The National Education, Health and Allied Workers’ Union [NEHAWU] in KwaZulu-Natal condemns the eviction of nurses at Victoria Mxenge Hospital. The union has learned with shock and dismay the inhumane nature of how these evictions were carried out. While the employer may argue that they were implementing a court order when caring out these evictions, we […]

IOL News reports that South African media company Media24 will no longer be retrenching some of its newspaper journalists from Beeld, following prior announcement that the publications will be shutting down. In a report on Wednesday, News24 said from the four publications, only the Bleed and 66 journalists will be retained while the company continues with […]

The South African Municipal Workers’ Union (SAMWU) is outraged by the sluggish pace and disrespectful nature of the current salary and wage negotiations for the country’s 257 municipal workers under the South African Local Government Bargaining Council (SALGBC). From July 23-26, parties in the SALGBC engaged in the second round of negotiations with the South […]