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Class action lawsuit for coal miners [IndustriALL] 23-04-2026


Class action lawsuit for coal miners [IndustriALL] 23-04-2026


Unions fight for Ekapa workers as mud rush mine faces liquidation [IndustriALL] 22-04-2026


Domestic workers won in court but the real test now sits with their employers [The Daily Maverick] 21-04-2026


Cosatu: Disbarment of former VBS Bank auditor marks a significant step in fight against corruption [Business Report] 20-04-2026



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Class action lawsuit for coal miners 2026-04-23 [IndustriALL]

‘All-out attack on the working-class’: Giwusa rejects Prevention of Illegal Eviction Amendment Bill 2026-04-23 [The Citizen]

Class action lawsuit for coal miners 2026-04-23 [IndustriALL]

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

COSATU notes National Assembly’s passage of Budget’s Division of Revenue and Special Appropriations Bills 2026-04-23 [COSATU]

South Africa SADTU condemns the killing of school children in Gaza 2026-04-23 [SADTU]

SAFTU rejects draft Prevention of Illegal Eviction Amendment Bill - a dangerous attack on the poor and a rollback of constitutional rights 2026-04-23 [SAFTU]

TRAWU calls for secondary strike in support of CJA Telecommunications workers 2026-04-22 [IOL]

Unions fight for Ekapa workers as mud rush mine faces liquidation 2026-04-22 [IndustriALL]

COSATU mourns the death of SACTWU shop stewards 2026-04-22 [COSATU]

PRASA labour unions demand 15% wage increase 2026-04-22 [Central News]

Northern Cape Vass meets with SAMWU leadership over ongoing challenges at the embattled Sol Plaatje Local Municipality 2026-04-22 [The Guardian]

Cosatu alleges Newcastle in KZN and Enoch Mgijima in Eastern Cape intend to follow Tshwane and freeze salary increments 2026-04-21 [Pretoria News]

Farm workers march to Parliament calling for land 2026-04-21 [GroundUp]

Domestic workers won in court but the real test now sits with their employers 2026-04-21 [The Daily Maverick]

COSATU notes 2026 increase in Basic Conditions of Employment Annual Income Threshold 2026-04-21 [COSATU]

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

Gauteng Five teachers have died in suspicious hits in Ekurhuleni in three years 2026-04-21 [Sowetan]

Unions demand 15% wage hike as Prasa talks stall over delay 2026-04-21 [SABC]

Africa Stop blaming immigrants for government failures, Johannesburg marchers say 2026-04-21 [GroundUp]

COSATU and FEDUSA: Health Minister confirms healthcare system too expensive and unsustainable 2026-04-21 [FEDUSA]

Cosatu: Disbarment of former VBS Bank auditor marks a significant step in fight against corruption 2026-04-20 [Business Report]

Gomora United boss ‘owes players, staff bonuses’ 2026-04-20 [Sunday World]

Sadtu: Teachers are easy targets 2026-04-20 [Daily Sun]

Inside Education hosts 2026 national education summit 2026-04-20 [Inside Metros]

COSATU applauds NUM on Eskom salary settlement 2026-04-20 [COSATU]

Numsa slams Eskom’s new wage deal as ‘unacceptable and provocative’ 2026-04-19 [Sowetan]

Eskom reaches three-year wage agreement with unions 2026-04-19 [The Witness]

Northern Cape NUMSA welcomes extension of provisional liquidation of Ekapa Mine 2026-04-18 [Central News]

Gauteng NUM takes anti-unbundling protest to Premier’s Office 2026-04-18 [Inside Metros]

Gauteng NUM takes anti-unbundling protest to Premier’s Office 2026-04-18 [Inside Metros]

Update: Eskom says all unions onboard with 7% wage increase 2026-04-18 [Bizcommunity]

SAFTU intervention at 5th Human Resource Development Council Summit 2026 by Zwelinzima Vavi 2026-04-18 [SAFTU]

Eskom seals 7% wage deal, overriding Numsa deadlock 2026-04-18 [News24]

COSATU welcomes former VBS auditor, Sipho Malaba’s permanent disbarment and R10 million fine 2026-04-18 [COSATU]

Stressed teachers need support to give their best in the classroom 2026-04-17 [Daily Maverick]

Gauteng One teacher dead, another injured after brazen attacks in Ekurhuleni 2026-04-17 [TimesLIVE]

Western Cape Teacher vindicated in 'sick game' 2026-04-17 [Cape Argus]

South Africa COSATU congratulates President of the Nigerian Labour Congress for being awarded the Arthur Svenson International Prize for Trade Union Rights in 2026 2026-04-16 [COSATU]

COSATU appalled by reports of malfeasance at Education, Training and Development Practices Sector Education and Training Authority 2026-04-16 [COSATU]

NUM PWV region to lead a mass protest against the unbundling and privatisation of ESKOM and many other challenges faced by workers 2026-04-16 [NUM]

NUM North East region to lead a mass protest against the unbundling and privatization of ESKOM 2026-04-16 [NUM]

Cape Town health workers protest, demand permanent jobs 2026-04-16 [GroundUp]

Sactwu-Sekunjalo clash escalates as court ruling and R628m lawsuit collide 2026-04-16 [Daily Maverick]

Eskom wants to increase executive salaries by 100% — workers’ union 2026-04-16 [MyBroadband]

Gauteng Workers to govt, please save our jobs! 2026-04-16 [Daily Sun]

NUM accepts Eskom’s 7% wage offer, Numsa rejects it 2026-04-16 [SABC]

Protesters from Marikana picket for jobs at Samancor in Joburg 2026-04-16 [GroundUp]

SAFTU responds to BATSA’s claim thatretrenchments are “in workers interests” as false and unacceptable 2026-04-15 [SAFTU]

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14-04-1979 Inaugural meeting of FOSATU in Hammanskraal, the first non-racial, democratic national trade union federation with a strong field organization encouraging workers' control. [more]