Militant unions bids to spread miners strike
The militant labour union dominating South Africa’s platinum sector is seeking to extend to the gold mines the marathon strike threatening to drive the country into recession. The Union’s determined to reduce the pay of executives it says create a disproportionate wage age perpetuating the inequities of the apartheid system overthrown two decades ago. Ends […]
Greek ship pirated off Ghana
A Greek-owned tanker carrying gas oil is believed to have been pirated off the coast of Ghana. The International Maritime Bureau says last contact with the vessel was on Wednesday. The IMB, that monitors piracy around the globe, characterises the Gulf of Guinea as a danger area. It says there’s been a posible hijacking of […]