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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.
The classroom is an ecosystem, not a one-person job
As South Africa faces rising educator resignations and high rates of burnout, building collaborative support networks and mentorship programmes is crucial to keeping teachers in…
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…
The dangerous business of online jobs
As fraudulent overseas recruitment leads jobseekers into human trafficking and scam compounds, digital platforms and labour laws must evolve to trace and verify paid employment…
Business accused of being ‘absent’ in skills development programmes
Higher Education Deputy Minister Buti Manamela and union leaders have challenged the private sector to actively support skills development and open workplace doors to combat…
The vulnerability of Cape Town’s parking marshals is not new
Parking marshals in Cape Town regularly face physical and verbal abuse from non-compliant motorists while enforcing municipal parking by-laws.
Sugar sector feels the squeeze
Rising sugar imports from countries like Brazil and India are threatening thousands of local jobs, sparking urgent calls from industry and labour for the government to fast-track…
Marikana’s long wait for justice
Fourteen years after 34 mineworkers were killed by police at Marikana, families are still waiting for accountability, while the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) says the…
Call for Minister of Transport to act against Transnet executives
Labour organisations are calling for the immediate suspension of Transnet Port Terminals CEO Jabu Mdaki and his executive team, alleging that internal investigations into R824m…
Extreme heat is becoming Southern Africa’s defining climate and health threat, report warns
Extreme heat is no longer a future problem. A major new report warns it is intensifying inequality, illness and climate vulnerability across Southern Africa and the worst-hit are…
While Africa watches war, the real divide is digital
While global tensions play out in real time, their lasting effect will not be measured only in territory or political outcomes. It will be measured in how economies are reshaped,…
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
Numsa concerned about staff safety after spokesperson Hlubi-Majola resigns because of death threats
The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa did not say whether it had opened a case with the police
This is the third time my life has been threatened, Numsa spokesperson says as she quits
Phakamile Hlubi-Majola said she had received one of the death threats while travelling to parliament