Economy

BASF workers on strike because of dispute over back pay

Workers say that they are owed money for first half of 2016

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News | 12 August 2016

Recyclers say how their lives could be made easier

Waste pickers in Khayelitsha ask for designated landfills

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News | 29 July 2016

Study links wage increase to job losses on farms

But researchers cautious about findings

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News | 28 July 2016

Boom and bust times for paraffin dealers

Shortages mean paraffin selling is a good business, but only when you can get supplies

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Photo Essay | 15 July 2016

Informal traders demand better treatment

We want security, say marchers

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Brief | 13 July 2016

Cape Town short on paraffin

Communities without electricity that depend on paraffin for heating and cooking have been struggling for weeks

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News | 12 July 2016

Uncertainty over Zimbabwean import ban

Many rely on South Africa’s cheaper groceries and goods

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News | 11 July 2016

Legislation to stop predatory wage deductions underway

Debt collectors have been exploiting involuntary and uninformed agreements with debtors

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News | 8 July 2016

Minds meet to increase access to communication

Meetings have taken place in Johannesburg and Cape Town. PE is next.

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News | 3 June 2016