South African Municipal Workers’ Union (Samwu)
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JMPD on high alert for possible resurgence of SAMWU mass strike
The Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department (JMPD) remains on high alert for a possible resurgence of a mass strike by city…
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M2 & M1 North highways reopened to traffic after SAMWU protest
The M2 and M1 North highways have been reopened to traffic following a mass protest by the City of Johannesburg…
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SAMWU workers embark on massive protest action in Johannesburg
Hundreds of Johannesburg public servants affiliated with the South African Municipal Workers Union (SAMWU) have gathered in Braamfontein as they…
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Samwu calls for stability in Johannesburg amid calls for Kabelo Gwamanda’s removal
The South African Municipal Workers’ Union (Samwu) has emphasized the need for stability in the City of Johannesburg amid growing…
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Tshwane Bus Services remain partially disrupted
Tshwane Bus Services remain partially disrupted with some employees still not back at work. Earlier this week, workers affiliated with…
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Durban waste crisis sparks urgent call for sustainable solutions
Durban’s picturesque streets have recently been marred by an unprecedented level of uncollected waste, highlighting deep-seated challenges in the city’s…
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Samwu required to explain why it should not be fined R3 million for being in contempt of court
The South African Municipal Workers Union (Samwu) in Durban was on Friday put on terms by a judge to give…
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Another eThekwini strike looms that could halt service delivery
eThekwini residents should brace themselves for another strike that could again halt service delivery as another union has obtained a…
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eThekwini Municipality: Workers’ strike severely impacting daily operations
The KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) provincial government says a protest by Durban Solid Waste Workers is taking a toll on the City…
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Metrobus up and running following SAMWU strike
Johannesburg’s Metrobus service is up and running again after a wildcat strike that left commuters in the lurch. Some bus…
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Labour court rules ban on Samwu members in political party jobs unconstitutional
The Labour Court has ruled that the prohibition of all municipal employees from holding office in a political party to…
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Samwu accuses Tshwane mayor Brink of tarnishing its name
The South African Municipal Workers Union (Samwu) has accused City of Tshwane Mayor Cilliers Brink of tarnishing its name following…
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Tshwane Municipality: Ongoing Samwu strike costing city millions in damages
The Tshwane Municipality said the ongoing worker strike cost the municipality millions in damages. This included damage to its buildings,…
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Mayor Kaunda says eThekwini finances are all clear, but staff locked out over unpaid rent
eThekwini Municipality Mayor Mxolisi Kaunda said this week that the city’s finances are “stable and sound” but some in the…
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EFF supporters clash with police in Tshwane
There was a violent clash between Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) supporters and police in Pretoria, where the party was protesting…
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Labour Court upholds Tshwane decision to withhold striking employee salaries
The Labour Court has upheld the Tshwane municipality’s decision to withhold the salaries of over 300 striking employees. In August,…
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Tshwane Mayor calls for police intervention after municipal vehicles torched
Tshwane mayor Cilliers Brink is calling for national police intervention, following the violence and torching of several municipal vehicles. The…
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Tshwane forced to temporarily suspend bus services
Tshwane commuters were promised that buses would return to service in the city this week but they’ll have to make…
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Samwu strike: Tshwane residents accuse officials of being stubborn
Residents in Tshwane have accused officials in the metro of being stubborn, as striking municipal workers continued to cripple services…
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Tshwane: Water levels improving in part, but some areas still without supply
The City of Tshwane says water levels in the capital are improving as the metro continues to grapple with water…
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City of Tshwane bus services set to resume this week
The City of Tshwane said its bus services will resume operation this week. The metro immediately suspended both Tshwane bus…
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City of Tshwane: Samwu strike a deliberate effort to turn metro into a dumpsite
The City of Tshwane said there are deliberate efforts to turn the capital city into a dumpsite, as the ongoing…
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Municipality: Tshwane bus services to remain suspended for passenger safety
The Tshwane Municipality said it would not be resuming bus services across the city until it could ensure the safety…
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Tshwane EFF threatens to lead protest in support of dismissed Sawmu workers
The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) in Tshwane has threatened to lead a protest in support of the scores of municipal…
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ANC & DA in Tshwane call for reinstatement of municipal workers
The African National Congress (ANC) and Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) in Tshwane are calling on the Democratic Alliance (DA)-led government…
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DA opens case against Samwu for alleged plot to kidnap Tshwane mayor’s wife
The Democratic Alliance in Tshwane is accusing members of the South African Municipal Workers Union (Samwu) of conspiring to kidnap…
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Tshwane buckles under pressure as municipal workers’ strike enters third week
South African Municipal Workers Union (Samwu) are, once again, staging a protest outside the City of Tshwane’s headquarters on Friday.…
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Samwu accuses Tshwane mayor Cilliers Brink of peddling lies over strike
The South African Municipal Workers’ Union (Samwu) has accused the City of Tshwane executive mayor Cilliers Brink of “peddling lies”…
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Tshwane’s application to be exempt from paying wage hikes to be heard next week
The City of Tshwane said its application to exempt the city from paying salary increases would be heard at the…
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Some services remain closed due to Samwu protest in Tshwane
Some services in the City of Tshwane remain suspended following protests by employees affiliated with union South African Municipal Workers…
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Chaos in Tshwane: Protesters clash with mayor as services grind to halt
Thousands of South African Municipal Workers Union (Samwu) members returned to Tshwane House, where mayor Cilliers Brink addressed the angry…
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Tshwane commuters urged to make alternative arrangements as bus strike continues
For a third day in a row, bus commuters in Tshwane will need to make alternative transport arrangements, as the…
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Calls for urgent intervention in Emfuleni amid late salary payments
The embattled Emfuleni Local Municipality in the south of Johannesburg continues to be in the news for all the wrong…
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We are being stripped of our dignity, says Samwu protesters on their demands
Municipal workers affiliated with the South African Municipal Workers Union (Samwu) said they were being stripped of their dignity as…
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SAMWU demands action on corruption claims
The South African Municipal Workers’ Union (Samwu) has accused the Johannesburg Roads Agency (JRA) of fraud and corruption. During a…
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Ditsobotla municipality pays workers’ salaries
Municipal workers at the cash-strapped Ditsobotla local municipality in North West have now been paid their February salaries. The South…
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Wage talks to continue on Monday
The South African Municipal Workers Union (Samwu) says it’s not happy with what the City of Joburg has proposed in…
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119 fired Ugu district municipality workers get their jobs back 3 years later
Three years after they were sacked for allegedly engaging in an illegal municipal strike, the 119 workers fired by the…
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City of Tshwane serves letter of intention to fire workers over strike
The City of Tshwane has served 19 of its employees at the Mayville depot with letters stating the intention to…
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CoJ lashes out at Samwu’s threats to make city ungovernable
The Democratic Alliance (DA)-led multiparty coalition government in the City of Johannesburg has criticised the South African Municipal Workers Union…
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City of Joburg officially reverses permanent employment of 130 employees
The City of Joburg has officially signed off on a directive reversing the permanent employment of 130 employees. The City…
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Limpopo municipality receives R22 million from VBS Bank liquidators
A district municipality in Limpopo, ravaged by poverty, has received a token payment of R22 million from the VBS Mutual…
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Municipal worker dies after being electrocuted while fixing electrical fault in Ikageng
South African Municipal Workers’ Union (SAMWU) expressed its condolences and called for an investigation after the death of an electrician…
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Salga and municipal workers reach agreement over wage deal
Municipal wage negotiations have come to an end after workers agreed to a three-year deal. In a statement, the South…
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SA Municipal Workers’ Union intends to strike over wage deadlock
The South African Municipal Workers’ Union (Samwu) is set to declare a dispute and request a strike certificate after wage…
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Samwu considers strike after failed negotiations with bargaining council
The South African Municipal Workers’ Union (Samwu) on Friday said it was considering strike action after negotiations in the South…
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Samwu warns of potential strike amid wage negotiations
The South African Municipal Workers Union (Samwu) has on Monday warned of a potential strike if its members reject the…
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Tshwane municipal workers to march for salary increases
Municipal workers affiliated to the South African Municipal Workers Union (Samwu) in Tshwane will tomorrow embark on a march to…
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Cosatu concerned over possible dismissal of 500 Cape Town firefighters
Cosatu says it is highly disturbed and disappointed by the way the City of Cape Town is dealing with firefighters’…
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Samwu warns City of CT against firing over 500 firefighters
The South African Municipal Workers Union (Samwu) on Monday again warned City of Cape Town bosses against firing more than…
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