Cosatu calls for national strike over brokers, tolls

Cosatu has called on teachers to lead a strike its members will hold in a month's time against labour brokers and proposed toll roads in Gauteng.

Cosatu rails against TopTV porn channels

Cosatu says the three proposed 24 hour adult channels from TopTV, showing pornographic films, will exploit and demean women and girls.

Sanral suspends tolling to address 'public concerns'

Sanral has announced the planned implementation of e-tolling in Gauteng has been postponed in order to address public concerns and petitions.

Cosatu laments 'white, capitalist-owned' JSE

Cosatu has urged the ANC to look at transformation in the JSE, which it says is more than 80% white, capitalist-owned, and increasingly foreign-owned.

Cosatu set to 'fumigate' ANC in 2012

Cosatu has promised it would get rid of "undesirables" in the ANC in the run up to the ruling party's elective conference in 2012.

ANC will meet protector, Cosatu for info Bill talks

The ANC will meet the public protector and Cosatu to iron out differences over the Protection of State Information Bill.

Sappi job security on the line with restructuring

Paper group Sappi says the ongoing restructuring within its South African operations might include retrenchments at some of its production plants.

Dissonance in Durban

Protesters marched through the streets of Durban on Saturday morning creating a spectacle that was worlds apart from the solemn climate change talks.

Climate change march under way in Durban

A march planned as a side event of the COP17 climate talks got underway in Durban on Saturday morning.

Sanef pleased with ad hoc secrecy Bill committee

Sanef has welcomed the decision of the National Council of Provinces to form an ad hoc committee on the Protection of State Information Bill.

National Council of Provinces sets up info Bill team

The National Council of Provinces have established a committee to deal with the secrecy Bill, while Cosatu has called for amendments to the Bill.

Cosatu to turn Gauteng's streets red over tolls

Cosatu says it will go ahead with mass action at the end of February next year against the implementation of the Gauteng tolling system.

Tolls petition will be concluded in two weeks

A joint petition against the planned Gauteng highway tolling system will be sent to Transport Minister Sibusiso Ndebele within 14 days.

Zuma 'needs time' to decide on Cele and Shiceka

President Jacob Zuma says he needs more time to decide what actions to take against Minister Sicelo Shiceka and General Bheki Cele.

Youth desk -- not youth wing, says Cosatu

Trade union federation Cosatu has denied that it plans to set up its own youth wing, but would rather set up a youth desk to help unemployed youth.

Swazi protests swell as riot police look on

More than 1 000 people marched on Tuesday through Swaziland's Manzini in one of the largest protests yet against Africa's last absolute monarch.

Vavi gets flak over 'lack of leadership'

The NUM has blamed a lack of leadership by Cosatu General Secretary Zwelinzima Vavi for its row with Numsa.

ANC has 'no policy' on nationalisation

The ANC has once again announced that it has no policy on nationalisation of the mines, spokesperson Keith Khoza said.

Nationalisation: It's how and when -- not if, says Cosatu

The ANC is not deciding whether to implement nationalisation, but rather how to do so, Cosatu has told business leaders at a debate on the topic.

Coal workers dig in, prepare for 'powerful strike'

Workers in the coal sector will embark on a strike following failed wage negotiations, the National Union of Mineworkers said on Wednesday.

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