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Neotel, trade union clash over restructuring

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SOUTH Africa's Communication Workers Union (CWU) has expressed concern over the country's second fixed telephone company - Neotel (Pty) Ltd, allegedly embarking on a restructuring exercise without consulting the union. The CWU spokesman, Matankana Mothapo, told our reporters that his...
Mobile and Telecoms

Presidential task force to begin NITEL staff verification

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THE Presidential Taskforce for NITEL and M-TEL, is set to begin verification of staff details in preparation for the payment of outstanding salaries and allowances. In an interview with our reporter, a senior member of the taskforce, Sunday Alhassan,...
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IT the solution to high unemployment

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INFORMATION technology (IT) is the only solution to the rising unemployment in South Africa and the rest of the African continent, an African National Congress (ANC) senior official has said. Addressing a three day Information Communication Technology (ICT) conference at...
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SA postal workers stage sit-in over ‘Mickey Mouse’ union

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SOUTH Africa's Communication Workers Union (CWU) has clashed with the South African Post Office (SAPO) over a new communications union widely viewed as a "Mickey Mouse" Postal Union. Hordes of SAPO members have embarked on a sit-in at the parastatal's...
Mobile and Telecoms

MTN, Union, clash over fired workers

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THE Communication Workers Union (CWU) of South Africa is embroiled in a labour dispute with Africa’s cellular mobile network giant, MTN, over the dismissal of workers on Wednesday allegedly without following procedures. The CWU is threatening to take MTN...
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Apply careful differentiation in labour broking debate

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Werner Guse, Business Unit Executive: Human Capital Management of listed ICT services company GijimaAst, stresses the need for careful differentiation in the current labour broking debate in South Africa. Whist there is a strong belief from organised labour that the...
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Nigeria- Telecom operators call for government intervention

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Telecom operators in Nigeria are crying out for government intervention, this as they warn of large scale layoffs in the industry reports Business Day Nigeria. The global recession, power supply and increasingly harsh operating conditions have been fingered as reasons...
Mobile and Telecoms

Workers reject “retrogressive” Telkom proposal

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The Communication Workers Union has rejected Telkom’s Monday proposal to have its members back at work. “Telkom met with the union at the CCMA on Monday after meeting with their principals (the Telkom Board of Directors), only to present...
Mobile and Telecoms

Labour Union backs down on Vodacom boycott

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THE Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) has backed down on its threats to urge a boycott of Vodacom. Instead, the labour body said it will engage with the management of the cellular company to map the way forward...
Mobile and Telecoms

Trade union unhappy with Telkom restructuring

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Workers in the South African telecommunications sector have expressed dissatisfaction with Telkom’s restructuring programme. The workers, represented by the Communication Workers Union (CWU), said that they were concerned with the ‘self appointment’ of Reuben September as chief executive officer...
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NRF & UNESCO Body Sign MoU to Advance Science, Technology and Innovation Cooperation

The International Science, Technology and Innovation Centre for South-South Cooperation under the auspices of UNESCO (ISTIC) and South Africa’s...
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