Africa Energy: SA unions oppose potential split of power firm Eskom

Africa Energy: SA unions oppose potential split of power firm Eskom

South African trade union federation COSATU said on Tuesday that it opposed a proposal to split up Eskom into three different entities, adding that it would not solve the struggling utility’s governance and debt problems.

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Africa Mining: SA’s COSATU plans nationwide strike over mass layoffs

Africa Mining: SA’s COSATU plans nationwide strike over mass layoffs

South Africa’s largest labour union group, with more than a million and a half members, said on Wednesday it would stage a nationwide strike on Feb. 13 over large-scale layoffs at ailing state-owned firms and at private companies.

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