Irvin Jim

The general secretary of the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa), Irvin Jim, was candid in claiming that he did not view the MK Party as a socialist-oriented…

The Communists don’t feature as a force of any kind in opinion polls and when it has tried its luck in local by-elections it has been routed, at times struggling to get even a…

Ruth Mamolaba Ntlokotse says Jim filed a false affidavit in court and suppressed internal dissent, raising questions about governance and accountability

The three-year agreement runs from 1 April to 31 March 2026

Led by Derek Hanekom, this will be the eighth board to oversee the ailing national carrier in 14 years

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

Despite being disillusioned with their ally in government, the SACP and the labour federation are unlikely to leave the tripartite alliance

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

The labour court’s Judge Graham Moshoana noted the ‘disturbing revelation’ that the union went ahead with the interdicted congress

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

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…

Trade federation Saftu’s recent conference has revived debate about whether unions represent the plight of workers or their own ambitions