Wesselsbron, Free State: The South African Commercial, Catering and Allied Workers Union (SACCAWU) is calling for an immediate and open investigation into the death of Comrade Victor Polori, a member of SACCAWU, who died after suffering a serious injury at LFC Milling in Wesselsbron, Free State, on Friday, 18 September 2026. The incident happened at […]
Monthly Archives: September 2026
COSATU to make living wage central to 15th National Congress
The National reports that The Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) will soon hold its 15th National Congress where thousands of workers from hospitals on the Cape Flats to the sugar plantations in KwaZulu-Natal will reflect on the many challenges facing the working class, the economy and the nation. Among the issues to be debated, and the […]
COSATU Limpopo Supports AFADWU’s Strike at Jumbo Foods
The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) in Limpopo stands in solidarity with its affiliate, the Agricultural Food and Allied Democratic Workers Union (AFADWU) which has embarked on industrial action at Jumbo Foods in Polokwane, starting 1 September. This follows protracted negotiations during which the employer remained intransigent to accede to the demands of […]
Premier Foods factory closure: talks break down
Ground Up reports that talks at the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) over the proposed closure of the Premier Groups’ fruit canning factory in Tulbagh have broken down. According to Agricultural, Food and Allied Democratic Workers’ Union (AFADWU) Western Cape provincial secretary Nyaniso Gqalaqha, who was part of the talks on 26 August, Premier objected […]