The Congress of South African Trade Unions will encourage its two million members to take part in a protest against the e-tolling system on April 30.
Cosatu in the Western Cape says re-introducing a labour law that requires unions to conduct ballots before strikes would not solve violent acts.
Cosatu general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi says the secrecy Bill would criminalise union officials’ obligation to assist whistle-blowers.
At the third day of public hearings on the secrecy Bill, Cosatu’s Zwelinzima Vavi has warned the Bill would change South Africa into a security state.
Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa chief executive Lucky Montana says train fares are skewed in favour of rail commuters and poor communities.
The ANC has been keeping a close eye on two union leadership contests, namely the National Union of Mineworkers and National Union of Metalworkers.
Cabinet has approved the two Bills dealing with labour broking without heeding the Congress of South African Trade Unions’ call to ban the practice.
The ANC Youth League says Cosatu president S’dumo Dlamini must apologise over remarks he made regarding Julius Malema and hijacking the recent march.
Government is adamant e-tolling will start on April 30. The DA and Cosatu have threatened boycotts and barricades if it does. Who will blink first?
Gauteng premier Nomvula Mokonyane says e-tolling will be rolled out on April 30, regardless of intense public and union opposition to the plans.
Cosatu general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi says he won’t meet Democratic Alliance MP Lindiwe Mazibuko to discuss a proposed youth wage subsidy.
Workers at the liquidated Pamodzi gold mine say they are in dire straits as Aurora continues to ignore a court order to pay them R4.3-million.
Cosatu general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi says teachers must commit to providing quality teaching and uphold ethical and professional behaviour.
Minister in the Presidency Collins Chabane says Cabinet has called for the protracted debate on labour broking at Nedlac to be finalised soon.
Cosatu’s protest action goes beyond the narrow issues of labour brokering and the e-tolling system — it was more about class struggle.
Despite calling labour brokers more evil than slavery, Cosatu says they are welcome to join the march if they oppose the toll roads.
Cosatu says it asked its affiliates to develop education programmes and campaigns to educate members on violence-free strikes and demonstrations.
President Jacob Zuma has condemned the media for sensationally reporting on political matters in South African society.
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/ 27 February 2012
It is dangerous to assume the ANC is at anyone’s mercy, party secretary general Gwede Mantashe said in response to Numsa’s comments over the weekend.
Despite reduced rates, Cosatu and the DA have again rejected the implementation of toll fees on Gauteng’s freeways.
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/ 15 February 2012
Cosatu’s Gauteng chairperson says the debate on whether the ANC is leading the trade union federation in the right direction needs to continue.
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.
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/ 18 January 2012
Cosatu says the three proposed 24 hour adult channels from TopTV, showing pornographic films, will exploit and demean women and girls.
Sanral has announced the planned implementation of e-tolling in Gauteng has been postponed in order to address public concerns and petitions.
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 has promised it would get rid of "undesirables" in the ANC in the run up to the ruling party’s elective conference in 2012.
The ANC will meet the public protector and Cosatu to iron out differences over the Protection of State Information Bill.
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/ 12 December 2011
Paper group Sappi says the ongoing restructuring within its South African operations might include retrenchments at some of its production plants.
A march planned as a side event of the COP17 climate talks got underway in Durban on Saturday morning.
Cosatu says it will go ahead with mass action at the end of February next year against the implementation of the Gauteng tolling system.
A joint petition against the planned Gauteng highway tolling system will be sent to Transport Minister Sibusiso Ndebele within 14 days.
President Jacob Zuma says he needs more time to decide what actions to take against Minister Sicelo Shiceka and General Bheki Cele.