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Labour Law

Icala aliboli - DUIs and why you can still be fired over a 2-year-old lie

Amandla Makhongwana and Jerry Kaapu 3 days

Some of the workers, who were dismissed from the Frimax chip factory in Verulam, Durban, for participating in an unprotected strike last month, wait outside the CCMA. Photo: Tsoanelo Sefoloko / GroundUp

Labour Law & Unions

Chip factory workers will challenge dismissal in Labour Court

Tsoanelo Sefoloko 17 Jul 2023

Distell workers down tools and picket

FMCG

Distell workers down tools and picket

Liezl Human 8 Feb 2023

No work, no pay: Clover workers feeling the pinch as strike enters fourth month

FMCG

No work, no pay: Clover workers feeling the pinch as strike enters fourth month

Masego Mafata 7 Mar 2022

Striking Clover workers marched through the streets of Sandton on Thursday. Photo: Masego Mafata.

FMCG

Striking Clover workers march through Sandton and picket at Israeli trade office

Masego Mafata 28 Jan 2022

FMCG

Clover boycott heats up in Pick n Pay

13 Jan 2022

Striking Clover workers to get overdue bonuses by Friday

FMCG

Striking Clover workers to get overdue bonuses by Friday

Chris Gilili 11 Jan 2022

Alternatives to dismissal - contemplating retrenchments post Covid-19

Labour Law

Alternatives to dismissal - contemplating retrenchments post Covid-19

Johan Botes 15 Jun 2020

Can you use Zoom for retrenchment consultations?

Labour Law & Unions

Can you use Zoom for retrenchment consultations?

Jonathan Goldberg and Grant Wilkinson 2 Jun 2020

Import tariffs increase encouraged to protect SA poultry sector

FMCG

Import tariffs increase encouraged to protect SA poultry sector

11 Dec 2018

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Agriculture

FAWU to protest job losses in sugar and poultry industries

5 Mar 2018

Agriculture

Bird flu wipes out R954m, SA turns to imports

15 Feb 2018

MoU unites African countries against chicken dumping, fights for level playing field

Agriculture

MoU unites African countries against chicken dumping, fights for level playing field

6 Dec 2017

Strike goes on at Coca-Cola

FMCG

Strike goes on at Coca-Cola

20 Oct 2017

Union hopes to land 18% stake in Coca-Cola bottler

Corporate & Commercial Law

Union hopes to land 18% stake in Coca-Cola bottler

Ann Crotty 29 Sep 2017

McDonald's staff stage first ever UK strike

Food & bev. services

McDonald's staff stage first ever UK strike

5 Sep 2017

Protector targets suspected fraud at AgriSeta

Legal

Protector targets suspected fraud at AgriSeta

Bekezela Phakathi 28 Apr 2017

Private-public sector efforts to find solutions for poultry industry woes welcomed

Agribusiness

Private-public sector efforts to find solutions for poultry industry woes welcomed

7 Apr 2017

Fair Play Movement takes EU to task over chicken dumping

Import/Export

Fair Play Movement takes EU to task over chicken dumping

9 Feb 2017

Regulatory

Soft-drinks industry offers 'better' alternatives to sugar tax

Linda Ensor 1 Feb 2017

EU cries foul over chicken crisis claims

Commodities & Fairtrade

EU cries foul over chicken crisis claims

Mark Allix 17 Jan 2017

Agribusiness

Astral Foods projects a poultry catastrophe if Eskom cuts off defaulting councils

Mark Allix 13 Jan 2017

Low poultry duty on EU 'will decimate jobs in SA'

Agribusiness

Low poultry duty on EU 'will decimate jobs in SA'

Mark Allix 12 Jan 2017

Agribusiness

Chicken imports a threat to SA poultry industry jobs

8 Dec 2016

FMCG

Fawu's fight in AB InBev's takeover of SABMiller pays off

Ann Crotty 16 Aug 2016

SABMiller CEO Alan Clark will receive as much as R1.2bn in bonuses and share options when the merger with AB InBev is completed.
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FMCG

Merger brews up unequal rewards

Fifi Peters 22 Jul 2016

Anheuser-Busch InBev and SABMiller branded beers.
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FMCG

Tribunal go-ahead for brewers' deal expected in July

Ann Crotty 9 Jun 2016

Jobs and R800m pledge unblocks merger delay

ESG

Jobs and R800m pledge unblocks merger delay

Hilary Joffe 5 May 2016

Probe into takeover of SABMiller

FMCG

Probe into takeover of SABMiller

Ann Crotty 4 Apr 2016

Coca-Cola Company president and chief operating officer James Quincey at the presentation of a new advertising campaign in Paris, France, on Tuesday.
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Design & Manufacturing

Patel sets tough terms for bottling merger to keep Appletiser SA-made

Hilary Joffe 20 Jan 2016

Drought has not sparked farm job cuts, says union

Sustainable Farming

Drought has not sparked farm job cuts, says union

4 Nov 2015

Agriculture

Strike against Ceres Fruit Growers over

15 Oct 2015

Ceres Fruit Growers, union set to return to negotiation table

Agriculture

Ceres Fruit Growers, union set to return to negotiation table

Jenna Etheridge 24 Sep 2015

Labour Relations Act cases on automatic terminations, retrenchment

Labour Law

Labour Relations Act cases on automatic terminations, retrenchment

Fiona Leppan and Bheki Nhlapo 16 Sep 2015

When can a trade union be held in contempt of court?

Labour Law

When can a trade union be held in contempt of court?

Kirsten Caddy 24 Jul 2014

Union settles strike but sugar workers won't work

Labour Law & Unions

Union settles strike but sugar workers won't work

Nce Mkhize 10 Jun 2014

SAB's soft drinks unit aims to cut 400 staff

Trends

SAB's soft drinks unit aims to cut 400 staff

Nick Hedley 15 Apr 2014

Rooibos workers concede defeat

Commodities & Fairtrade

Rooibos workers concede defeat

Bekezela Phakathi 13 Mar 2014

SAB strike ends as Fawu accepts wage offer

Labour Law & Unions

SAB strike ends as Fawu accepts wage offer

6 Nov 2013

SABMiller beats forecasts as emerging markets lead growth

Manufacturing

SABMiller beats forecasts as emerging markets lead growth

Nick Hedley 21 Oct 2013

Trade union liable for neglecting to prosecute members' claims

Labour Law

Trade union liable for neglecting to prosecute members' claims

Johan Botes 16 Oct 2013

SAB granted interdict to stop violence by Fawu

Labour Law

SAB granted interdict to stop violence by Fawu

9 Oct 2013

Striking SAB workers hand over memo

Labour Law & Unions

Striking SAB workers hand over memo

9 Oct 2013

Union accuses SAB of bribery

Manufacturing

Union accuses SAB of bribery

8 Oct 2013

Fawu accuses SAB management of intimidation

Labour Law & Unions

Fawu accuses SAB management of intimidation

Bekezela Phakathi 3 Oct 2013

SAB maintains its wage offer of 7%

Labour Law & Unions

SAB maintains its wage offer of 7%

2 Oct 2013

Fawu threatens new Western Cape strike

Farming

Fawu threatens new Western Cape strike

Paul Vecchiatto 8 May 2013

Imports blamed for chicken industry's woes

Farming

Imports blamed for chicken industry's woes

Amanda Visser 22 Apr 2013

Mislabelling of meat products - just distasteful? Or criminal?

Retail

Mislabelling of meat products - just distasteful? Or criminal?

Altair Richards & Mandi Krebs 19 Apr 2013

Poultry farmers 'chicken' over imports

Farming

Poultry farmers 'chicken' over imports

Linda Ensor 4 Apr 2013