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SACP says Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana never consulted alliance partners on Budget
SACP says Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana never consulted alliance partners on Budget! The South African Communist Party (SACP) has expressed…
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COSATU slams government’s decision to retrench 67,000 elderly CPW workers
The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) has strongly criticized the government’s decision to terminate the contracts of 67,000…
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ANC members say their patience is running thin
ANC members say their patience is running thin because of the current impasse in the establishment of a government of…
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Cyril Ramaphosa denounces rebel breakaway groupings aiming to erode ANC’s support base
President Cyril Ramaphosa has taken a swipe at “social and political forces” seeking to persuade people to reject the African…
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COSATU Western Cape calls on Minister Nxesi to enforce ban on transporting of farmworkers on trucks
The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) in the Western Cape is once again calling on Labour Minister Thulas…
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Cosatu: Pahad brothers an example of outstanding leadership
The Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) has described the Pahad brothers as pillars of the liberation struggle who…
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Cosatu: Government needs to review taxes on fuel price to assist South Africans following hike
The Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) said it believes the government should intervene, following September’s massive fuel price…
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City of Cape Town not above Nersa’s directives, says Cosatu on electricity hike
The Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) in the Western Cape said the City of Cape Town is not…
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Cosatu Western Cape to join protest against City of Cape Town’s electricity tariff hike
The Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) in the Western Cape is expected to be at the forefront of…
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Cosatu Western Cape calls on ANC to speedily reduce distance between party and community
The Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) in the Western Cape has called for the African National Congress (ANC)…
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Taxi strike: Zwelinzima Vavi says JP Smith is lying, Cape Town road rules are draconian
General secretary of the South African Federation of Trade Unions (Saftu), Zwelinzima Vavi has rubbished claims by City of Cape…
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Cosatu threatens further demonstrations if demands are not met
The Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) has warned that its march on Thursday was the first of more…
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Cosatu gives government, SAHRC & Sarb 14 days to address demands
The Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) has given the government, the South African Human Rights Commission, and the…
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Cosatu urges govt to cut ties with private prisons after Thabo Bester’s escape
Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) has called on the government to cut ties with privatized prisons after serial…
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Protesting Nehawu members unmoved by government’s legal threats
National Education Health and Allied Workers’ Union (Nehawu) said it was not shaken by threats of legal action by the…
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Cosatu: Workers expect decisive budget from Enoch Godongwana
The Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) on Monday said workers expect a bold and decisive budget from Finance…
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Cosatu and Saftu snub public service wage negotiations for 2023
A fresh round of public sector wage negotiations for the 2023/24 financial year were under way at the Public Service…
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Public service unions vow to return to the picket lines in February
The South African government is facing renewed threats of a full-blown strike after almost 10 public service unions vowed to…
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Cosatu sets high expectations for President Ramaphosa’s Sona
The Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) has high expectations for President Cyril Ramaphosa’s State of the Nation Address…
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Cosatu warns recent repo rate will result in small business closures & job losses
The Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) on Friday warned of largescale job losses as small businesses face foreclosure…
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Mpumalanga political murders creating instability in province, says Cosatu
The Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) said that political killings in Mpumalanga were creating instability and fear in…
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Cosatu denies endorsing President Ramaphosa for 2nd term as ANC president
The Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) said it wasn’t backing any particular candidate in the race for the…
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Calls for Ramaphosa to resign as president are premature, says Cosatu
The Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) said calls for President Cyril Ramaphosa to step aside amid the damning…
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Sadtu calls for investigation & possible charging of Phala Phala panel
The South African Democratic Teachers’ Union (Sadtu) has called for a full investigation into the conduct of two members of…
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Looming public sector wage strike may test ANC’s tripartite alliance
Political analyst, Levy Ndou says the looming public service wage strike may test the relationship between the governing African National…
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Government prepares for dispute resolution process with civil servant unions
Government said it’s preparing for a dispute resolution process with trade unions representing workers in the public sector. The 21…
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Cosatu: Tighter labour market regulations needed to fight worker exploitation
The Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) has highlighted the negative impact of cuts in public sector spending. Marking…
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Cosatu calls on workers to join pickets for World Day for Decent Work on Friday
The Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) is gearing up for its nationwide protests and other activities across the…
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Cosatu has not decided on who to back at ANC December conference, says Zingiswa Losi
Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) president Zingiswa Losi on Friday said the 14th national congress did not make…
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Gwede Mantashe refuses to return to Cosatu congress following booing incident
African National Congress (ANC) chair Gwede Mantashe said he would not be returning to the Congress of South African Trade…
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Free State Cosatu welcomes government’s quick response to Jagersfontein disaster
The Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) in Free State has welcomed the provincial government’s quick response to the…
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Cosatu vows to take stock at 14th national congress
Taking stock of the state of the union; is what the Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) has promised…
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Calls for fully operational railways will benefit working class, says Cosatu
The Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) in the Western Cape on Wednesday said that its call for the…
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Cosatu to embark on national strike as South Africa’s economy struggles to create jobs
The Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) has issued a call to all workers and South Africans to join…
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Western Cape Cosatu plans march to Prasa over delays to restore central rail
The Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) in the Western Cape on Monday announced that it was planning a…
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Solly Mapaila elected as SACP general secretary
Solly Mapaila has been elected unopposed as the new general secretary of the South African Communist Party (SACP) at the…
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Cosatu pushes back against calls to unbundle and privatise Eskom
The Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) is pushing back against calls to unbundle and privatize Eskom. Yet another…
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Cosatu’s 10% wage increase demand will cost South Africa R66.4 billion
The Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu)’s National Labour and Economic Development Council (Naledi) says the 10% wage increase…
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Cosatu to meet this week after President Ramaphosa heckled by Sibanye-Stillwater workers
The Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) on Monday said it would be meeting this week to discuss the…
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Cosatu’s May Day celebrations recommit to ending inhumane working conditions
The Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) says it will use this year’s May Day celebrations to recommit to…
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Cosatu troubled by reports SACP owes staff six months’ wages
The Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) on Monday said that it was troubled by recent reports that its…
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Support for ANC not permanent, says Cosatu
The Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) says that its support for the ANC is not permanent. It has…
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Labour unions membership numbers dwindle due to pandemic
With the labour movement having been hardest hit by the Covid pandemic, which has led to deaths and job losses,…
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Fikile Mbalula insists e-tolls must stay
Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula on Thursday reiterated that national roads must be maintained and this cost money, which meant the…
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Cosatu exploring scenarios impacting the ANC at the polls
While Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) has thrown its weight behind the African National Congress (ANC) in the…
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Public sector unions still mulling wage offer from govt, says Cosatu
The Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) on Friday said various public sector unions were still mulling a wage…
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Alliance partners reunite to curb violent protests in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng
Alliance partners, the African National Congress (ANC), South African Communist Party (SACP) and Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu)…
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Covid-19: Mounting calls for government to reopen Ters scheme
There are mounting calls for the government to reopen the Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF)’s Covid-19 Temporary Employer-Employee Relief (Ters) scheme…
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Domestic workers may only benefit from compensation fund next year, says Cosatu
The Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) on Thursday said domestic workers hoping to benefit from the compensation fund…
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Cosatu slams US foreign policy on Palestine and Israeli territories
The Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) has lashed out at the United States foreign policies in the Israeli…
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