Last Week’s Top Stories on FTW Online

Relationship between Transnet and labour reaches new low

There has been a further breakdown in the relationship between labour and Transnet over allegations that Transnet CEO Siyabonga Gama described United National Transport Union (Untu) general secretary Steve Harris as “malicious”.

Cabinet approves TFTA

Cabinet recently approved the Tripartite Free Trade Area (TFTA) agreement which has been sent to Parliament for ratification.

Durban manufacturer fined R30m

Spokesperson for the Competition Commission, Sipho Ngwema, said NCS Resins (an unsaturated polyester resins manufacturer) had admitted to price fixing and market division transgressions. 

Trade union announces action plan for steel an aluminium industry

Trade union Solidarity has announced an action plan to support the local steel and aluminium industry, in response to the United States decision not to exempt South Africa from steel and aluminium import tariffs.

SA man caught smuggling R2m to Dubai

South African Revenue Service (Sars) customs officials confiscated just shy of R2 million from a South African man en-route to Dubai through Cape Town International Airport.