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SADTU disturbed by allegations of selling of posts 2024-03-27 [SADTU]

Students, unions decry NWU's transformation journey 2024-03-19 [Sunday World]

COSATU expectations ahead of last SOPA of 6th administration 2024-02-21 [COSATU]

SAMWU calls for suspension of Matlosana municipal CFO following Hawks arrest 2024-01-24 [COSATU]

Health emergency: families frustrated as pathology workers down tools 2024-01-17 [eNCA]

Impala Platinum’s Royal Bafokeng Mine returns to full operations 2024-01-11 [SABC]

Storm is over: Work resumes at mine 2024-01-10 [Daily Sun]

NUM urges workers at Impala Bafokeng Platinum Mine to report back to work with immediate effect 2024-01-10 [NUM]

COSATU and SAMWU continue to intervene in Ditsobotla 2024-01-10 [COSATU]

Mineworkers: We will not return to work 2024-01-07 [Daily Sun]

Workers say they will not return to Impala Bafokeng Platinum mine, want demands met 2024-01-07 [SABC]

Impala Bafokeng Platinum mine workers to resume protest 2024-01-07 [SABC]

Mine Sit-In by Protesting Workers Enters Third Day 2023-12-08 [BNN]

24 Bakubung Platinum mine workers resurface as sit-in continues 2023-12-08 [SABC]

Mineworkers vow to continue sit-in at Weziwe Bakubung 2023-12-07 [JacarandaFM]

COSATU saddened by fatalities at Impala Platinum mines 2023-11-28 [COSATU]

COSATU calls for Aaron Motswana to step aside 2023-11-28 [COSATU]

VBS scandal continues to haunt province 2023-11-22 [COSATU]

COSATU fully supports march in solidarity of people of Palestine 2023-11-09 [COSATU]

COSATU condemns horrific case of gender-based violence in Krokodildrift, Brits 2023-11-09 [COSATU]

COSATU welcomes payment of salaries at Ditsobotla Local Municipality 2023-11-09 [COSATU]

Ditsobotla workers must be paid their October salary immediately 2023-11-07 [COSATU]

COSATU calls for full investigation into procurement of scandalously overpriced shack 2023-11-07 [COSATU]

Ditsobotla Municipality’s ghost workers claim questioned 2023-11-02 [SABC]

COSATU demands full investigation into R134 million erroneously transferred to Bojanala Platinum District Municipality 2023-10-23 [COSATU]

Corruption runs too deep in Province 2023-10-23 [COSATU]

SADTU condemns assault of educators 2023-10-16 [COSATU]

SADTU condemns assault of educators 2023-10-16 [COSATU]

COSATU to convene Provincial Shop Steward Council 2023-09-28 [COSATU]

Ditsobotla Local Municipality employees not paid August salaries 2023-09-04 [SABC]

NUPSAW to march to Premier’s office, seeks permanent employment for EPWP workers 2023-08-18 [SABC]

Glencore Smelters: Numsa hands Rustenburg Municipality a letter of demand 2023-08-14 [Business Report]

Numsa fights proposed electricity surcharge that threatens Glencore Smelters’s viability 2023-08-12 [Business Report]

Provincial government layoffs politically motivated: NUPSAW 2023-07-25 [SABC]

'This is a devastating incident': nurse allegedly raped on her way to work 2023-07-21 [News24]

Workers march to Department of Transport over non-payment of salaries 2023-07-10 [Pretoria News]

Cosatu urges govt to ensure residents are provided with clean water 2023-07-08 [SABC]

COSATU prepares for National Day of Action 2023-07-04 [COSATU]

Continuous allegations of corruption and maladministration in province are concerning 2023-07-04 [COSATU]

COSATU supports SAMWU’s call for defaulting municipalities to pay workers their salaries 2023-06-27 [COSATU]

Some Mahikeng Hospital staff temporarily transferred over babies in boxes saga 2023-06-01 [SABC]

Workers should not be used as scapegoats for department’s failure to provide quality healthcare services 2023-05-31 [COSATU]

Union defends nurses' cardboard box improvisation, says government long knew of incubator shortage 2023-05-29 [The Times]

NEHAWU statement on Mahikeng Provincial Hospital 2023-05-29 [COSATU]

Poor performance of municipalities ceases access to conditional grants 2023-04-18 [COSATU]

COSATU calls for reopening of Moss Phakoe’s murder case 2023-04-06 [COSATU]

COSATU Provincial Executive Committee statement 2023-03-16 [COSATU]

SAMWU secures salary payment for Ditsobotla Local Municipality workers 2023-03-06 [COSATU]

Ditsobotla municipality pays workers salaries 2023-03-05 [IOL]

SAMWU outraged by Mayor of JB Marks’ reckless remarks that municipal workers have deliberately sabotaged water services 2023-02-25 [COSATU]

This month in labour history

This month in labour history

2-03-1969 SACTU leaders exiled in Zambia meet to develop a strategy to revitalize the union, which has been rendered ineffective by the apartheid government. [more]

6-03-1955 Progressive members of the TLC join forces with CNETU unions to create SACTU (South African Council of Trade Unions) in Johannesburg with 9 affiliates and 20,000 members. By 1959 there will be 35 affiliates and 46,000 members. [more]