The South African Municipal Workers’ Union (SAMWU) in the Ekurhuleni Region unequivocally and vehemently condemns the City of Ekurhuleni’s outrageous decision to issue pre-dismissal notices to over 300 EMPD workers. This draconian action represents not only a gross injustice but also a chilling assault on the fundamental rights of workers. It lays bare the municipality’s […]

According to SABC News, the North West provincial government has started to recruit unemployed graduates from the North West University. This after the signing of a memorandum of understanding that aims to curb the high unemployment rate in the province. The unemployed graduates will assist with research, sports and mining, amongst others. In its collaboration with […]

SABC News reports that scholar transport operators in the Eastern Cape have threatened to take the provincial government to court about their outstanding payments. They claim not have been paid since, January. According to the operators they have lost confidence in the Transport MEC, Xolile Nqatha and his Department to resolve the current impasse. The […]

The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) in Limpopo supports its Affiliate, the Communications Workers Union (CWU), as it calls for an investigation into the dismissals of workers at the South African Broadcast Corporation (SABC). COSATU in Limpopo led a mass picket outside the SABC provincial offices in Polokwane on the last Friday of […]