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City Power replacing power cables after underground fire in Braamfontein
City Power has started the process of replacing cables which were destroyed in a fire in Braamfontein last week. The…
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Update: Electricity restoration efforts continue in Joburg inner city after underground fire
Electricity restoration efforts continue in the inner city as residents in Braamfontein and surrounding areas spend a fourth day without…
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COSATU threatens strike after request for SAPO emergency funding rejected
Trade union federation COSATU is threatening to strike after the CCMA rejected emergency funding for the South African Post Office…
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Hammanskraal workers: Workers’ Day means little as unfair labour practices persist
Some workers in Hammanskraal say Workers’ Day means little to them as exploitative labour practices persist. The workers appealed to…
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ANC working hard to address shortfalls in SA’s labour sector, says Ramaphosa
African National Congress (ANC) president Cyril Ramaphosa said that the party was working around the clock to address shortfalls in…
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Cosatu encourages workers to march on Workers Day
Trade Federation, Cosatu has urged workers to come out in their numbers to march on Workers Day on Monday. The…
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COVID: Trade unions say pandemic has made exploitation the new normal
Trade Unions in South Africa said the COVID-19 pandemic had made exploitation the new normal. Unions including Cosatu, Young Nurses…
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‘We warned the ANC’ – Cosatu’s Zingiswa Losi says workers are tired of empty promises
Cosatu president Zingiswa Losi says the chaotic scenes on Sunday at the federation’s Workers’ Day rally in Rustenburg, which forced…
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Workers’ Day: Trade unions vow to prioritise fight against retrenchments
As the world commemorates Workers’ Day, trade unions are vowing to prioritize the fight against retrenchments. The day honours the…
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PSA to protest over wage hikes
A protest by public servants is looming. The Public Servants Association says it will go to the streets over the…
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Traffic authorities across SA on high alert ahead of Easter weekend
Traffic authorities across the country are bracing themselves for increased traffic volumes as holidaymakers travel ahead of the upcoming Easter…
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SA Lockdown: This is the saddest Workers Day in history
Today is the saddest global May Day in history. For the first time in 130 years, there will be no…
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Countrywide rallies planned for Workers Day
Cosatu will hold its main Workers’ Day event in Port Elizabeth. The labour federation says the move is aimed at winning back…
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