The North West Provincial Executive Committee has intervened decisively to rescue Naledi and Mamusa local municipalities.
Both councils have struggled under financial recovery plans for over two years without achieving stability.
New provincial executive representatives have now been introduced to...
We think we’ve been able to secure a settlement in the best interest of workers, says Numsa general secretary Irvin Jim.
Numsa, the country’s largest union, has signed a multi-term above-inflation wage deal with five employers in the country’s multi billion-rand plastics sector, which is set to be extended to nonparties in a sector employing about 34,000 workers nationally.
The wage agreement would see workers getting pay increases of 7% effective July 1, a 6% increase effective July 2026 and another 6% increase from July 2027. The inflation rate slightly increased from the 2.7% recorded in March to 2.8% in April.
