Numsa says no wage deal’s been struck

Saturday, July 16th, 2011

The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa) denied industry assertions on Friday it had reached a wage deal with steel and engineering firms and said it had not called off its strike. Tens of thousands of steel workers downed tools nearly two weeks ...

Twitter drives more traffic than you think: report

Saturday, July 16th, 2011

Twitter may not have as many users as Facebook, but when it comes to social sharing, it is arguably the king for many publishers.  And for good reason: Twitter's structure makes it the perfect platform for sharing links. But are publishers using Twitter to drive traffic to their websites underestimating ...

Fuel sector talks to resume on Monday

Saturday, July 16th, 2011

Wage talks in the fuel sector will resume on Monday, the National Petroleum Employers' Association (NPEA) said on Saturday. "There is no meeting today because one of the parties was unavailable," said chairperson Mxolisi Ratsibe. NPEA hoped the dispute would be settled by Monday afternoon. ...

Can Google meet all of your analytics needs?

Friday, July 15th, 2011

According to a recent Econsultancy report, the proportion of companies exclusively using Google Analytics for their analytics needs has risen to 44%, compared to 38% last year and 23% in 2009.  Our Online Measurement and Strategy Report 2011, produced in association with Lynchpin, looks at the extent to ...

May mining production increases

Wednesday, July 13th, 2011

South African mining production rose 9.6% year on year in May after a revised 12.0% increase in April, data released by Statistics SA on Thursday shows. This reflects a pullback in growth after April's strong figure, which was the highest increase registered since September last ...