The department of higher education and training has reinstated the private college group’s registration after after revoking it in March
Building a leftist party to contest future elections will require exorcising existing organisations of their Stalinism — or creating something from a much smaller base
The labour movement helped end apartheid and usher in Mandela’s coalition government. Its currently diminished position is cause for anxiety as the ANC forges new political alliances
As austerity batters public universities, fly by night institutions leave students in the lurch
The department of higher education has assured students that they will not be left stranded following the decision to deregister four private colleges
The South African Union of Students says the education department has been in the process of deregistering Educor’s private institutions since July 2023
This year will finally see interest rates fall. But whatever relief the Reserve Bank administers, it will have come too late for some
The steelmaker’s privatisation was the death knell for the country’s manufacturing industry
Trade unions from the US and sub-Saharan Africa will be calling for decent work to be put on the agenda at this week’s Agoa forum
Tighter financial conditions will hurt an economy already brought to its knees by the government
Reserve Bank governor Lesetja Kganyago underlined the need for short-term pain in the interest of long-term gain
When macroeconomic policy has so clearly failed workers, and us all, why is a complete overhaul still out of the question?
Police Minister Bheki Cele and his team of officers appear to be better at arresting radials than criminals
The stayaway will test the party’s leadership, machinery and ability to mobilise its supporters on the streets and in the election booths
As the deteriorating economic conditions threaten to ignite another bout of social upheaval, we should consider our options for a co-ordinated blaze
Several unions were formed in the wake of the seminal strikes 50 years ago, including the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa
The social development department has been allocated R35.7 billion to fund the extended social relief of distress grant
The South African Federation of Trade Unions will lobby other police organisations following the loss of 82 000 Sapu members
The government has tried to exploit negative sentiment towards public sector workers, but siding with the employer may be even more difficult
Doctors at Africa’s biggest hospital were left scrambling on Tuesday when they had to work without nurses, admin clerks or service staff. Find out how it played out at Chris Hani Baragwanath
The labour federations want a basic income grant of R1 500 and for a drop in the price of food, fuel, electricity and interest rates to
Rival labour federation Cosatu has also called for a national protest
South Africa must reject green capitalism and develop a public pathway to energy security
Some, including Zwelinzima Vavi, say unions risk collapse if they are run like businesses — a critique that Irvin Jim argues is part of a ‘mischievous attack’ on his leadership
The metalworkers union leader has alleged that NGOs want to capture the union, using media outlets
With high prices continuing to bear down on consumers the world over, leaders who fail to bring inflation to heel could face a reckoning
The general secretary says the court should be slow to interfere with internal union disputes
A court bid that could result in Numsa’s congress being interdicted comes amid a battle for the heart of the country’s single-largest union
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
Critics have said the repo rate hike will jeopardise already sluggish economic growth, but others say the gradual increase will have little effect
Power utility plans to move to stage three rolling blackouts from Wednesday