September 17
South Africa: Pensioners Allowed Back On Community Works Programme
Department of Co-operative Governance reverses decision to end contracts of about 35,000 employees who also get old age grants Read more »
September 16
South Africa: Court Postpones Decision On Hospital Security Guard Strike
Labour Court to rule on Friday over Golden Security guard strike at Heideveld Day Hospital in Cape Town Read more »
South Africa: Extortionists Now Targeting Social Workers
Western Cape social development department had to spend R20-million on overtime to double-up social workers operating in high-risk areas Read more »
South Africa: Sex Workers Celebrate Pride in Cape Town
The event aimed to counter discrimination and stigma Read more »
September 11
South Africa: Premier Loses Court Bid to End Mister Sweet Strike
Strike continues after Labour Court ruling Read more »
September 12
South Africa: Limpopo Teacher Scammed Out of Her Savings
Thebe Investment Corporation warns against fraudsters using its name Read more »
September 11
South Africa: Pensioners Have to Pay People to Fetch Drinking Water From Streams
Taps in this municipality have been dry for years Read more »
September 10
South Africa: Health Department Misses Another Deadline to Provide Nurses With Uniforms
The department has committed to paying nurses a once-off allowance by the end of November Read more »
September 03
South Africa: More Security Guards Picket At Western Cape Hospital Over Unpaid Salaries
Security guards employed by Golden Security Services in Heideveld downed tools on Tuesday Read more »
August 27
South Africa: Thousands of Teaching Posts to Be Cut in the Western Cape
Schools are expected to receive their 2025 staff allocations on Friday Read more »
August 23
South Africa: Canadians Challenge New Naspers CEO Over Work Conditions
Fabricio Bloisi assured shareholders that protection for workers was important to him and the group Read more »
August 15
South Africa: My Three-Month Battle With the Unemployment Insurance Fund
Appeal to the new Minister of Labour to fix the problems with the fund Read more »
August 14
South Africa: Security Guard Strike Hits Western Cape Sassa Offices
Several offices closed on Tuesday Read more »
August 07
South Africa: Hundreds of Waste Pickers March in Joburg Demanding Compensation
They also oppose the City's plans to burn waste in incinerators, saying it threatens the livelihoods of thousands of waste collectors Read more »
June 21
South Africa: Workers Describe Appalling Conditions At Eswatini Mine
"To live, I had to quit" Read more »
June 20
South Africa: Executive Pay - the Virus Elon Musk Is Exporting Back to SA
The effects of the $45-billion pay package offered to the Tesla boss will be felt across the world Read more »
May 27
South Africa: Get Us Jobs, Contract Workers Tell Gauteng Premier
The contracted workers were awarded compensation of up to R24,000 by the Labour Court. They refused to accept this and instead are demanding jobs. Read more »
May 23
South Africa: Sex Workers Picket At Parliament Ahead of Elections
#WhoSpeaksForUs? campaign launched Read more »
May 22
South Africa: Cape Town Protesters Block Busy Road, Demanding Services
They are angry that refugees living in a tent on the same land have toilets and water, but they do not Read more »
May 13
South Africa: Workers March Against Looming Retrenchments At Sibanye-Stillwater
Unions call for resignation of top management and the CEO Neal Froneman Read more »
May 02
South Africa: Workers Hold Vigil Outside Gauteng Health Department, Demanding Permanent Jobs
National Union of Public Service and Allied Workers (NUPSAW) says workers will protest daily Read more »
South Africa: Mineworkers Disrupt Cosatu May Day Rally in Soweto
"What are we celebrating, when we are losing our jobs?" Read more »
April 30
South Africa: Public Sector Hard Hit By Strike Action
In 2023 and again in 2024, about half the strikes have been in the public sector, says report Read more »
April 26
South Africa: Can South Africa Afford a Basic Income Grant? or Can We Afford Not To?
GroundUp and Black Sash hosted a debate on the feasibility of the Basic Income Grant (BIG) on Thursday Read more »
March 27
South Africa: Hundreds of Security Guards Sent Home Without Wages After Eastern Cape Health Department Fails to Pay Contractors
Department promises to make payments from April, the start of the new financial year Read more »