Irvin Jim

Type: Person

Name: Irvin Jim

First reported May 24 2013 - Updated May 24 2013 - 1 reports

NDP ‘belongs to whole of SA’

Durban - For the media the National Development Plan "was not scandalous enough to make front page news", Planning Minister Trevor Manuel said at the opening session of the 15th African Renaissance Conference in Durban on Thursday.Manuel’s retort was ... [Published IOL - May 24 2013]

Entities: Trevor Manuel, National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa, Durban, Bheki Sibiya, Irvin Jim

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated May 24 2013 - 1 reports

African National Congress

Mining industry vital for NDP: Mkhize

"It is fair to say that the NDP, representing our vision 2030, particularly the R3 trillion infrastructure plan, rests largely on successful mining industry," Mkhize told the National Union of Mineworkers' central committee meeting in Pretoria."While ... [Published Times Live South Africa - May 23 2013]

Entities: African National Congress, National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa, Zwelinzima Vavi

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 1 reports

Pravin Gordhan

Trade Unions' wage demands raise alarm bells

Trade Unions' wage demands of up to 60% have raised alarm bells and Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan this week issued a stern warning to labour, business, government and civil society.Speaking against labour unrest, wage hikes and negative investor sentiment, ... [Published SABC - May 22 2013]

Entities: Pravin Gordhan, Trade Union, Wastewater, Irvin Jim, Welkom

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

South African Communist Party (South Africa)

SACP chiefs must admit not being Marxists

THE National Development Plan (NDP) shone brightly at Mangaung. It was endorsed by conference resolutions. The deputy chair of the National Planning Commission (NPC) was elevated to the deputy presidency of the African National Congress (ANC). President ... [Published BDlive - May 17 2013]

Entities: South African Communist Party (South Africa), Jeremy Cronin, Irvin Jim, National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa

First reported May 13 2013 - Updated May 14 2013 - 1 reports

Sasol Ltd

Long-running polymers excessive-pricing case gets moving

The Competition Tribunal began hearings on Monday into the alleged excessive pricing of propylene and polypropylene by (SCI) between 2004 and the end of 2007, with Advocate Arnold Subel outlining the commissions case and Advocate Wim Trengove leading ... [Published Engineering News - May 13 2013]

Entities: Sasol Ltd, Polymer, Irvin Jim, National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa

First reported May 09 2013 - Updated May 10 2013 - 1 reports

Congress of South African Trade Unions

Cosatu critique of NDP 'not unjustified'

Cosatu's critique of certain elements of the National Development Plan is not unjustified, ANC deputy secretary-general Jessie Duarte has said. "Cosatu... has a point when it speaks about setting a particular target for unemployment," she told Sapa in ... [Published The New Age Online - May 09 2013]

Entities: Congress of South African Trade Unions, Jessie Duarte, National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa, Zwelinzima Vavi, CODESA

First reported May 02 2013 - Updated May 03 2013 - 1 reports

Democratic Alliance

Zuma calls for unity among workers

THE National Development Plan (NDP), unity within organised labour, and the Democratic Alliance’s (DA’s) recent attempts to rebrand itself dominated the discourse on Wednesday, as political leaders gave speeches commemorating Workers’ Day at celebrations ... [Published BDlive - May 02 2013]

Entities: Democratic Alliance, Congress of South African Trade Unions, African National Congress

First reported May 01 2013 - Updated May 02 2013 - 6 reports

Workers Day: The tripartite alliance papers over the cracks

The ANC, Cosatu and the SACP all took to the podium on Workers Day to re-affirm their commitment to the campaign for the rights of the countrys labourers. But even as they recognised the need for a concerted effort towards addressing the actual problems ... [Published Daily Maverick - May 02 2013]

Entities: Congress of South African Trade Unions, African National Congress, Workers

First reported May 01 2013 - Updated May 01 2013 - 2 reports

We cannot permanently vote for ANC because of history – Numsa

As the campaign for next year’s national elections begins, the ANC should be at the forefront of championing workers’ rights, the National Union of Metalworkers of SA (Numsa) has said.Numsa’s general secretary Irvin Jim said: “We vote for the ANC because ... [Published City Press - May 01 2013]

Entities: National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa, Irvin Jim, Workers, Congress of South African Trade Unions

First reported May 01 2013 - Updated May 01 2013 - 2 reports

DA equals oppression - Nathi

The DA was never involved in the liberation of South Africans and is associated with oppression, Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa said on Wednesday."The Democratic Alliance wants to label itself as the spokesperson of our people. The party is actually synonymous ... [Published iafrica.com - May 01 2013]

Entities: Nathi Mthethwa, African National Congress, Irvin Jim, Congress of South African Trade Unions, Democratic Alliance

First reported Apr 28 2013 - Updated Apr 29 2013 - 2 reports

Manuel and Cronin 'snub' Cosatu forum

PLANNING Minister Trevor Manuel and SA Communist Party deputy general secretary Jeremy Cronin yesterday apparently snubbed Cosatu's socialist forum where they were due to debate the government's National Development Plan.This gave National Union of Metalworkers ... [Published Sowetan - Apr 29 2013]

Entities: Jeremy Cronin, Irvin Jim, Congress of South African Trade Unions, Trevor Manuel, National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa

First reported Apr 25 2013 - Updated Apr 25 2013 - 1 reports

Wage rise mirage

I was chatting recently to a petrol attendant who said his monthly wage of R 4, 500 made it very difficult to support the eight people in his extended family who depended on him. SA has talked a lot about the low "social wage" (namely, poor service delivery) ... [Published Financial Mail - Apr 25 2013]

Entities: Congress of South African Trade Unions, Workers, Human Sciences Research Council, Irvin Jim

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NDP ‘belongs to whole of SA’ [Published IOL - May 24 2013]
Mining industry vital for NDP: Mkhize [Published Times Live South Africa - May 23 2013]
Trade Unions' wage demands raise alarm bells [Published SABC - May 22 2013]
Why the National Development Plan benefits Sout... [Published Polity.org.za - May 21 2013]
SACP chiefs must admit not being Marxists [Published BDlive - May 17 2013]
Long-running polymers excessive-pricing case ge... [Published Engineering News - May 13 2013]
Cosatu critique of NDP 'not unjustified' [Published The New Age Online - May 09 2013]
Zuma: divided Cosatu risks another Marikana [Published IOL - May 02 2013]
Zuma calls for unity among workers [Published BDlive - May 02 2013]
Workers Day: The tripartite alliance papers ove... [Published Daily Maverick - May 02 2013]
We cannot permanently vote for ANC because of h... [Published City Press - May 01 2013]
DA equals oppression - Nathi [Published iafrica.com - May 01 2013]
ANC should champion workers rights: Jim [Published The New Age Online - May 01 2013]
DA synonymous with oppression: Mthethwa [Published The New Age Online - May 01 2013]
May Day rallies to be held all over SA [Published News24.com - May 01 2013]
Workers’ Day rallies to be held across the country [Published City Press - May 01 2013]
Workers' Day rallies to be held nationwide [Published Times Live South Africa - May 01 2013]
Rallies to be held across the country [Published The New Age Online - May 01 2013]
Rallies for Worker's Day [Published ENCA - May 01 2013]
POLITICAL WEEK AHEAD: Workers’ Day rallies, spe... [Published BDlive - Apr 29 2013]
Manuel and Cronin 'snub' Cosatu forum [Published Sowetan - Apr 29 2013]
Disunion at union central [Published City Press - Apr 28 2013]
NUMSAs response to metal pension fund investmen... [Published Congress of South African Trade Unions - Apr 25 2013]
Gordhan defends NDP, but calls for new thinking... [Published Engineering News - Apr 25 2013]
Wage rise mirage [Published Financial Mail - Apr 25 2013]
Numsa takes aim at Manuel and Zille in anti-NDP... [Published Times Live South Africa - Apr 25 2013]
YCL tears into COSATU leaders [Published Sowetan - Apr 22 2013]
Numsa looks to members to solve Cosatu woes [Published BDlive - Apr 22 2013]
'Cowards must rise and speak for NDP' [Published Times Live South Africa - Apr 22 2013]
Unions attack NDP in battle to set SA’s economi... [Published BDlive - Apr 22 2013]