The agreement between unions and the state on a 7% increase for government workers will spare President Jacob Zuma blushes ahead of Mangaung.
Job growth has stagnated while the ANC dithers over how it will implement economic policy to spur flagging employment trends in South Africa.
Cosatu has conceded it lost its long-running battle with the ruling party for an outright ban on labour brokers.
Are our politicians finally learning how to disagree like adults? Verashni Pillay desperately hopes so, despite the ANC’s troubling politics.
Cosatu secretary general Zwelinzima Vavi is fast becoming a serious contender for a senior ANC leadership position in Mangaung.
The Limpopo textbook scandal is an indication that government has failed its people, according to Cosatu secretary general Zwelinzima Vavi.
Public service unions have declared a formal dispute with the government, raising the prospect of a major strike after months of wage negotiations.
Public Service Minister Lindiwe Sisulu says South Africa can’t afford a strike – but it can’t afford to increase its wage offer to unions either.
She’s renowned as a union buster, but Lindiwe Sisulu must somehow keep state workers from embarking on a crippling strike, without budging on wages.
The government has lost patience with state worker unions, breaking off wage talks with Cosatu, which has been seeking above-inflation pay increases.
As SA grapples with the idea of a youth subsidy, an international report has recommended providing firms with such incentives to hire young people.
Numsa president Cedric Gina has stated that the planned youth wage subsidy will only stand to line the pockets of "unpatriotic" employers.
Zwelinzima Vavi says his absence from the programme of the four-day congress of the National Union of Mineworkers is not due to factional fighting.
National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) general secretary Frans Baleni has come under fire for a whopping R40000 increase in his salary.
SA does not have a mild-to-moderate unemployment problem. That would allow the luxury of traditional thinking and politically safe solutions.
Despite the sympathy and outrage, the Democratic Alliance still lacks street cred, writes Phillip de Wet, who attended the DA march earlier this week.
There were no winners in the clashes in Jo’burg on Tuesday. But the main protagonists at least balanced out their losses, unlike the ANC and police.
DA national spokesperson Mmusi Maimane has laid charges against Cosatu after a protest by the party turned violent in Johannesburg.
Violence erupted when Cosatu would not allow the DA to approach their offices in Braamfontein during their march for youth wage subsidies.
The M&G’s Nickolaus Bauer became the man of the moment at the Democratic Alliance’s march to Cosatu House in Jo’burg. Here’s how the drama unfolded:
Unions, the ANCYL and YCL have vowed to disrupt a DA-led march on Cosatu’s headquarters, warning it will mark the beginning of "open class warfare".
While the ruling party has lauded workers for sustaining the economy, the DA has taken a swipe at Cosatu for the country’s unemployment rate.
Sanral and the Department of Transport have decided to postpone the implementation of the e-tolling for a month to "finalise regulations".
Amid more court action and warnings of freeway blockades to protest e-tolling, it seems motorists who have already signed up may have to re-register.
The ANC and its alliance partner Cosatu say their bilateral meeting to discuss labour brokers and e-tolls was "fruitful and honest".
The Congress of South Africa Trade Unions was involved in adopting the decision to regulate labour brokers, says President Jacob Zuma.
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?
The journey to Mangaung has come across a few stumbling blocks.
The factionalism and divisions within the ruling party and how they play out will determine the relationship between the party and the electorate.
Cosatu has now backtracked on its strong opposition to the Info Bill and called for discussions.
Cosatu has tried a more measured approach
to attain its economic policy goals and it seems to be working.
Hopes that non-unionists would join Cosatu’s march fell a little flat on Wednesday, but the protest nevertheless did show hints of wider appeal.