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Time to confront 21st Century realities
February 25, 2018
We are constantly reminded that today we live in a world village of the 21st Century. Yet, at the same time, politicians often seem oblivious of the fact, their mindsets stuck in a world 40 and more years ago. South Africa is no exception but, perhaps with promised jobs and investment "summits" some answers and appropriate action will follow.
Posted in: Inside Labour Column
Pensions: a trigger for worker action
February 17, 2018
Pensions are the deferred wages of workers and whenever authorities, public or private, move against these funds that workers know are rightly theirs, expect a fight, even from sectors not usually regarded as militant. A classic case should erupt in Britain next Thursday when 61 universities start a “rolling” 14-day strike.
Posted in: Inside Labour Column
Flushing aid for a drought-hit city
February 3, 2018
To help avoid a public health nightmare should South Africa's "Mother City", Cape Town run out of water by April, there is a plan to organise "community flushes" of toilets to ensure that enough water pours simultaneously through the sewage pipes to stop the blockages that are already causing problems.
Posted in: Environment
Labour pickets at the ‘sport of kings’
January 28, 2018
Trade union pickets — for the first time in a 134-year history — confronted the fashionistas and glitterati who turned up for one of the premier events in the South African horse racing calendar, the Cape — now Sun — Met in Cape Town. But, so far, there has been little response to this action at the annual his mink and manure fiesta.
Posted in: Inside Labour Column
A democratic back to school message for SA
January 20, 2018
Whatever democratic power ordinary people have should always be defended — and fiercely. So SA ctizens, importantly organised labour, should prepare to do battle with a government that proposes abolishing elected school governing bodies that have admittedly failed, but largely because government has failed them.
Posted in: Inside Labour Column
2018 — and the hope to fly above the mire
January 13, 2018
A hope for 2018: that we will not again see the reinvention of old political and economic wheels that drag us deeper into the recessionary mire and instead utilise existing opportunity and abiity to soar above the mess we are in.
Posted in: Inside Labour Column
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Nurses: the essential foot soldiers for national health
February 25, 2018
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This item was first published in the City Press, 25.02.2018 One of the policies listed for almost immediate implementation by South Africa’s newly installed President Cyril Ramaphosa in his recent State of the Nation address (Sona), concerned health. “The time has now arrived to finally implement universal health coverage through the National Health Insurance (NHI),” […]