Aug. 2009 -- The Communication Workers Union (CWU), representing 44,000 workers, said more than 4,500 Telkom workers in four of South Africa's nine provinces began a strike on Aug. 3 to push their ...

Summary South Africa's banks are bracing for further economic turmoil, which could dent their trade finance revenues and expose their overdependence on sovereign bond holdings. The probable loss ...

Further banking sector consolidation is on the cards in South Africa, analysts predict, as projected GDP growth of more than 4% for 2005 tempts foreign players in. FirstRand Bank is top of the list of ...

Striking South African state workers are vowing to ignore a court order for them to return to work, raising pressure on the government and threatening damage to the continent's largest economy.