Cosatu is to launch a week-long boycott of goods destined for Zimbabwe and Swaziland.
Cosatu’s national strike in protest against food, fuel and electricity prices this week hit economic activity hard.
There is a need for changes in the country’s economic policy, Cosatu general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi said on Thursday.
Cabinet on Thursday highlighted strategies it says are necessary to deal with rising food prices and reduce the country’s reliance on food imports.
Thousands of Cosatu members marched through South Africa’s cities on Wednesday in protest against the rising cost of living.
Masses of workers supported a national strike against rising living costs on Wednesday, paralysing transport services and immobilising businesses.
South Africa’s giant mining companies were badly hit by a strike on Wednesday over rising power, food and fuel prices.
South African mine workers started striking on Wednesday as part of a mass action over rising power, food and fuel prices.
Significant support is expected in all nine provinces for Wednesday’s protests against electricity and other price hikes, Cosatu said.
Cries from Cosatu to zero-rate more food products, as well as the proposal of a national food control agency, has generated misinformed debate.
Promises of big numbers of people that will bring KwaZulu-Natal’s capital city to a standstill next week has left business seething.
Cosatu has condemned what it termed ”the walkout” by financial institutions from a meeting to gazette the Financial Sector Charter.
Telkom workers from two South African communication industry trade unions will go on strike from August 1 to 5 over wage demands.
About 25 000 Cosatu members started marching to Eskom’s offices in Johannesburg on Wednesday to protest against rising electricity and food prices.
Tens of thousands of workers downed tools in four provinces on Wednesday to voice their "disgust" with rising living costs.
Johannesburg commuters were left stranded as Cosatu prepared for a one-day stayaway and protest march on Wednesday.
A planned Cosatu protest march through the Johannesburg CBD on Wednesday is set to disrupt traffic and public transport.
Congress of South African Trade Unions general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi has expressed regret over his recent ”shoot and kill for Zuma” comments.
Cosatu has called on civil society to join in a protest against rising electricity and food prices in Johannesburg on Wednesday.
Finance Minister Trevor Manuel convened a meeting on Thursday between the Treasury and Cosatu in an attempt to resolve numerous challenges.
Cosatu general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi will receive the Pan African Lifetime Achievement Award from the TransAfrica Forum in Washington in December.
Thousands of workers took to the streets on Wednesday in support of a Cosatu protest against rocketing food and power prices.
Gold production was severely disrupted in parts of South Africa on Wednesday as thousands of mine workers downed tools to protest rising living costs.
Cosatu expects a total shutdown of business on Wednesday in three provinces during the second round of its planned protests against spiralling prices.
Cosatu says it will reserve judgement on corruption allegations reportedly contained in the Pillay commission report.
War will be declared on hunger and poverty, the Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) told a food seminar in Midrand on Thursday.
South Africa is a nation of activists, but the Congress of South African Trade Unions seems to be barking up the wrong tree.
Thousands march in Durban in protest against job losses caused by the electricity crisis and spiralling food, fuel and other prices.
Durban businesses on Wednesday reported that up to 80% of their workers failed to turn up ahead of the planned Cosatu protest.
Thousands of unionised South African workers downed tools on Wednesday to protest against a sharp jump in food and fuel prices.
A march by Cosatu to Parliament on Wednesday will demand that the government places an immediate freeze on food prices.
Cosatu says it was shocked to hear about another ”collusion scandal” in the food industry — this time among chicken companies.