The three-year agreement runs from 1 April to 31 March 2026
We cannot allow the planned handover of Eskom coal power stations to the private sector to go ahead
Nineteen interest groups are seeking urgent relief from ongoing load-shedding to ensure the provision of basic services
Opposition parties, union will be heading to the Pretoria high court court on February 28
The South African Federation of Trade Unions will lobby other police organisations following the loss of 82 000 Sapu members
Workers at coal-fired power stations in Mpumalanga remain concerned despite assurances that the transition will be just
This content is restricted to subscribers only.
Join the M&G Community
Our commitment at the Mail & Guardian is to ensure every reader enjoys the finest experience. Join the M&G community and support us in delivering in-depth news to you consistently.
Subscribe
Subscription enables:
- – M&G community membership
- – independent journalism
- – access to all premium articles & features
- – a digital version of the weekly newspaper
- – invites to subscriber-only events
- – the opportunity to test new online features first
Already a subscriber?
Login here.
The additional funds from France and Germany will be used to shift South Africa to cleaner energy, so mitigating Ekom’s debt
Despite being disillusioned with their ally in government, the SACP and the labour federation are unlikely to leave the tripartite alliance
This content is restricted to subscribers only.
Join the M&G Community
Our commitment at the Mail & Guardian is to ensure every reader enjoys the finest experience. Join the M&G community and support us in delivering in-depth news to you consistently.
Subscribe
Subscription enables:
- – M&G community membership
- – independent journalism
- – access to all premium articles & features
- – a digital version of the weekly newspaper
- – invites to subscriber-only events
- – the opportunity to test new online features first
Already a subscriber?
Login here.
Cosatu, Numsa, Abahlali baseMjondolo and SACP can bring a pro-worker movement
This content is restricted to subscribers only.
Join the M&G Community
Our commitment at the Mail & Guardian is to ensure every reader enjoys the finest experience. Join the M&G community and support us in delivering in-depth news to you consistently.
Subscribe
Subscription enables:
- – M&G community membership
- – independent journalism
- – access to all premium articles & features
- – a digital version of the weekly newspaper
- – invites to subscriber-only events
- – the opportunity to test new online features first
Already a subscriber?
Login here.
After more than 10 years of meddling and the countless executive game of musical chairs, please leave political actors out of Eskom problem-solving. This is a problem to be solved by Andre de Ruyter and the unions and the ‘rogue’ employees working outside the established channels
The general secretary of the South African Federation of Trade Unions was re-elected despite moves by the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa
Saftu general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi says the dwindling numbers are a result of the economic crisis and other factors
Workers on strike for a ninth week at a vehicle manufacturer in Gqeberha have accused the company of flip-flopping during negotiations for better wages and medical aid contributions.
The platinum belt is roiling with tension once more after the assassination of Numsa organiser Malibongwe Mdazo.
Woman contract employee accuses her former manager of sexually predatory behaviour
More than 3 000 employees out of 5 000 have accepted the packages. The state-owned airline, which went into business rescue, is likely to retain 1 000 workers
South Africa’s steel producer’s earnings dropped in the first quarter of 2020 because of low demand and a lacklustre economy, exacerbated by the Covid-19 lockdown
The business rescue practitioners say 29 of the fleet of 48 planes, various routes and inefficient services also need to go in the state-owned airline is to survive
The airline’s business rescue practitioners ignored a warning not to announce route closures and possible job cuts ahead of a restructuring plan
The Labour Court dismisses an application by Numsa and Sacca to have planned job cuts at SAA scrapped
The airline’s employees in Durban have been told to join the unemployment queue on March 1 because the city’s route will be closed at the end of February
LONG READ As the world was overtaken by upheaval last year, one photo emerging from the uprisings depicts a protestor bearing a promise: “Neoliberalism was born in Chile and will die in Chile.” Spilling over into the new year, the revolts in Chile, Lebanon, Iraq, Sudan, Hong Kong, Algeria, Uganda, France and elsewhere have led […]
Those in power will use propaganda and repressive state apparatus to maintain their grasp on the country’s purse strings
Those in power will use propaganda and repressive state apparatus to maintain their grasp on the country’s purse strings
Business rescue is unlikely to work for a state-owned airline, say experts. But the government has no money for bailouts
Volkswagen SA has turned to the courts to prevent former employees and the EFF from picketing at the Eastern Cape plant
Trade unions disagree with key policy decisions, and won’t budge even as the state-owned power utility’s dire finances threaten the economy
Almost 300 workers went on strike to force management to deal with a longstanding harassment allegation.
Three different unions have made the demand, citing maladministration and irregular appointments as PetroSA reels from staggering losses
Registrar says Numsa’s financial statements from 2009 to 2015 are irregular
The utility fears sabotage if Nersa doesn’t grant a price hike, which may lead to retrenchments
Numsa, in a statement, said the two sides would continue talks in early January over wages and shift patterns