...
  10. Jan

    Solidarity auctions off Denel vehicles and office furniture to pay members' salaries

    Denel disaster — Vehicles and office furniture auctioned off to pay salaries Trade union Solidarity held the first of several auctions aimed at recovering millions in outstanding salaries owed to Denel employees. The assets were seized earlier this year after the state-owned company failed to...
  11. Jan

    Denel informs staff they can't submit tax returns for 2022 yet

    Denel disaster Embattled stated arms manufacturer Denel has informed employees that their tax certificates are not ready for distribution. It has also failed to comply with a court order to pay employees, resulting in assets being seized for auction.
    • Jan
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    • denel derek mans solidarity south african revenue service (sars) thandeka sabela zondo commission
    • Replies: 41
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  12. Hanno Labuschagne

    Labour unions accept Eskom's 7% wage increase

    Labour unions accept Eskom's 7% wage increase South African labour groups agreed to a wage offer from the state-owned power utility, ending an impasse over increases that triggered a week of illegal protests and deepened electricity outages. Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd., which generates almost all...
  13. Jan

    When employees can ignore instructions on the work WhatsApp group

    Work WhatsApp groups could be breaking South African law South African employers should be aware that sending staff instructions outside of their specified working hours could be unreasonable under labour laws. That is according to SchoemanLaw Inc senior professional assistant Kavita...
    • Jan
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    • basic conditions of employment act kavita kooverjee schoemanlaw inc solidarity whatsapp
    • Replies: 34
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  14. Jan

    Akademia launches computer science degree

    Computer science degree now available from private Afrikaans university Private Afrikaans university Akademia has announced it will start offering a full-time three-year computer science degree at its Centurion campus from 2023. The university, developed by the Solidarity Movement, announced...
    • Jan
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    • akademia corné de ridder council for scientific and industrial research (csir) hannes rautenbach marthinus visser solidarity
    • Replies: 16
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  15. Jan

    DStv copyright takedown on AfriForumTV's launch video

    DStv blocks AfriForumTV launch video on YouTube DStv had YouTube take down the launch video of a new Afrikaans streaming service based on a suspicious copyright claim. The target of South Africa's biggest pay-TV broadcaster was AfriForumTV, a new Afrikaans-focused video streaming service...
    • Jan
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    • afriforum afriforumtv dstv kallie kriel multichoice solidarity youtube
    • Replies: 30
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  16. Jan

    The Post Office hasn't met its regulated delivery success standards in a decade

    South Africa's Post Office hasn't hit its delivery target in ten years The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icasa) mandates a delivery standard target for the South African Post Office and, since 2015, the postal service hasn't come close to hitting it. Icasa's mandated...
    • Jan
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    • independent communications authority of south africa (icasa) solidarity south african express parcels association (saepa) south african post office (sapo)
    • Replies: 24
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  17. Jan

    Denel must pay outstanding salaries of R90 million or face asset seizure

    Denel ordered to pay R90 million in outstanding salaries — or else The Johannesburg Labour Court has ordered state-owned arms manufacturer Denel to pay R90 million in outstanding salaries to employees. That comes after Solidarity took Denel to court over overdue salaries and other payments...
    • Jan
    • Thread
    • denel dirk hermann guptas national union of metalworkers (numsa) solidarity
    • Replies: 18
    • Forum: News and Current Affairs
  18. Jan

    Eskom engineer exodus

    Exodus of engineers at Eskom Eskom engineers and technical staff are leaving the power utility because of affirmative action, a lack of career prospects, cadre deployment, nepotism, and a toxic work environment. This is according to an article in Rapport, which highlighted problems in...
  19. Jan

    2022 Bank Charges Report released

    Cheapest banks in South Africa The Solidarity Research Institute has released its 2022 Bank Charges Report, revealing that TymeBank is the cheapest bank in the country. Solidarity economic researcher, Theuns du Buisson, said the report revealed that digital banks TymeBank and Bank Zero offered...
  20. Jan

    Solidarity threatens legal action to force deregulation of South Africa's petrol price

    Legal threat over R20 petrol price in South Africa The South African government must urgently deregulate petrol and diesel prices in South Africa, or it could face legal action. This is the call from labour union Solidarity, which has warned that the surging fuel price threatened economic...
  21. Jan

    How the Post Office crushed the SA Turf Directory - a 30-year-old business

    The SA Post Office crushed a great business started 37 years ago The South African Post Office (SAPO) is in complete disarray after years of corruption, mismanagement, and strikes that gutted the organisation. Its financial situation is so dire that it is not paying its employees’ taxes and...
    • Jan
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    • anton van der bijl john freeman sa turf directory solidarity south african post office (sapo)
    • Replies: 34
    • Forum: News and Current Affairs
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