Mining producers at the Mining Indaba in Cape Town have been discussing how they can leverage clean energy solutions with environmental protections a key issue due to climate change pressures.
The International Labour Organisation (ILO) has released its latest social dialogue report. It also explored how collective bargaining played a critical role in building resilience against the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, especially among workers and businesses.
Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana said that the severe weather which led to the death of over 400 people showed that climate change was not only an environmental issue but an alternative economic development model too.
However, the Treasury is adamant that it cannot spend more than the R20 billion, which has been budgeted for the wages in the current fiscal framework.