Ground Up reports that more than 200 Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) workers marched in Johannesburg on Monday, demanding an end to short-term contracts. The march was organised by the Independent Liberation and Allied Workers Union (ILAWU). The workers marched from Joubert Park to the Johannesburg Social Housing Company and then to the Gauteng Premier’s […]
Monthly Archives: October 2025
‘15% wage increase is unaffordable’ – analyst on Eskom wage negotiations
The Citizen reports that the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM), representing 15 000 workers at Eskom, said workers are demanding a 15% wage increase, along with higher housing and other allowances. This round of wage negotiations comes weeks after the state-owned power utility revealed for the first time in eight years it has made a profit. Eskom […]
POPCRU demands answers regarding members’ pension balances reduction
SABC News writes that the Police and Prisons Civil Rights Union (POPCRU) has raised concern over unexplained pension fund reduction that its members have reported. POPCRU says its members have reported a drop in their balances in their Government Employees Pension Fund (GEPF) statements for the period from July to September. The GEPF has attributed […]
Disgruntled current and former workers march
SABC News reports that disgruntled current and former workers of the government-owned bus company, Great North Transport, have marched to SATAWU and the office of the Limpopo Premier in Polokwane, Limpopo. The workers are demanding over R300 million of their pension payouts. They say that they reached an agreement with the Office of the Premier in […]
One in four workers in SA diagnosed with depression
SABC New reports that toxic work environments are taking a serious toll on South African employees’ mental health, with one in four workers diagnosed with depression. Professor Renata Schoeman from the Stellenbosch Business School says workplace bullying and harassment often go unreported because many victims choose resignation over risking retaliation. According to Professor Schoeman, over a quarter […]
Magistrates protest outside court, demanding higher wages
Ground Up writes that dressed in their red and black robes, about a dozen magistrates downed their gavels to picket outside the court in Durban on Monday, demanding better working conditions and higher pay. They say they chose to protest during lunch to avoid disrupting court proceedings. Among their grievances are deteriorating working conditions and […]
SAMWU demands action on attacks targeting Western Cape waste staff
EWN reports that the South African Municipal Workers’ Union (SAMWU) in the Western Cape is calling on government and community leaders to condemn and address ongoing attacks on waste management staff. Between July 2024 and June 2025, over 50 cases of hijackings and robberies were reported, affecting workers in cleansing, collections, disposal, and public awareness […]
NUM declares strike at Pharoah Cement after wage negotiations deadlock
The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) PWV Region today served a 48-hour notice of strike action to Pharoah Cement in Alberton following a complete deadlock in wage negotiations. The strike is scheduled to commence on Monday, 12 October 2025. The union was awarded a certificate to strike by the CCMA on 3 October 2025, confirming […]
NUM Sibanye-Stillwater Gold members reject insulting wage offer, refer dispute to CCMA
The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) Sibanye-Stillwater Gold branches have overwhelmingly rejected the company’s latest wage offer, calling it insufficient to meet the rising cost of living and a failure to recognize the value of their members’ labour. The rejected offer included a 4.5% wage increase, a R50 increase to the Living Out Allowance (LOA), […]
Relief for thousands: Basic Education Minister resolves months-long payment crisis
IOL writes that affected education assistants have welcomed the intervention made by Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube to resolve the non-payment of teacher assistants, who have not been paid for months. On Wednesday, Gwarube, alongside her Department of Labour deputy minister, Jomo Sibiya, jointly addressed the media over non-payment of stipends aimed at helping education […]