Ground Up writes that dressed in their red and black robes, about a dozen magistrates downed their gavels to picket outside the court in Durban on Monday, demanding better working conditions and higher pay. They say they chose to protest during lunch to avoid disrupting court proceedings. Among their grievances are deteriorating working conditions and […]
SAMWU demands action on attacks targeting Western Cape waste staff
EWN reports that the South African Municipal Workers’ Union (SAMWU) in the Western Cape is calling on government and community leaders to condemn and address ongoing attacks on waste management staff. Between July 2024 and June 2025, over 50 cases of hijackings and robberies were reported, affecting workers in cleansing, collections, disposal, and public awareness […]
NUM declares strike at Pharoah Cement after wage negotiations deadlock
The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) PWV Region today served a 48-hour notice of strike action to Pharoah Cement in Alberton following a complete deadlock in wage negotiations. The strike is scheduled to commence on Monday, 12 October 2025. The union was awarded a certificate to strike by the CCMA on 3 October 2025, confirming […]
NUM Sibanye-Stillwater Gold members reject insulting wage offer, refer dispute to CCMA
The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) Sibanye-Stillwater Gold branches have overwhelmingly rejected the company’s latest wage offer, calling it insufficient to meet the rising cost of living and a failure to recognize the value of their members’ labour. The rejected offer included a 4.5% wage increase, a R50 increase to the Living Out Allowance (LOA), […]
Relief for thousands: Basic Education Minister resolves months-long payment crisis
IOL writes that affected education assistants have welcomed the intervention made by Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube to resolve the non-payment of teacher assistants, who have not been paid for months. On Wednesday, Gwarube, alongside her Department of Labour deputy minister, Jomo Sibiya, jointly addressed the media over non-payment of stipends aimed at helping education […]
eThekwini workers demand equal pay as counterparts
ECR reports that COSATU’s Deputy President Michael Shingange has called on eThekwini Municipality to urgently implement equal pay for municipal workers doing the same jobs as their counterparts in other metros. Shingange was addressing hundreds of workers who marched to Durban City Hall on Tuesday as part of the trade union federation’s National Day of Action. He […]
ConCourt rules fathers now entitled to same parental leave as mothers
EWN reports that the Constitutional Court has ruled that fathers are now entitled to equal parental leave as mothers. The court found that the law, as it stands, is discriminatory to fathers and is unfair and unconstitutional. Following this judgment, mothers and fathers will be able to split their four months of leave post-birth equally. […]
Court dismisses bid to stop retrenchment of SA Breweries workers
Ground Up writes that the Labour Court in Johannesburg has dismissed an urgent application by members of the Food and Allied Workers’ Union (FAWU) for an interdict stopping retrenchments at South African Breweries (SAB). On Tuesday, about 50 members wearing red union t-shirts and carrying placards picketed outside the court where the matter was heard. […]
NEHAWU to march against ‘crisis engulfing Gauteng Health’
SABC News reports that hundreds of members of the National Education, Health and Allied Workers Union (NEHAWU) in Gauteng are expected to march to the provincial Department of Health in Johannesburg on Friday to deliver a memorandum of demands. The anticipated march dubbed the Provincial Day of Action is said to be related to the crisis currently […]
SAMWU in FS wants Mangaung Metro to stop shift system implementation
SABC News reports that SAMWU in Free State has called on Mangaung Metro Municipality to halt the unilateral implementation of the shift system and engage in formal consultation with organised labour. This comes after the suspension of more than 30 workers for defying the implementation of the shift system. SAMWU has won the case against […]