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Limpopo Unions occupy Sol Plaatje council chambers, threaten service standstill [DEA] 06-02-2026

Num calls for urgent intervention to stop Cast Products SA job cuts [SABC] 05-02-2026

/ Israel SAFTU welcomes expulsion of Israel’s envoy Ariel Seidman: Apartheid and genocide must have consequences [SAFTU] 04-02-2026

“Gangster” municipality fails to pay pension fund contributions [GroundUp] 03-02-2026

Organised labour calls for better offer amid Eskom profit [Business Day] 02-02-2026

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Gauteng Dismissed Ekurhuleni waste workers still await payment more than a decade later 2026-02-06 [Kempton Express]

Limpopo Unions occupy Sol Plaatje council chambers, threaten service standstill 2026-02-06 [DEA]

Eastern Cape NAPTOSA demands urgent school safety measures after Ntabankulu shooting 2026-02-06 [Mthatha Express]

Phakamile Hlubi-Majola moves to MISA after Numsa exit amid death threats 2026-02-06 [Sunday World]

Authorities arrest business owners during labour oversight blitz 2026-02-06 [Northern Natal News]

COSATU welcomes South Africa’s full accession to Afreximbank 2026-02-06 [COSATU]

Unions rage at 'pathetic' R1.44 wage increase 2026-02-05 [Daily Sun]

Num calls for urgent intervention to stop Cast Products SA job cuts 2026-02-05 [SABC]

COSATU responds to unfounded accusations following the removal of CEPPWAWU administrator, Sipho Sono 2026-02-05 [COSATU]

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

Eastern Cape COSATU welcomes newly sworn in Executive Mayor of Alfred Nzo District 2026-02-05 [COSATU]

Gauteng COSATU welcomes conversion of Crime Prevention Wardens to Peace Officers but is concerned by push back by right-wing liberal organisations 2026-02-05 [COSATU]

General Secretary Solly Phetoe's Input at Stakeholder Engagement Strategic Framework on Cervical Cancer Elimination 2026-02-05 [COSATU]

FEDUSA urges a review of taxi and bus fares amid decreasing fuel prices 2026-02-05 [FEDUSA]

SAFTU on the amendment of National Minimum Wage to R30.23 per hour 2026-02-05 [SAFTU]

Police officers claim victimisation for reporting crime within SAPS 2026-02-05 [IOL]

Drugs disappearing from police lab take centre stage at ad hoc committee 2026-02-05 [Sunday World]

National Minimum Wage to rise to R30.23 an hour from March 2026-02-04 [Business Report]

Five-year wage deal brings stability to gold mining sector 2026-02-04 [The Citizen]

NUM members protest outside IDC head office as corporation moves to liquidate Cast Products SA, threatening hundreds of jobs 2026-02-04 [NUM]

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

Israel SAFTU welcomes expulsion of Israel’s envoy Ariel Seidman: Apartheid and genocide must have consequences 2026-02-04 [SAFTU]

Limpopo Post-Provincial Political Commission Media statement 2026-02-04 [COSATU]

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

COSATU welcomes increase in the National Minimum Wage 2026-02-04 [COSATU]

Numsa probes death threats against its comrades 2026-02-04 [Business Day]

Labour court to hear Misa bid to block Motus retrenchments 2026-02-03 [Business Day]

From mneshafts to boardrooms: Mpho Phakedi on the workers who built a legacy 2026-02-03 [BusinessTech/MIT]

New concerns over Chery buying Nissan factory 2026-02-03 [TopAuto]

“Gangster” municipality fails to pay pension fund contributions 2026-02-03 [GroundUp]

Labour Court grants interim relief to MISA members: FEDUSA demands reasonable alternatives to retrenchments 2026-02-03 [FEDUSA]

COSATU applauds MISA’s securing a court interdict to halt salary cuts and retrenchments at Motus 2026-02-03 [COSATU]

Organised labour calls for better offer amid Eskom profit 2026-02-02 [Business Day]

NUMSA’s Phakamile Hlubi-Majola resigns, cites death threats 2026-02-02 [SABC]

COSATU mourns the passing of comrade Leon Levy 2026-02-02 [COSATU]

Western Cape SAPU welcomes High Court bail ruling for Anti-Gang Unit members 2026-02-01 [Smile 80.4]

Right of reply | Imraan Buccus should have consulted me first 2026-02-01 [Business Day]

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

COSATU welcomes NERSA ruling providing reprieve for ferrochrome smelters for 12 months 2026-01-31 [COSATU]

Ferrochrome jobs gain lifeline as Nersa grants power tariff relief to smelters 2026-01-31 [Sunday World]

Eskom brings 5.5% increase offer to wage talks 2026-01-30 [Bizcommunity/Reuters]

NSFAS must account for R1.7 billion recovery, says NEHAWU 2026-01-30 [Pndoland Times]

200 jobs on the line as company closes shop 2026-01-30 [Daily Sun]

Saftu warns SA heading towards ‘warehouse economy’ as BAT exits country 2026-01-30 [Business Day]

SAFTU & FAWU: stop the national crisis of factory closures, retrenchments and deindustrialisation; defend jobs, factories and workers 2026-01-30 [SAFTU]

COSATU celebrates CEPPWAWU court victory 2026-01-30 [COSATU]

Thousands of community health workers finally employed full-time 2026-01-30 [Juta Medical Brief]

COSATU extremely disappointed that Reserve Bank failed to cut repo rate to provide breathing space to workers 2026-01-30 [COSATU]

Film workers blame Pretoria for bringing industry “to its knees” 2026-01-30 [GroundUp]

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