Patrick Craven
latest news & developments
Labour regroups after damp-squib jobs summit
The presidential jobs summit failed to yield a moratorium from big business on job cuts, sending labour back to the drawing board
Nene open to partners for Eskom plants
Treasury will consider partnerships with the private sector to extend some of SA’s infrastructure build despite it being politically impossible.
Real jobs will end protests, says Cosatu
The trade union federation has pinpointed transformation of South Africa’s economy as the long-term solution to curbing violent strikes and protests.
Cosatu denies leaking Vavi charge sheet
Cosatu has denied any involvement in leaking suspended general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi’s charge sheet to the media.
Cosatu hands Vavi his charge sheet
The suspended Cosatu general secretary has received a charge sheet from the trade union federation, five months after being put on special leave.
South Africa ideal for call centres, accent ‘sounds British’
Major companies like Amazon are looking to outsource their call centres to SA, listing South Africans’ "English premium voice quality" as ideal.
Petrol attendant strike: Cosatu ‘angry’ at delays
Cosatu says it is "shocked and angry" over the lengthy strike by petrol attendants and vehicle industry workers.
‘Phansi e-toll phansi’
Cosatu gathered hundreds of people to march through the streets of the Jo’burg city centre against e-tolling.
March on Cosatu: Stay home today, ANC tells DA
The ANC has asked the Democratic Alliance to abandon its "mind-boggling" decision to march on Cosatu’s head office in the Johannesburg city centre.
Cosatu continues fight against e-tolling
The Congress of South African Trade Unions says it will continue its fight against the e-tolling project until the tolls have "finally been scrapped".
Court halts e-tolling
The SA National Roads has been interdicted and restrained from levying and collecting tolls, the High Court in Pretoria ruled on Saturday.
Cosatu snubs DA’s chat request
Cosatu general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi says he won’t meet Democratic Alliance MP Lindiwe Mazibuko to discuss a proposed youth wage subsidy.
‘Cosatu isn’t falling apart’
Cosatu has said it is not in disarray after an advert in the <i>Sowetan</i> by Numsa dealt with federation leader Zwelinzima Vavi’s succession.
‘Don’t use the strikes to further your agenda’
Labour Minister Mildred Oliphant has called on unions to focus on the issues and not use strikes to further the call for a ban on labour brokers.
‘Get rid of the banana republic label, Mr President’
President Jacob Zuma needs to allay fears the country is fast becoming a "corruption-ridden banana republic", Cosatu has said.