Government’s proposed labour reforms could finally extend employee protections to South Africa’s creative workforce but unions warn the real work starts now
Parties and labour organisations have slammed the 2026 Budget for failing to tackle low growth, high unemployment, and municipal distress, while cautiously welcoming tax relief and social grant increases
Labour federations Cosatu and the South African Federation of Trade Unions have led calls for a budget that addresses massive unemployment and weak growth
At a time when rampant unemployment — one of the country’s biggest crises and a national emergency — takes root, the looming jobs bloodbath will decimate not only the sugar industry but also blight efforts to reduce jobless numbers and wreak havoc on the region’s food security
Vision, the lead secured lender to the troubled sugar giant, said it was committed to saving the company and jobs despite the business rescue process failing
“This is not about Patrice waking up one morning and wanting to be president,” the lobbyist said. “It is about stabilising the centre of power before the ANC implodes”
Incoming NDPP lauded for his anti-corruption record as head of the SIU while critics see red
At a Joe Slovo commemoration, Ramaphosa warned the communist party that going it alone would be a historic mistake and undermine the broader liberation alliance
The finance minister announced a lower inflation target of 3%, which the South African Reserve Bank has been pushing for
Countries around the world are increasingly turning against Israel and its aggression in the Middle East. South Africa’s unions and citizens must join in solidarity with Palestinians
President Cyril Ramaphosa put a brave face on Friday to legacy foundations and opposition parties boycotting a convention to kick off a National Dialogue on how to resolve South Africa’s numerous problems, saying similar walkouts had occurred during the difficult transition to democracy. “We are embarking on a process that will launch a million conversations. […]
Critics wondered whether the convention would follow through with local ward talks and implement recommendations
As Archbishop Desmond Tutu said, ‘If you are neutral in the face of suffering, you are on the side of the oppressor’
Labour federations said the digital economy could lead to further marginalisation of workers and called for platform accountability and job protection
In the days of apartheid, unions fought for more than just wages, they wanted a new society. Now it seems they have abandoned their roots
Labour relations reached a crossroads with the Marikana Massacre, raising questions about the relevance and power of unions post-apartheid
The South African Communist Party is among 192 political parties that had not met the deadline to register with the Electoral Commission of South Africa
Budget approval hangs in the balance and resistance to it is set to play out in the legislature’s finance committees
The Democratic Alliance said the budget would struggle to pass in parliament, given the ANC’s lack of a majority
Last year, the finance minister hinted there would be tax increases in 2025
The EFF and MK party both believe the new law falls short of giving real muscle to land reform programmes
It will also try to ease dealings with its partners in the government of national unity (GNU), in particular the DA, ahead of local government election campaigning
The SACP, EFF and uMkhonto weSizwe party are all looking at potential new alliances
The SACP is asking important questions of itself but, like the other parties busy with political activities this week — and those threatening to walk out of the government of national unity — it should also be asking itself what material benefit its decisions will bring to those it will be asking to vote for the party come the 2026 local government elections
The SACP had planned to run in 2024 national and provincial elections but pulled back because of the number of parties funded by white capital
Communists say their political identity and influence have been diluted
Delegates to the SACP’s fifth Special National Congress will reassess its partnership with the ANC, citing declining electoral fortunes and growing voter discontent
The civic organisation says the ANC’s relationship with itself, labour federation Cosatu and the South African Communist Party is ‘fake’
Education’s role in fostering critical consciousness and political engagement has been side-lined in favour of a narrow focus on individual success and economic competitiveness
COSATU has called on the labour minister to intervene
Gwarube did not attend the signing ceremony due to concerns regarding the legislation
The uMkhonto weSizwe party leadership is ‘not aware’ of any plan for Zuma to say goodbye to his former comrade