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Labour Update

2 months ago

President Mahama is succeeding in nation’s fight against gold smuggling – Minister

Mr Haruna Iddrisu, the Minister of Education says President John Dramani Mahama has succeeded in fighting and reducing the smuggling of gold from the nation’s land borders and airports. The post Presi...

Labour Update

2 months ago

AI platforms accelerating Uganda’s digital transformation

From farmers using mobile applications to monitor weather patterns and market prices to entrepreneurs generating content with artificial intelligence (AI)-powered tools and health workers using intell...

Labour Update

2 months ago

Court upholds Cavendish lecturer’s dismissal over dual full-time employment

The Industrial court has dismissed a claim by a former Cavendish University lecturer who challenged his dismissal after the university discovered he was simultaneously holding another full-time positi...

Labour Update

2 months ago

Africa: Can Ethiopia Weave Africa's Complete Cotton-to-Clothing Value Chain?

[Bird Story Agency] As Africa seeks to capture more value from its natural resources, Ethiopia is building one of the continent's most ambitious cotton-to-clothing value chains. By linking farmers, re...

Labour Update

2 months ago

ANALYSIS: There’s a big orange asterisk on Trump’s latest 12.5% tariff on South African goods

New tariffs apply to 60 US trade partners. South Africa (SA) was among the economies flagged for failures to prohibit forced labour imports and hit with the subsequent 12.5% – but not on oranges and n...

Labour Update

2 months ago

Xenophobia means higher interest rates, less investment and fewer jobs

One of the recurring claims in anti-migrant politics is that foreigners take jobs, lower wages, and contribute little to their host society. These claims are, quite simply, contrary to the evidence. O...

Labour Update

2 months ago

Workplace burnout will persist without meaningful organisational change

In a society where research shows that more than one in three South African employees experiences excessive daily stress and over 70% of workers report being disengaged or actively disengaged at work,...

Labour Update

2 months ago

Africa: AU, U.S. Envoy Discuss Aussom's Future Amid Funding Uncertainty

[Shabelle] Mogadishu -- The head of the African Union Support and Stabilization Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM) met the acting U.S. ambassador to Somalia in Mogadishu to discuss the mission's future as it...

Labour Update

2 months ago

Collapse after landslide: Starmer’s fall may not be the last before 2029 UK election

In the turbulent landscape of British politics, Keir Starmer’s fall was painful to watch. As Labour faces an uncertain future, will Andy Burnham’s ambitious promises be enough to restore stability bef...

Labour Update

2 months ago

Ghana: Ghanaians Ask ICC to Investigate Xenophobic Violence in South Africa

[RFI] Two Ghanaian nationals have petitioned the International Criminal Court to open a preliminary investigation into attacks on foreign nationals in South Africa, arguing the violence could amount t...

Labour Update

2 months ago

Labour department investigates fire after three workers injured at Sasolburg plant

The Department of Employment and Labour has launched an investigation and issued a prohibition notice after a fire at Sasol's Sasolburg polyethylene plant injured three contractor employees, one of wh...

Labour Update

2 months ago

The body remembers what labour takes

Explore 'Izithukuthuku: The Tattered Soul of the Worker', a powerful dance theatre production that uses isiPantsula to critique the violence of capitalism and the emotional toll of labour, drawing ins...