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'Disastrous' gridlock hits S. Africa's busiest port
'Disastrous' gridlock hits S. Africa's busiest port
by  AFP

More than 60,000 containers are stuck at sea waiting to be offloaded at South Africa's biggest port amid gridlock blamed on bad weather and equipment failures that is damaging the poor economy, according to business and political groups. Transnet has said the delays in Durban are the result of bad weather compounding breakdowns, ageing equipment and other issues.

VW weighs staff reductions as electric shift stalls
VW weighs staff reductions as electric shift stalls
by  AFP

German car giant Volkswagen on Monday said that it was considering staff reductions, possibly in the form of early retirement, to help it meet vital cost-cutting targets imposed in its sputtering transition to electromobility.

Gucci design studio strikes over move to Milan
Gucci design studio strikes over move to Milan
by  AFP

Some 40 artisans from Gucci's design studio downed tools Monday in the creatives' first ever strike, held over plans to move much of the team from Rome to Milan. While 153 employees are due to be transferred to Milan by March, the fate of the 66 other artisans due to remain in Rome "is uncertain", according to the unions.

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