Cosatu’s May Day rally will be held at Athlone stadium instead of the Cape Town stadium, after a dispute over the cost of renting the World Cup venue.
Swazi activists vowed to stage new protests on Wednesday against King Mswati III, Africa’s last absolute monarch, after a day of mass arrests.
The ANC says it won’t announce its mayoral candidates until after the May 18 polls, saying the elections were about the party, not individuals.
In the municipal elections citizens can choose between candidates to lead them at local level. But for organisations such as Cosatu there is no choice
Violence, racism and ill-discipline seem to be the new subjects taught in schools.
In the past 15 years SA trade unions have taken to investing money from monthly subscriptions in business ventures which, they say is a benefit.
As rifts in Popcru grow, the <i>M&G</i> has seen irrefutable documentary evidence that its national treasurer earned a staggering R7,5-million in 2008
Cosatu’s Western Cape provincial secretary, Tony Ehrenreich believes the Democratic Alliance has reason to be concerned.
Cosatu is engaging with the government and the ANC to convince them to change to "a radically different macroeconomic strategy", Zwelinzima Vavi says.
Cosatu said on Monday it was "extremely concerned" about the sacking of Estate Agency Affairs Board CEO Nomonde Mapetla.
Cosatu on Monday condemned the death of a Samwu member who was allegedly killed by police while striking in Pretoria last week.
Trade union federation Cosatu has thrown its weight behind an education NGO’s campaign to encourage learners to get to school on time.
Cosatu will bring the ANC’s lack of consultation on key state appointments into the spotlight at this week’s alliance summit.
In a scathing response to government’s new growth path (NGP), Cosatu this week accused Jacob Zuma of sidelining the ANC’s Polokwane resolutions.
This may be the year in which, on the corruption front, South Africa faces its "TRC moment" writes <b>Richard Calland</b>
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/ 21 January 2011
The Competition Tribunal has given unions an additional 15 days to present more evidence against Wal-Mart’s $2,3-billion bid for Massmart,
Cosatu’s isolation has increased following the endorsement of the government’s controversial new growth path proposals by the SACP.
Cosatu is to seek clarification from the ANC on reports that it was backtracking on its stated intention to create "decent work".
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/ 18 January 2011
Cosatu was worried about individuals launching parties close to elections, KwaZulu-Natal provincial secretary Zet Luzipho said on Tuesday.
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/ 18 January 2011
Cosatu has rejected a statement by the DA that proposed amendments to labour legislation would result in job losses, as "a myth".
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/ 14 January 2011
As the strain between government and the country’s largest trade union federation persists, we speak to Cosatu president Sdumo Dlamini.
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/ 14 January 2011
The absence of Cosatu’s Zwelinzima Vavi from the ANC’s birthday celebrations marks a low point in the alliance relations.
A specail anti-corruption unit, headed by Richard Baloyi will investigate senior government officials with undeclared business interest.
Cosatu president Sidumo Dlamini re-affirms the organisations commitment to the alliance. Cosatu, ANC, SACP and SANCO.
Looking ahead, Cosatu president Sidumo Dlamini calls on community and civil society action in the upcoming local elections.
Vavi in his speech claims that ‘workers’ have
created wealth which was hijacked.
The challenges facing Cosatu in the coming years amongst others is to build economy and alleviate the unemployment crisis and distribution of wealth.
Cosatu was launched in December 1985 after four years of unity talks between unions opposed to apartheid.
Cosatu president Sidumo Dlamini reflects on the past 25 years in his address at the anniversary celebrations.
‘Tis the season to get together with family
and friends, writes <b>Nikiwe Bikitsha</b>.
Cosatu general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi called on workers to prepare "for the mother of all battles" to be waged against labour brokers in 2011.
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/ 15 December 2010
Cosatu and the DA want the Auditor General to investigate the National Lottery’s allocation of R40-million to the National Youth Development Agency.