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Msunduzi strike disrupts water, electricity and refuse services 2026-06-06 [The Witness]

Unions raise alarm over ongoing teacher boycott at Umkhumbane Secondary 2026-05-27 [East Coast Radio]

Cameras in school: MEC promises to abide by court ruling 2026-05-27 [GroundUp]

SAFTU supports Human Rights Commission's call for calm and condemns the violence in Durban 2026-05-22 [SAFTU]

Natu slams Education Department over ongoing turmoil at uMkhumbane Secondary 2026-05-20 [Sunday Tribune]

SADTU congratulates Provincial Secretary on her appointment as SACE Chairperson 2026-05-19 [SADTU]

Legal standoff continues over uMngeni employee dismissal case 2026-05-16 [The Witness]

Sadtu stands by school principal Bragin amid fresh protests 2026-05-10 [The Witness]

NEHAWU slams Wentworth Hospital conditions as MEC Nomagugu Simelane confronts staff shortages and overcrowding 2026-05-07 [IOL]

COSATU statement on a successful May Day celebration 2026-05-04 [COSATU]

Popcru says police killings 'a direct assault on the state' 2026-05-04 [IOL]

Labour Court dismisses Durban principal’s bid to overturn suspension 2026-04-24 [News24]

Newcastle factory blitz: Retailers take action but SACTWU says problems are decades old 2026-04-24 [The Mercury]

SAMWU welcomes Constitutional Court judgement affirming workers’ rights in King Cetshwayo matter 2026-04-24 [COSATU]

Jobs alert: Education department unveils 3,000 school leadership vacancies 2026-04-21 [The Mercury]

High Court rules in favour of classroom CCTV cameras that sparked teacher boycott 2026-04-06 [Sunday Tribune]

500 Grade R teachers appointed: Unions welcome the move but highlight serious concerns 2026-03-28 [IOL]

Province appoints 500 Grade R teachers as unions call move long overdue 2026-03-28 [East Coast Radio]

Durban streets brought to a standstill for People's March 2026-03-21 [Daily Sun]

COSATU mourns the passing of former Provincial Chairperson and SACTWU Deputy President, Comrade Beauty Thulani Zibula 2026-03-19 [COSATU]

Armed robbers storm KwaMashu school, force teachers to transfer money from banks accounts 2026-03-19 [The Mercury]

KZN Education Department defies Cabinet order on early retirement, sparks union fury 2026-03-15 [IOL]

Union slams negligence after factory gas leak hits Durban school 2026-03-14 [The Mercury]

NUM to march against Eskom privatization and the erosion of workers' rights 2026-03-13 [NUM]

Wage bill savings at risk as early retirement uptake stalls 2026-03-12 [The Mercury]

SADTU secures meeting to discuss early retirement applications 2026-03-11 [SADTU]

FEDUSA condemns Dept of Basic Education's reversal on early retirement approvals and calls for urgent intervention by Premier and MEC 2026-03-11 [FEDUSA]

CCTV dispute and suspension at uMkhumbane Secondary prompt Sadtu call for policy clarity 2026-03-11 [Sunday Tribune]

Teachers’ union marches in Port Shepstone for unemployed graduates 2026-03-10 [South Coast Herald]

SADTU calls on Provincial Department of Education head to implement cabinet decision on Early Retirement without Penalisation 2026-03-10 [SADTU]

SAMWU declares war on institutionalized looting and administrative anarchy at Uthukela District Municipality 2026-03-09 [COSATU]

Outrage as Education Department denies early retirement applications 2026-03-07 [IOL]

Education Labour Relations Council ordered to pay lecturer over R154,000 after underpaying him for three years 2026-03-07 [IOL]

SADTU supports investigation into cameras at Umkhumbane school 2026-03-06 [East Coast Radio]

Pietermaritzburg High Court orders Impendle Municipality to pay workers within seven days 2026-03-03 [The Witness]

Public servants protest GEMS fee hike, demand better healthcare choices 2026-02-28 [East Coast Radio]

Samwu pickets over vehicle surveillance devices 2026-02-24 [The Witness]

Staff welcome long-awaited repairs at Howick mortuary 2026-02-24 [The Witness]

Union rejects uMhlathuze mayoral gala dinner 2026-02-20 [Zululand Observer]

COSATU condemns collapse of Tongaat Hulett business rescue process and warns against the abuse of public funds to bail out private capital 2026-02-18 [COSATU]

SALGA urges political parties to lead municipal reform efforts 2026-02-15 [East Coast Radio]

Cosatu, Samwu demand action over Impendle unpaid salaries 2026-02-14 [The Witness]

COSATU to pay Red Friday solidarity visit to iMpendle Local Municipality and lead picket over unpaid workers’ salaries 2026-02-13 [COSATU]

Sweatshops sued for labour law violations 2026-02-12 [GroundUp]

Nehawu calls for urgent intervention at Grey’s Hospital 2026-02-11 [The Witness]

Unions resist King Misuzulu’s call for mining ban over job fears 2026-02-10 [The Mercury]

COSATU statement on King Misuzulu’s comments on mining 2026-02-09 [COSATU]

Statement by COSATU on oversight visit by Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Employment and Labour 2026-02-05 [COSATU]

Popcru blames staff shortages, overcrowding for prison drug problem 2026-02-04 [East Coast Radio]

Police union condemns tribalist and xenophobic remarks against Colonel Robert Netshiunda 2026-01-31 [IOL]

This month in labour history

This month in labour history

6-06-1988 A general strike was declared by black unions and anti-apartheid groups. Up to 3 million took part in the stoppage, in protest at the 2-year-old state of emergency restrictions on the right to strike. They held out against police shootings. [more]

10-06-1918 African workers rallied in Johannesburg to protest the jailing of all 152 striking municipal workers. who had gone on strike for a shilling a day increase in pay. Radicals attempted to organise a general strike which was called off. [more]

26-06-1957 SACTU launches a "one pound a day" campaign and calls for a strike. 70 to 80% of workers in Johannesburg, Port Elizabeth and Vereeniging observe it, achieving the first significant wage improvement since 1945. [more]