Male nurse reinstated, to be paid R1m after rape accusations

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Sunday Independent writes that the North West Department of Health has been ordered to reinstate a male nurse and pay him nearly R1 million after he was fired for allegedly raping a mental health patient twice while in hospital. Machecha Zacharia Mathithibala was fired in May 2022 and was also unsuccessful in his internal appeal […]

Workers down tools at company sub-contracted to build NW road

SABC News reports that workers at Tritapax Construction Company in Lichtenburg in the North West have downed tools since last week. They accuse the company they are sub-contracting to, of interfering with their labour-related affairs. The employees say the main contractor, Motheo Construction Group, is making unfair demands of contract terminations which will affect their […]

ECD teachers’ union demands permanent jobs and equal pay

SABC News reports that the South African Early Childhood Development (ECD) Teachers Union has called on the Minister of Basic Education to address their concerns and demands to be employed permanently and get compensated similarly to grade 1-12 teachers. They delivered two memorandums to the Department of Basic Education on Wednesday. The union has given […]

NEHAWU Gauteng on the strike action at SABS

The National Education, Health and Allied Workers’ Union [NEHAWU] in Gauteng Province is currently embarking on a strike action at the South African Bureau of Standards [SABS] which commenced today. The strike comes as a result of a deadlock over the salary harmonization process which took place as a result of the SABS migrating into […]

Farm women march to Parliament

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GroundUp writes that over 200 farm women braved the rain and cold to march to Parliament in Cape Town on Tuesday. Under the banner of the Women on Farms Project (WFP), they carried placards that read: “Don’t poison us” and “Ban pesticides now”. The protest was over a decision by the Department of Agriculture, Land Reform […]

COSATU eagerly awaits implementation of two-pot retirement system

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EWN writes the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) says it is eagerly awaiting the implementation of the new two-pot retirement regime. From 1 September, pension fund members will be allowed to access the savings portion of their pension, once a year. On Monday, the National Treasury published amendments to legislation governing the retirement funds of […]

Union vows to fight “slaughter” of Post Office jobs

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GroundUp writes that up to 6,000 South African Post Office workers – more than half the current workforce – stand to lose their jobs by the end of March. But the Communication Workers Union are fighting to reduce the proposed number of retrenchments. The number of retrenchments at the beleaguered institution are laid out in […]

COSATU May Day Statement 2023

The Congress of South African Trade Unions is calling on all workers across all sectors of the economy and in all corners of the country to come out in their numbers to celebrate this year’s International Workers Day “May Day” on the 1st of May 2023. Our federation is celebrating this year’s May Day under the theme; Build Working […]