Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of Southern Africa (SEIFSA) Chief Economist Henk Langenhoven has been appointed to the International Trade Administration Commission of South Africa (ITAC) for a threeyear term.

The appointment, which was made by President Jacob Zuma last week, is effective from 1 October 2015 until 30 September 2018.

Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of Southern Africa (SEIFSA) Chief Economist Henk Langenhoven has been appointed to the International Trade Administration Commission of South Africa (ITAC) for a threeyear term.

The appointment, which was made by President Jacob Zuma last week, is effective from 1 October 2015 until 30 September 2018.

COSATU SECTION 77 PROTEST ACTION: 7 OCTOBER 2015

INTRODUCTION

Management may be aware, from recent media reports, that Cosatu has issued a notice to Nedlac of its intention to stage a national stay-away or a socio-economic strike on Wednesday, 7 October 2015 on the state of public transport in South Africa, the implementation of a safe, reliable, integrated and affordable transport system and the scrapping of the e-tolling system.

This Management Brief provides some basic background to the issues and guidance to management in dealing with the protected protest action.

JOHANNESBURG, 30 SEPTEMBER 2015 – The Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of Southern Africa (SEIFSA) has called on the Government to extend the protection of the metals and engineering sector throughout the value chain.

SEIFSA, which was part of the campaign for a 10% tariff to be imposed on imported steel, has warned that extra caution must be taken to ensure that downstream steel producers are not negatively affected. The tariff was recently imposed by the International Trade Advisory Commission.

INTRODUCTION

Management will be aware, from recent media reports that the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA) is preparing for a possible protest action in the form of a national stay-away and other forms of protest activity on Wednesday, 30 September 2015.

This Management Brief provides some basic background to the issue and guidance to management in dealing with the intended protest action.