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Aloof: Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana criticised for trivialising grievances of the people. Photo: GCIS

An elite detached from daily struggles

When workers marched and criticised the macroeconomic direction under Minister Trevor Manuel, it was never about personalities. It was about policy. It was about defending jobs,…

Numsa spokesperson Phakamile Hlubi-Majola said the third death warning she recently received while on her way to parliament was the tipping point behind her decision to quit her job.

Numsa concerned about staff safety after spokesperson Hlubi-Majola resigns because of death threats

The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa did not say whether it had opened a case with the police

Numsa spokesperson Phakamile Hlubi-Majola said the third death warning she recently received while on her way to parliament was the tipping point behind her decision to quit her job.

This is the third time my life has been threatened, Numsa spokesperson says as she quits

Phakamile Hlubi-Majola said she had received one of the death threats while travelling to parliament

File photo: Oupa Nkosi

Competition Commission to look into complaint over Actom’s acquisition of SSPM

Afro-Map, which failed in its own bid to buy the transformer producer, filed the complaint, saying provisions of the Competition Act were flouted in the deal

The Samud Flotilla consists of boats from 47 countries and is a symbol of steadfastness against Israel’s occupation and the genocide in Gaza. Photo: Tan Safi/Freedom Flotilla Coalition

Gaza: Steadfastness on the open sea

Countries around the world are increasingly turning against Israel and its aggression in the Middle East. South Africa’s unions and citizens must join in solidarity with…

There has always been a special bond between the liberation struggles in South Africa and Palestine, rooted in their shared experience of brutal settler colonial oppression.

The blood of South Africa’s past demands we condemn genocide in Gaza

As Archbishop Desmond Tutu said, ‘If you are neutral in the face of suffering, you are on the side of the oppressor’

ArcelorMittal South Africa and smaller manufacturers, including the vehicle industry, are facing headwinds. Photo: Patrick Pleul/picture alliance/Getty Images

Crisis deepens in SA’s industrial economy, including erosion of bargaining councils

Industrial policy must be boldly reimagined if the erosion of the productive base is to be reversed

Numsa is demanding a 9% wage increase across the board and a medical aid contribution of 60%. File photo

Numsa warns of indefinite strike against Gautrain operator, starting Monday

The Bombela Operating Company said plans were in place to ensure passengers were not affected

South Africa’s largest steel maker has warned that without urgent government protection, it will be a matter of time before local production is no longer viable. (David Harrison/M&G)

Numsa, ArcelorMittal sign wage agreement

The three-year agreement runs from 1 April to 31 March 2026

Projects like the Medupi and Kusile (above) power stations, which experienced extended timelines and higher-than-planned costs, highlight the complexities involved in large-scale infrastructure delivery within parts of South Africa’s public sector

Public ownership of the electricity system must be defended

We cannot allow the planned handover of Eskom coal power stations to the private sector to go ahead

Members of the civil rights movement #NotInMyName hold posters as they march with others in a protest against record blackouts due to troubles at state-owned power utility Eskom and a raise in prices by 18.65 percent in Pretoria on January 20, 2023. (Photo by Phill Magakoe / AFP)

Eskom, government face constitutional challenge on load-shedding

Nineteen interest groups are seeking urgent relief from ongoing load-shedding to ensure the provision of basic services

Eskom chief executive Dan Marokane says coal is important for the country to drive industrialisation. (Getty Images)

Legal challenge to be filed against Eskom, Nersa, ministers and president over load-shedding and tariff hike

Opposition parties, union will be heading to the Pretoria high court court on February 28

Some blame labour protections and unions for South Africa’s economic malaise. But this claim lacks evidence and stands to leave us in an even worse position. Photo: Delwyn Verasamy, M&G

South African Police Union ‘divorces’ trade union federation Saftu

The South African Federation of Trade Unions will lobby other police organisations following the loss of 82 000 Sapu members

If the sun sets on coal mines and oil rigs, a new horizon emerges: the dawn of a renewable energy revolution. But what happens to the workers whose livelihoods are tied to the old way of doing things? (Waldo Swiegers/Bloomberg/Getty Images)

Eskom workers worry the just transition will shed jobs

Workers at coal-fired power stations in Mpumalanga remain concerned despite assurances that the transition will be just

Hendrina power plant trucks

South Africa’s partners pledge R10.7-billion more for just transition

The additional funds from France and Germany will be used to shift South Africa to cleaner energy, so mitigating Ekom’s debt

The ANC and SACP have agreed to continuous consultation and to strengthening the broader ANC-led alliance

South African Communist Party, Cosatu are stuck with the ANC

Despite being disillusioned with their ally in government, the SACP and the labour federation are unlikely to leave the tripartite alliance

Jeered: ANC chairperson Gwede Mantashe was prevented from speaking at labour federation Cosatu’s 14th national congress. Photo: Felix Dlangamandla

Cosatu’s rows is hope for the left

Cosatu, Numsa, Abahlali baseMjondolo and SACP can bring a pro-worker movement

President Cyril Ramaphosa and Pravin Gordhan. (Halden Krog/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Editorial: A political solution from Ramaphosa or Gordhan will not solve the Eskom load-shedding crisis

After more than 10 years of meddling and the countless executive game of musical chairs, please leave political actors out of Eskom problem-solving. This is a problem to be…

he general secretary of the South African Federation of Trade Unions.  (Delwyn Verasamy, M&G)

Victorious Vavi back on Saftu throne

The general secretary of the South African Federation of Trade Unions was re-elected despite moves by the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa

Zwelinzima Vavi. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

South African Federation of Trade Unions membership numbers decline

Saftu general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi says the dwindling numbers are a result of the economic crisis and other factors