The Citizen reports that almost 6 000 South African Post Office (Sapo) jobs will be saved via another funding injection. Sapo and the Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) agreed on a deal to fund employee salaries while the government works to restore the postal service’s fortunes. The agreement between the two government entities will see the […]

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The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) in the Northern Cape with the assistance of the General Secretary, Solly Phetoe, and the Deputy General Secretary of the South African Municipal Workers Union (SAMWU), Nkhetheni Muthavhi, has successfully negotiated the absorption of 498 workers as permanent employees of the Sol Plaatjie Municipality. The workers had […]

SABC News writes that the Anton Lubowski Educational Trust has raised concerns about the state of South Africa’s education system, warning of burnout among teachers, overcrowded classrooms, and under-resourced schools. The Trust says educators are working under unsafe conditions and are increasingly affected by crime and social instability. It also noted serious shortcomings in early […]

SABC News reports that the South African Municipal Workers’ Union (SAMWU) has vowed to challenge a Labour Court ruling that exempts the City of Tshwane from increasing its employees’ salaries as collectively negotiated in the Bargaining Council. The judgment, delivered by Judge Sean Snyman on Friday, remits the City’s 2021/2022 exemption application, seeking relief from the negotiated […]

SABC News writes that the Gauteng Department of Health says it is addressing the issue of unpaid salaries affecting healthcare workers at public hospitals in the province. This comes after reports that several doctors at facilities, including Chris Hani Baragwanath, Charlotte Maxeke, and Dr George Mukhari hospitals, have not been paid for months. The Department attributes the […]

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 […]

Sowetan Live writes that the Joburg high court has dismissed Mafoko Security Patrollers’ attempt to block former employees from attaching company assets to recover pension funds owed to workers for over five years. The company which employs over 11,000 security guards across the country owes workers R151m in pension contributions to the private security sector […]