Industrial strife in South Africa
SOUTH AFRICA: Strikes dash plans for new BMW model
Union unrest has undone BMW South Africa’s hopes of winning the assembly contract for a new model. The loss of…
SOUTH AFRICA: Staggered return marks end of damaging strike
South Africa's Motor Industry Bargaining Council (MIBCO) components division says between 60% and 70% of strikers in the country's damaging…
SOUTH AFRICA: Strike costs BMW 13,000 cars as investment put on hold
BMW South Africa says the recent massive industrial action cost the automaker 13,000 vehicles in lost production, adding future investment…
SOUTH AFRICA: BMW warns of SA risks as exports slump
BMW South Africa is warning that continuing industrial action in South Africa is damaging the reputation for reliability of South…
COMMENT: “Avoidable” South Africa strikes bewilder negotiators
No sooner had the South African automotive industry thought it was out of the woods with the ending of one…
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SOUTH AFRICA: Strike talks focus on narrowed demands against intimidation backdrop
Negotiators involved in attempting to broker a deal to end South Africa's latest automotive strike say they have reduced the…
SOUTH AFRICA: Component walkout sees renewed massive strike action
South Africa component manufacturers may only have around a week's worth of "buffer stock," as the latest wave of strike…
SOUTH AFRICA: Toyota aiming for 10 September restart against component strike backdrop
Toyota says it hopes to start full production tomorrow (10 September) in South Africa after staff partially returned to work…
SOUTH AFRICA: BMW workers accept deal but new component strike hits industry
BMW says its South African employees have now accepted the deal brokered between the Automotive Manufacturers Employers Organisation (AMEO) and…
SOUTH AFRICA: Bitter strike ends as most workers accept deal
South Africa's metalworkers union, NUMSA, says the majority of its striking members have accepted an 11.5% pay deal plus benefits, although…