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Deputy Ambassador of Cuba in South Africa, Rebeca Hernandez and Lindiwe Sisulu, Minister of Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation sign a document at the introduction of Cuban engineers who will be working on the country’s water system on April 22, 2021 in Pretoria, South Africa. According to media reports, the 24 Cuban engineers will transfer skills and knowledge on water and sanitation. (Photo by Deaan Vivier/Beeld/Gallo Images via Getty Images)

Price tag of Cuban engineers is R75mn thanks to ‘extensive’ fringe benefits, says Solidarity

Benefits allegedly include flights for holidays in Cuba, furnished accommodation, food, clothing, internet and extra money to make landline calls to Cuba

Minister of Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation, Lindiwe Sisulu and next to her in the middle is Deputy Ambassador of Cuba in South Africa during the introduction Cuban engineers who will be working on the country’s water system on April 22, 2021 in Pretoria. (Photo by Deaan Vivier/Beeld/Gallo Images via Getty Images)

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

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Police probing public violence charge against Malema

Solidarity has confirmed that police are investigating charges of incitement to public violence and intimidation it laid against Julius Malema.

Solidarity deputy general secretary Dirk Hermann

Solidarity hoping to draw fresh blood from race employment case

Solidarity is taking SANBS to court hoping to set a precedent applying to companies that employ "the principle of absolute exclusion based on race".

ANC rejects Solidarity jobs research

Research charging that coloureds in the Western Cape and Indians in KwaZulu-Natal stood to lose thousands of jobs was rejected by the ANC on Tuesday.

ANC condemns Hermann farm killing

The ANC on Wednesday condemned the "cold-blooded murder" of the uncle of trade union Solidarity’s deputy general secretary Dirk Hermann on his farm.

Cop to lay charges over Winnie fracas
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Cop to lay charges over Winnie fracas

One of the policemen involved in a highway confrontation with Winnie Madikizela-Mandela is laying a charges against her and her bodyguard.

Solidarity presses anti-crime message

Solidarity presses anti-crime message

Trade union Solidarity has produced a documentary in which victims of crime speak about their ordeals, it said on Tuesday.

Solidarity: Check your mailbox, Mr Zuma

Trade union Solidarity’s anti-crime campaign will take another step on Tuesday when it delivers 16 000 letters to President Jacob Zuma.

Prosecuting Zuma ‘unconstitutional’

Solidarity starts anti-crime letters initiative

Solidarity union launched an anti-crime campaign at the weekend aimed at sending at least 10

Mining deaths down, says trade union

Mining deaths have dropped by 23% despite the absence of a presidential audit report, trade union Solidarity said on Tuesday.

Mine retrenchments could be cut by 60%, says Solidarity

Retrenchments in the South African mining industry could be reduced by 40% to 60%, Solidarity deputy general secretary Dirk Hermann said on Thursday.

Brighter prospects in 2009, says Solidarity

Trade union Solidarity said on Monday that it expects many things will start going right for the country in 2009.

Eskom ‘heading for skills crisis’

A skills shortage at Eskom could affect its expansion plans, trade union Solidarity said on Tuesday. ”Eskom’s current skills shortages are already causing problems, but if the…

Gold Fields: ‘If we can’t mine safely, we won’t mine’

Gold Fields will shut down all operations at its South Deep, Kloof, and Driefontein mines in order to conduct an inspection of the ropes on mine hoists. This follows the deaths…

Power failure hits electricity briefing

A power cut disrupted proceedings at a briefing in Pretoria on Thursday involving possible class action against Eskom. Lights went off at the briefing hosted by trade union…

Zuma surprised at level of white poverty

African National Congress president Jacob Zuma expressed surprise at the level of poverty among white people during a tour of an informal settlement outside Pretoria on Friday.…

Solidarity: Rest in peace, affirmative action

Trade union Solidarity on Monday began to publish a series of national advertisements announcing the death of affirmative action. Deputy general secretary Dirk Hermann said the…

Manto to meet private hospitals over tariff hikes

Health Minister Manto Tshabalala-Msimang will meet heads of private hospital groups to discuss drastic hospital tariff increases, the Health Department said on Thursday. The…

Mixed reactions to Sasol’s R18bn BEE deal

Petrochemical giant Sasol’s announcement that it plans to transfer 10% of its issued share capital, worth close on R18-billion, into black hands has inspired mixed messages from…