The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) is appalled to learn that many municipalities across the North West are still failing to pay workers their salaries on time. We call on these municipalities to pay workers what is due to them, or we will work with SAMWU to take them to court. Current delinquent municipalities […]

The Congress of the South African Trade Unions(COSATU) congratulates its affiliate, the South African Transport and Allied Workers Union(SATAWU), for the reinstatement of the 56 workers who were previously dismissed from Public Bonds Project, a company sub-contracted by Eskom at Matimba Power Station in Limpopo. This is a demonstration of the resilience and commitment of […]

Capricorn FM reports that the 56 employees dismissed at power utility Eskom during the Matimba Power Station contracts renewal will be accommodated in all subcontractors within the power station. This is according to the local official of the South African Transport and Allied Workers Union in Lephalale, Phuti Mahlaba. This follows a meeting between the power […]

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Business Live writes that two months after Independent Media employees were slapped with salary cuts, as well as the recent closure of the Pretoria News, the embattled media company has announced voluntary severance packages “to mitigate future job losses”. This was communicated to staff via email from company CEO Takudzwa Hove on Tuesday. “As a […]

The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) congratulates its militant affiliate, the National Union of Mine Workers (NUM) as well as the other unions organising at Eskom, NUMSA and Solidarity, for securing a 7% 3 year wage agreement for all Eskom employees.  This agreement includes a 7% 3 year housing allowance increase and a […]

EWN reports that unions representing Eskom employees reached an agreement with the power utility at its central bargaining forum. Eskom agreed to a 7% salary increase for all non-managerial employees over a three-year period, effective from 1 July 2023 to 30 June 2026. The negotiations involved Eskom the National Union of Mineworkers, National Union of […]

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Fin24 reports that on Friday, Treasury published proposed legislation that sets new rules for the two-pot retirement system, scheduled to kick in on 1 March 2024. The two-pot system means South Africans will be able to access one-third of their retirement savings throughout their career, while two-thirds will only become accessible on retirement. The revised […]

Capricorn FM News reports that members of the National, Education, Health and Allied Workers Union’s Mike Tauyatswala region have staged a protest outside the headquarters of the provincial department of Health in Polokwane, demanding that suspensions of their shop stewards at the Pietersburg hospital be lifted. NEHAWU’s regional secretary Matome Phooko says seven shop stewards were […]

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The COSATU-affiliated Southern African Clothing & Textile Workers’ Union (SACTWU) is pleased to announce that thousands of its members in the leather tanning sector in South Africa can look forward to a 7.25% wage increase, with effect from 1 July 2023. This follows a recent settlement for an amending wage agreement for this sector, signed […]

SABC News reports that bus operations in the City of Tshwane have been suspended due to a strike by workers affiliated to the South African Municipal Workers Union (Samwu). Workers are striking over salary increases and overtime. The Tshwane Bus Service Management says the strike is illegal and that it will institute labour processes to […]