The Citizen reports that workers at the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) have downed tools after wage negotiations collapsed, with the National Education, Health and Allied Workers’ Union (NEHAWU) demanding a R40 000 cash payout for employees, a 6.5% salary increase and the immediate implementation of outstanding performance bonuses for the 2023-24 cycle. […]

The South African Commercial Catering and Allied Workers Union (SACCAWU) expresses its deep concern over the continued unfair treatment of Boxer employees. It is unacceptable that workers who play a vital role in the company’s success continue to be denied basic rights, fair working conditions and equal employment benefits. Despite Boxer being one of South […]

MMABATHO – The Democratic Nursing Organisation of South Africa (DENOSA) in North West warmly welcomes yesterday’s ruling by the Johannesburg Labour Court on the review application by Department of Health in North West of the Public Health Social Development Bargaining Council (PHSDSBC) arbitration award to DENOSA to have an assistant nurse paid 8 percent Rural […]

The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) is deeply concerned following Premier Foods’ announcement of a plan to close the Tulbagh plant. COSATU is worried that this move will have huge socio-economic implications not only for Premier Foods direct employees, as well as farm-based workers but also for the entire Tulbagh area. Were it […]

The South African Municipal Workers’ Union (SAMWU) condemns the deepening salary crisis confronting municipal workers following National Treasury’s reckless and irrational decision to withhold equitable share allocations from selected municipalities. When National Treasury announced the withholding of the July 2026 equitable share, SAMWU warned that the decision would have serious and entirely foreseeable consequences. We […]

The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM), the majority union at Gold Fields South Deep Mine, has successfully concluded a five-year wage agreement on behalf of its members and all mine employees. The multi-year agreement, negotiated in collaboration with UASA, is effective from 1 March 2026 to 28 February 2031. It covers employees in Categories 4 […]

July 24, 2026 The National Education, Health and Allied Workers’ Union [NEHAWU] in KwaZulu-Natal will embark on an indefinite strike action at Dube Tradeport following a deadlock in wage negotiations for 2024/25 financial year. The union has obtained a strike certificate through CCMA and the strike action is set to commence on the 24th of April 2024. […]

The Citizen reports that Pick n Pay has reiterated that its aim with the S189 consultation process is not to retrench employees, but a “direct response to operating losses incurred”. This follows after the Labour Court reserved its judgment on Wednesday in the application by the South African Commercial, Catering and Allied Workers Union (Saccawu) […]

GroundUp reports that “We are going hungry. I have five children to support, including a one-year-old, but we don’t have any money for food or anything”, said Robert (not his real name), a technical worker in the Tswaing Local Municipality in the North West. He is a full-time employee on the frontline of service delivery, […]