August 22, 2024
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 »
August 15, 2024
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 »
August 13, 2024
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 »
August 12, 2024
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 »
August 09, 2024
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 »
August 07, 2024
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 »
August 06, 2024
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 »
August 01, 2024
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 »
July 29, 2024
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 »
July 16, 2024
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 »
July 15, 2024
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 »
July 10, 2024
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 »
July 09, 2024
South Africa: Cosatu Laments the Slow Pace of Transformation in the Workplace
The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) laments the shockingly sluggish pace of transformation in the workplace. The recent findings by the Commission of Employment… Read more »
July 08, 2024
South Africa: Cosatu Calls On the Justice Ministry to Focus On the Task At Hand
The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) calls on the Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development Thembi Nkadimeng to move with speed and douse the fires in her… Read more »
July 02, 2024
South Africa: Cosatu Gauteng Troubled By Government Vacuum in the Province
The Congress of South African Trade Unions(COSATU) in Gauteng is disturbed by the government vacuum in the province created by the continuous postponement of the announcement of… Read more »
South Africa: Cosatu Welcomes Eskom Initiatives to End Loadshedding
The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) commends Eskom on 96 days of no loadshedding. We celebrate the tireless efforts of the employees of Eskom to turn our most… Read more »
June 27, 2024
South Africa: Cosatu Pleased With Arrest in Steinhoff Case
The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) is pleased that persons accused of looting workers' pension funds' investments at Steinhoff are finally being brought to book… Read more »
June 26, 2024
South Africa: Cosatu Stands in Solidarity With the Workers and People of Kenya
COSATU joins the millions of working people all over the world, particularly on the African continent who stand in solidarity with the fighting masses of Kenya against the Finance… Read more »
June 25, 2024
South Africa: Cosatu Is Deeply Disappointed the ANC Has Chosen to Ignore Its Step Aside Resolution With Zizi Kodwa's Swearing-in As an MP
The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) is deeply disappointed that our ally, the African National Congress (ANC) has chosen to recklessly ignore its own step aside… Read more »
South Africa: Cosatu Dismayed By the Latest Drop in Employment
The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) notes with disappointment the 0.6% decline in formal employment in the first quarter of 2024. Read more »