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Find the middle ground to avert collapse
South Africa’s metal and engineering sector, which is used as a measure of the overall economy’s performance is living through...
Steel and Engineering Sector on the Precipice of an Unprecedented Jobs Crisis
The employment trends in the metals and engineering sector are an important indicator for the underlying structural constraints that have...
Growing the Economy is the Only way to Fix South Africa
The Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of Southern Africa (SEIFSA) wishes all its member a productive and prosperous 2024, which...
The Collapse of the Steel Master Plan and Disintegration of Industry
The steel industry is the backbone of any economy, it forms the foundation of any modern economy and is essential...
Closure of Steel Production Capacity at ArcelorMittal will have devastating implications for South Africa and the Continent
Johannesburg, 29 November 2023. The announcement by ArcelorMittal South Africa on the closure of its operations in Newcastle and Vereeniging,...
It\’s more than just about wages
Monday, next week marks the commencement of the 2024 Main Agreement wage and conditions of employment negotiations with a dialogue...
SAFTU’S Intended protest action 29 November 2023
Introduction Management may be aware, from recent media reports, that the South African Federation of Trade Unions (SAFTU), intends calling...
Scrap Metal ban is not working and should not be extended
Johannesburg, 21 November 2023. The SEIFSA Office has noted with concern submissions to the DTIC calling for the extension to...