Civil society helped topple apartheid, but the struggle is not over. The gap between rich and poor has widened and corruption and poor governance is evident
Business Unity South Africa is eager to talk to its social partners at Nedlac about how the spiralling public-sector wage bill can be tamed. And the organisation says these talks need to happen soon
Public sector unions have cried foul over the government’s plan to freeze wages for three years and have vowed to fight back.
The scramble to find cash for an SAA bailout, Covid-19 grants and civil servants’ demands force postponement of mini-budget
Sadtu has accused the state of being an “uncaring employer” for failing to pay salary increases due two years ago
After months of little action, the planned nationwide stayaway may not be an impressive show of force by the trade union movement
The ANC has, until now, always rejected going to the International Monetary Fund, which underscores how bad our economic situation is
The SIU revealed that it is investigating 658 companies that may have profited unfairly from the Covid-19 crisis. Together those companies raked in over R5-billion — money that could have been better spent plugging some of the many leaks that have imperilled South Africa’s democracy.
In light of irregular spending on Covid-19 procurement, Cosatu recommends that politically connected people be barred from doing business with the state
Snarl-ups at the Unemployment Insurance Fund and bosses not assisting employees worsens people’s suffering
The finance minister will cut departments’ allocations according to their cloth as one measure, and savings will have been made from underspend during the lockdown
Moloko Phakedi plans to fight the decision. Again. The Food and Allied Workers Union says it will continue its inquiry into the R19-million written off in the union’s investment wing
Nearly half of all workplaces inspected by the department of labour found to be unsafe
In the first weeks of the lockdown, workers reported that they had been left with nothing to survive on as their employers failed to apply to the UIF
The labour department has called on employers to implement measures to minimise threat of Covid-19 to South Africa’s workforce
A special executive committee meeting of business, labour and government was held on Monday to discuss a common programme to slow down the spread of Covid-19
Lisa Seftel started out in the labour movement before she took up positions in government. Now, as the head of Nedlac, she has to create a space where both sides can meet to discuss and debate important policy issues
The fund chairperson says while they may consider Cosatu’s plan to use state pensions to bail out Eskom, the deal has to be within its ambit
Cosatu rejects job losses and a wage freeze for public servants, calling this ‘a declaration of war’
Political parties want more details on SOE bailouts, wage cutbacks
A municipal workers’ union is the first to be sanctioned for not following the new rule when deciding whether to go on strike
Although Benjamin Fogel denies the relevance of the South African Communist Party — and gets a few facts wrong — some of his points are correct
The union federation says urgent, bold action is needed to keep the state-owned utility (and South Africa) going
The union federation offers unprecedented concessions on job protections
Popcru used its ninth congress to focus on restoring the rights of police and correctional service workers
Rather than wading into the economic rucks and mauls, we’ve been kicking for touch: buying time, instead of making game-winning yards
Numerous applications for exemption are hampering the government’s efforts to reach its target of six million workers being paid the minimum wage
The plan calls for a significant increase in renewable energy, but still includes coal, gas and nuclear power
Cosatu and Sasbo say the banking strike is not cancelled but suspended after the labour court ruled it unlawful
The CR17 campaign did nothing wrong legally but all political parties’ funds should be regulated
Trade unions disagree with key policy decisions, and won’t budge even as the state-owned power utility’s dire finances threaten the economy
The labour council has battled to defend its representation of workers’ interests, given that union membership is on the decline across the country