Trade Unions
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Cosatu numbers do not add up
Cosatu delegates have revealed that affiliates owe the federation more than R52 million in unpaid fees and levies, even as new leadership takes the helm at its delayed national…
New COSATU national leadership elected
Mike Madala Shingange has been elected as the new Cosatu president, defeating Mabutho Cele as the trade union federation announces its fresh national leadership lineup.
Pump pain hits workers hard
South African trade unions warn that the latest fuel price hike will drive up food and transport costs, intensifying calls to review fuel taxes and adjust wages to match the…
ANC-SACP rift spills over into chaotic Cosatu congress
Tensions between the ANC and the SACP have spilled into the Cosatu congress, resulting in heated disputes, leadership stalemates, and the eventual postponement of the conference.
‘Young Leagues are irrelevant’
Popcru president Thulani Ngwenya has questioned the relevance of the ANC Youth League and the Young Communist League, labelling leaders who fail to challenge the status quo as…
Former Numsa leader accuses Irvin Jim of perjury and abuse of power
Ruth Mamolaba Ntlokotse says Jim filed a false affidavit in court and suppressed internal dissent, raising questions about governance and accountability
AI must serve labour, not subjugate it, G20 labour group says
Labour federations said the digital economy could lead to further marginalisation of workers and called for platform accountability and job protection
Trade unions, return to your socialist values and origins
In the days of apartheid, unions fought for more than just wages, they wanted a new society. Now it seems they have abandoned their roots
SACP set to confirm independent 2026 election bid at tripartite alliance meeting
President Cyril Ramaphosa has called for its alliance partners, the SACP and labour federation Cosatu, to unite to return the ANC to power
Community health workers are ditching unions
In South Africa, trade unions have a reputation for having workers’ back. But for many of the country’s community health workers, these organisations are no longer an ally.
Long wishlist for Godongwana ahead of Wednesday budget speech
Political parties and trade unions are asking the finance minister to address the growing national debt crisis and to extend the R350 grant
South Africa must design an energy transition that creates jobs and growth
Appropriate policy, supported by a social compact by labour, business, communities and the government, can maximise the opportunities of the just transition
Solidarity says court action against Cuban engineers’ project will continue
Trade union will continue its application against the water department’s decision to employ 25 Cuban engineers, valued at more than R18-million a year
Editorial: Collective bargaining headache
The state faces a dilemma: it made a three-year wage agreement with public servants in 2018, before the pandemic, but reneging on it now will undermine labour’s trust
Covid kills a decade of employment growth in SA
The self-employed were nearly three times less likely to work during the hard lockdown, economists found