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COSATU Northwest and South African communist party moses kotane province met in a bilateral of Cosatu provincial office bearers and SACP provincial officials 2026-09-13 [COSATU]

https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-08-11-fourteen-reported-dead-17-injured-in-illegal-chrome-incident-near-marikana/?dm_source=blocks-list-item&dm_medium=card-link&dm_campaign=inform&dm_position=4&_gl=1*vbbuvr*_up*MQ..*_ga*MjA2NTk2NjM0My4xNzg2ND 2026-08-11 [Daily Maverick]

Safety concerns escalate at Implats following deadly sulphur dioxide leak at Rustenburg plant 2026-08-08 [IOL]

COSATU supports its affiliate POPCRU in welcoming appointment of Lieutenant-General Arthur Peter Adams as SAPS Provincial Commissioner 2026-08-07 [COSATU]

DENOSA welcomes ruling by Labour Court on payment of 8% Rural Allowance to assistant nurses in rural facilities 2026-08-04 [COSATU]

AMCU, Implats set for meeting amid ongoing safety halt 2026-07-29 [SABC]

Tswaing municipality staff have been months without pay 2026-07-22 [GroundUp]

SADTU statement post Provincial Executive Committee meeting 2026-06-29 [SADTU]

Wesizwe Platinum initiates restructuring process, risking 497 jobs at Bakubung project 2026-06-05 [Business Report]

Municipality fails to pay May salaries for general workers 2026-06-04 [GroundUp]

SAFTU condemns brutal assassination of community activist Comrade Mokoena Letsie 2026-05-29 [SAFTU]

Community leader killed in horror shooting 2026-05-29 [Daily Sun]

COSATU General Secretary Solly Phetoe's address at Memorial Service of Comrade Bushy Maape, late Provincial Premier 2026-05-22 [COSATU]

COSATU joins its ally, the ANC and the community in mourning passing of Bra Bushy 2026-05-21 [COSATU]

SAFTU condemns brutal assassination of Mahikeng activist Thato Molosankwe 2026-05-21 [SAFTU]

NUM stand-off at the Impala’s Triple M mine in Rustenburg called off 2026-05-14 [NewsNote]

COSATU stands in solidarity with its NUM and condemns Impala Triple M for undermining organisational rights and the rule of law 2026-05-07 [COSATU]

POPCRU seeks SAPS reinforcements amid post vacancy 2026-04-23 [SABC]

NEHAWU tightens grip on Health Department over Witrand appointment dispute 2026-03-27 [Potchefstroom Herald]

Numsa members strike at Sibanye Rustenburg contractor over pay and conditions 2026-03-22 [Business Report]

POPCRU awaits final decision on Major-General Asaneng’s guilty charge 2026-03-22 [SABC]

NUM Matlosana region to embark on a protected strike at Afrimat over wage deadlock and attack on medical benefits 2026-03-18 [NUM]

Nehawu marches against poor healthcare facilities 2026-03-07 [Central News]

Nehawu protests against state of healthcare facilities 2026-03-06 [SABC]

SADTU calls for immediate payment of temporary educators and acting allowances 2026-03-06 [SADTU]

COSATU raise concern on alleged appointment of multiple service providers in Madibeng 2026-02-21 [NewsNote]

No salaries: Bus company workers down tools 2026-02-18 [Daily Sun]

SAMWU cautiously welcomes administration of Matlosana local municipality 2026-02-12 [COSATU]

COSATU welcomes decision of ANC provincial leadership to place City of Matlosana under administration 2026-02-10 [COSATU]

COSATU calls for payment of Ditsobotla Municipality workers’ pension fund contributions 2026-02-04 [COSATU]

SADTU ncongratulate the Metric class of 2025 2026-01-15 [SADTU]

COSATU threatens legal action against North West Transport Investment over unpaid salaries 2025-12-31 [IOL]

SAFTU condemns illegal mining operations around communities 2025-12-23 [SAFTU]

Over 1 700 community health workers made permanent in North West 2025-12-21 [SABC]

COSATU welcomes Auditor-General’s issuing a Certificate of Debt against Municipal Manager of Ngaka Modiri Municipality 2025-11-17 [COSATU]

Public Works investigates EPWP domestic labour abuse claim 2025-11-04 [The Citizen]

NUM challenges Afrimat’s anti-worker agenda in Matlosana region 2025-09-16 [NUM]

Union concerned about workers’ safety after alleged shooting incident at municipality offices 2025-08-27 [SABC]

NUM and MDA to host dialogue on challenges facing ex-mineworkers 2025-08-14 [NUM]

NUM and MDA to host dialogue on challenges facing ex-mineworkers 2025-08-14 [NUM]

COSATU stands in solidarity with SADTU in its response to MEC Viola Motsumi for educators to resign or be fired 2025-08-10 [COSATU]

MEC for Education, Viola Motsumi accused intimidation and unfair treatment 2025-08-07 [Taung Daily News]

SADTU to engage MEC Motsumi over controversial remarks on educational underperformance 2025-08-07 [NewsNote]

COSATU and SAMWU dejected by non-payment of municipal workers’ salaries in Ditsobotla and other municipalities 2025-08-06 [COSATU]

SADTU response to MEC’s call for educators to resign or be suspended 2025-08-06 [SADTU]

Political interference blamed in appointment of provincial police head 2025-07-26 [SABC]

Mahikeng Agricentre shut down due to poor maintenance 2025-07-15 [SABC]

Ratlou Municipal workers in Setlagole down tools 2025-07-01 [SABC]

SADTU Statement on the Appointment of the Superintendent General 2025-06-30 [SADTU]

Mining company leaves residents in the lurch 2025-06-24 [SowetanLIVE]

This month in labour history

This month in labour history

23-10-1913 With 5,000 Indian workers on strike in North Natal, Gandhi publicly declares his intention to pull strikers out of the mines and seek a mass arrest, if necessary by illegally crossing the Transvaal border. [more]

25-10-1913 Gandhi meets with coal mine owners and other employers of Indian workers at the Durban Chamber of Commerce and explains the strike is the result of the government’s refusal to abolish the £ 3 tax. [more]

30-10-1978 A strike at Eveready, a British manufacturer of automotive batteries, becomes the first legal strike in 20 years. Several workers are made redundant when they refuse to return to work. [more]