South Africa: Cosatu to Meet Families of 11 Presumed Drowned Fishermen

The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) General Secretary, Solly Phetoe, is set to meet with the families of the 11 fishermen who drowned onboard a fishing vessel while… Read more »

South Africa: Cosatu Affiliate Samwu Looks to the Constitutional Court to Rule On Municipal Systems Amendment Act

The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) along with its Affiliate, the South African Municipal Workers' Union (SAMWU), trust that the Constitutional Court will confirm… Read more »

South Africa: Cosatu Pleased At Resolution of Rift Between Nehawu and Mtolo

The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) welcomes the resolution of the stand-off between its militant Affiliate the National Education, Health and Allied Workers' Union… Read more »

South Africa: Cosatu Welcomes Sentencing of Prasa's Fraudster Head of Engineering

The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) welcomes the 15-year sentence handed down to former head of engineering at the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa),… Read more »

South Africa: Sadtu Western Cape Statement On the Declaration of the 2025 Basket of Educator Posts

The South African Democratic Teachers' Union (SADTU) in the Western Cape rejects, with the contempt it deserves, the Western Cape Education Department's (WCED)'s proposal to reduce… Read more »

South Africa: Cosatu Eastern Cape Is Alarmed By High Levels of Crime in the Province

The Congress of South African Trade Unions(COSATU) in the Eastern Cape is alarmed by the high levels of crime in the province that have created a state of panic in communities. Read more »

South Africa: Cosatu Demands Urgent Action to Stem the Rot in Local Govt

The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) demands urgent action by national and provincial government to stem the rot in local government. The latest Auditor-General… Read more »

South Africa: Cosatu Supports the Call On Glencore to Stop Sending Coal to Israel - Fuelling Apartheid and Genocide Is a Crime!

The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) supports the global call by working class and international solidarity organisations to stop the energy lifeline for the… Read more »

South Africa: Nehawu Welcomes the Signing of the Presidential Health Compact and Calls On South Africans to Defend the National Health Insurance Act

The National Education, Health and Allied Workers' Union [NEHAWU] welcomes the signing of the Presidential Health Compact and calls on South Africans to defend the National Health… Read more »

South Africa: Cosatu Calls for More Police Funding Following the Closure of 80,000 Unsolved Murder Cases

The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) supports Minister of Police Senzo Mchunu's plea for additional funding to address the shortage of detectives in the police… Read more »

South Africa: Cosatu Stands Firmly Behind Samwu As It Demands Substantial Increase for Municipal Workers

The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) fully agrees with the call by its affiliate, the South African Municipal Workers Union (SAMWU) for the South African Local… Read more »

South Africa: Stats SA's Latest Unemployment Report Must Serve As a National Wake-Up Call

Statistics SA's latest unemployment report is a jarring national wake-up call. The stats for the second quarter of 2024 paint yet another painful picture with job losses across all… Read more »

South Africa: SAMWU Returns to the Negotiations Table, Calls for SALGA to Respect Municipal Workers

The South African Municipal Workers' Union (SAMWU) will be returning to the negotiations to continue with salary and wage negotiations for the country's municipal workers. From… Read more »

South Africa: Women Have Come Far, but More Needs to Be Done - Cosatu

COSATU joins millions of South Africans in celebrating National Women's Day. We are ever grateful and cognisant of the transformational role our forebears played on that historic… Read more »

South Africa: Cosatu Joins the Country in Mourning the Passing of Veteran Actress Connie Chiume

The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) joins the millions of South Africans, as they mourn the passing of veteran actress Connie Chiume. The news of her departure has… Read more »

South Africa: Cosatu Gauteng Condemns Criminal Conduct At Matshediso Primary School

The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) in Gauteng has learned with dismay of the incident at Matshediso Primary school in Katlehong, where two young learners were… Read more »

South Africa: Video Shows Pastor Mboro With Machetes on Primary School Grounds

The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) is dismayed at how our schools have been turned into sites of violence. In the latest incident, an alleged "Pastor" Paseka… Read more »

South Africa: Cosatu Gauteng Condemns Santam's Deliberate Neo-Liberal Procurement Policies

The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) in Gauteng has noted with dismay the flouting of good corporate governance practices by Santam Insurance Company in appointing a… Read more »

South Africa: Nehawu KZN Condemns the Eviction of Nurses At Victoria Mxenge Hospital

The National Education, Health and Allied Workers' Union [NEHAWU] in KwaZulu-Natal condemns the eviction of nurses at Victoria Mxenge Hospital. The union has learned with shock and… Read more »

South Africa: Sadtu Mpumalanga Statement On an Accident Between a School Bus and Train

The South African Democratic Teachers' Union (SADTU) in Mpumalanga extends its deepest condolences to the families of learners that passed away in Belfast due to a collision… Read more »

South Africa: SADTU KZN Statement On the Brutal Killing of an Educator At Lindelani, Ntuzuma

The South African Democratic Teachers' Union (SADTU) in KwaZulu-Natal has learned in the early hours of Monday, 29 July 2024 about the brutal and inhumane shooting and subsequent… Read more »

South Africa: Cosatu Notes the ANC Decision to Expel Former President Zuma

The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) notes the decision of our ally, the African National Congress (ANC) to expel its former President, Jacob Zuma, following a… Read more »

South Africa: Cosatu Welcomes the Extension of Koeberg's Lifespan to 2040

The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) welcomes the extension of Eskom's nuclear power station, Koeberg's lifespan until 2040, including its maintenance programme to… Read more »

South Africa: Cosatu Angered By the Death of Six Firefighters

The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) is angered and traumatised that six firefighters died in the line of duty while extinguishing a blaze in the Kwa-Zulu Natal… Read more »

South Africa: Cosatu Welcomes the Sentencing of VBS Looter Matodzi

The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) welcomes the sentencing of the former VBS Mutual Bank chairperson Tshifhiwa Matodzi, to an effective 15 years in prison for the… Read more »