Water contractors down tools, demand payment from eThekwini municipality

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Ground Up writes that water and sanitation contractors under the eThekwini Municipality downed tools this week, claiming they have not been paid for months. The contractors say some of them were last paid in December 2025. They claim that previous payments were only made after they picketed outside the water and sanitation offices in November. […]

Biovac set to employ over 700 highly skilled workers

SABC News reports that South African vaccine manufacture, Biovac, is set to employ over 700 high-end skilled individuals. It has secured a financing package of one-eight-billion rand from the International Finance Corporation, the European Commission, and European Investment Bank. It will build Africa’s first end-to-end multi-vaccine manufacturing site in Cape Town. The aim is to advance […]

SAMWU welcomes Constitutional Court Judgment on King Cetshwayo matter

The South African Municipal Workers’ Union (SAMWU) welcomes the judgment of the Constitutional Court delivered on 22 April 2026 in the matter of King Cetshwayo District Municipality v Water and Sanitation Services South Africa (Pty) Ltd and Others. This judgment brings to a close a long and protracted legal battle that has caused immense uncertainty and […]

KZN education department unveils 3,000 school leadership vacancies

The Mercury reports that the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Education has announced the advertisement of more than 3,000 school-based promotional posts, a move aimed at strengthening leadership and improving functionality across public schools. In a statement, the department confirmed that 3,002 posts were advertised through HRM Circular 10 of 2026. These positions comprise 1,784 departmental heads, […]

Wits staff unions say they are ready to down tools

Wits Vuvuzela writes that On Monday, April 20, National Education, Health and Allied Workers’ Union (NEHAWU) and the Administrative, Library and Technical Staff Association (Altsa) members took matters into their own hands by picketing in and around campus.   Union members, made up of professional and administrative staff, marched from the Great Hall to Wits Science Stadium, after declining the 4,95% salary increase proposed by Wits University management.   According to the Altsa union secretary, Tholane Khiba, meetings with the vice chancellor and senior executive team resulted in a proposed 4,95% increase, which was […]

NUM North East region to lead a mass protest against the unbundling and privatization of ESKOM

The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) North East Region is set to lead a peaceful protest march on Saturday, 18 April 2026, to voice deep-seated frustration against the unbundling and privatization of Eskom. The march will be led by the NUM Deputy General Secretary Cde Phillip Mankge. March Details: The NUM North East region is marching […]