Comments on: South Africa’s unions flex their muscles http://blogs.reuters.com/africanews/2009/05/18/south-africa%e2%80%99s-unions-flex-their-muscles/ African business, politics and lifestyle Fri, 17 May 2013 00:10:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: Velocity Patching http://blogs.reuters.com/africanews/2009/05/18/south-africa%e2%80%99s-unions-flex-their-muscles/comment-page-1/#comment-3361 Velocity Patching Mon, 01 Jun 2009 21:07:17 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/africanews/?p=1336#comment-3361 Good decision by President Zuma, hope he continues backing the businesses. Good decision by President Zuma, hope he continues backing the businesses.

]]> By: Philippe Mandangi http://blogs.reuters.com/africanews/2009/05/18/south-africa%e2%80%99s-unions-flex-their-muscles/comment-page-1/#comment-3251 Philippe Mandangi Thu, 21 May 2009 17:52:14 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/africanews/?p=1336#comment-3251 President Zuma has shown leadership in this issue by backing the business up and should continue to strke that balance between partisan gains and the interests of the country. He now is in office and should not be led by threat from unions or whatever organisations that supported him. He has to show leadership in involving them in his vision for the country President Zuma has shown leadership in this issue by backing the business up and should continue to strke that balance between partisan gains and the interests of the country. He now is in office and should not be led by threat from unions or whatever organisations that supported him. He has to show leadership in involving them in his vision for the country

]]> By: Neill http://blogs.reuters.com/africanews/2009/05/18/south-africa%e2%80%99s-unions-flex-their-muscles/comment-page-1/#comment-3233 Neill Wed, 20 May 2009 06:26:18 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/africanews/?p=1336#comment-3233 I agree with Nikkei. Apart from unemployment, starving people are everywhere and beggars from every other African country are found on the streets of Johannesburg. In my opinion any communist union with so much support is a threat to democracy! Can anyone tell me why they wanted to stop the listing? I mean does it have anything to do with them anyway? Now they call for a boycott on the company! WHY!? This country carries on knocking into walls and obstacles as they fly past, instead of doing the right thing. All the people in positions of power think they're invincible and that the public doesn't see what they do; or maybe forgets. Everytime something like this happens investor confidence dips, then picks up again and then the next thing will happen. Xenophobia, rascism, killings, rape not to mention ALL THE CORRUPTION!!!!!!!!!!!!!! President Zuma should, in my opinion, tell COSATU to worry about wages and their workers. He should remind them that they are not a dominant force in South Africa and they MUST take a back seat (if not the seat furthest from the action) when matters do not concern them. I agree with Nikkei. Apart from unemployment, starving people are everywhere and beggars from every other African country are found on the streets of Johannesburg.
In my opinion any communist union with so much support is a threat to democracy!

Can anyone tell me why they wanted to stop the listing? I mean does it have anything to do with them anyway? Now they call for a boycott on the company! WHY!?

This country carries on knocking into walls and obstacles as they fly past, instead of doing the right thing. All the people in positions of power think they’re invincible and that the public doesn’t see what they do; or maybe forgets.

Everytime something like this happens investor confidence dips, then picks up again and then the next thing will happen. Xenophobia, rascism, killings, rape not to mention ALL THE CORRUPTION!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

President Zuma should, in my opinion, tell COSATU to worry about wages and their workers. He should remind them that they are not a dominant force in South Africa and they MUST take a back seat (if not the seat furthest from the action) when matters do not concern them.

]]> By: Nikkei 225 http://blogs.reuters.com/africanews/2009/05/18/south-africa%e2%80%99s-unions-flex-their-muscles/comment-page-1/#comment-3229 Nikkei 225 Tue, 19 May 2009 13:16:46 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/africanews/?p=1336#comment-3229 I doubt this will be good for South Africa, its not the first time that a dominant trade union scared away potential investors. South Africa needs all the investors it can get to combat sky rocketing unemployment figures. I doubt this will be good for South Africa, its not the first time that a dominant trade union scared away potential investors. South Africa needs all the investors it can get to combat sky rocketing unemployment figures.

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