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While private businesses did not commit to halting retrenchments, it did agree to a new process before announcing their decision. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

Labour regroups after damp-squib jobs summit

The presidential jobs summit failed to yield a moratorium from big business on job cuts, sending labour back to the drawing board

Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene has warned of ‘a new age of pain’ – and now the new research is being ‘spun to serve the austerity cause’.

Nene open to partners for Eskom plants

Treasury will consider partnerships with the private sector to extend some of SA’s infrastructure build despite it being politically impossible.

Cosatu spokesperson Patrick Craven.

Real jobs will end protests, says Cosatu

The trade union federation has pinpointed transformation of South Africa’s economy as the long-term solution to curbing violent strikes and protests.

Cosatu denies leaking Vavi charge sheet

Cosatu has denied any involvement in leaking suspended general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi’s charge sheet to the media.

Cosatu hands Vavi his charge sheet

The suspended Cosatu general secretary has received a charge sheet from the trade union federation, five months after being put on special leave.

The Western Cape accounts for more than 50% of South Africa’s business process outsourcing companies.

South Africa ideal for call centres, accent ‘sounds British’

Major companies like Amazon are looking to outsource their call centres to SA, listing South Africans’ "English premium voice quality" as ideal.

?Workers from the automotive sector have been on strike for more than three weeks. (Gallo)

Petrol attendant strike: Cosatu ‘angry’ at delays

Cosatu says it is "shocked and angry" over the lengthy strike by petrol attendants and vehicle industry workers.

Cosatu gathered hundreds of people to march through the streets of the Jo’burg city centre against e-tolling.

‘Phansi e-toll phansi’

Cosatu gathered hundreds of people to march through the streets of the Jo’burg city centre against e-tolling.

DA demonstrators at a march at Constitutional Hill in Johannesburg in March.

March on Cosatu: Stay home today, ANC tells DA

The ANC has asked the Democratic Alliance to abandon its "mind-boggling" decision to march on Cosatu’s head office in the Johannesburg city centre.

Cosatu continues fight against e-tolling

Cosatu continues fight against e-tolling

The Congress of South African Trade Unions says it will continue its fight against the e-tolling project until the tolls have "finally been scrapped".

Court halts e-tolling

The SA National Roads has been interdicted and restrained from levying and collecting tolls, the High Court in Pretoria ruled on Saturday.

Cosatu snubs DA’s chat request

Cosatu snubs DA’s chat request

Cosatu general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi says he won’t meet Democratic Alliance MP Lindiwe Mazibuko to discuss a proposed youth wage subsidy.

Cosatu set to ‘fumigate’ ANC in 2012

‘Cosatu isn’t falling apart’

Cosatu has said it is not in disarray after an advert in the <i>Sowetan</i> by Numsa dealt with federation leader Zwelinzima Vavi’s succession.

Cosatu outrage over SA executives’ 23% pay hikes

Cosatu outrage over SA executives’ 23% pay hikes

The huge pay hikes of SA’s top 40 executives (an average increase of over 23%) are unacceptable while workers fight for reasonable wages, says Cosatu.

DA asks Zuma for clarity on land reform

Zuma’s new land trajectory is nothing new, say experts

President Jacob Zuma’s announcement of a "new trajectory for land reform in South Africa" is nothing new, according to trade unionists.

Cosatu continues fight against e-tolling

Cosatu, SACP close ranks against ‘pseudo-left’

The "real left" will close ranks against right-wing demagogues who try to mobilise the youth using pseudo-left rhetoric, Cosatu and the SACP say.

Cosatu vows to challenge a railroaded Info Bill in court

Cosatu has threatened to challenge the "secrecy" Bill in court if it is passed without changes to ensure transparency and protect whistle-blowers.

Print shows bias in coverage of elections, says Craven

The Congress of South African Trade Unions has said that print media coverage of the recent local government elections was mostly biased.

Cosatu issues warning over water crisis

Cosatu warned on Thursday that it would "mobilise" its members for protest action if the government did not address the looming water crisis soon.

Cosatu concerned about Mapetla’s dismissal

Cosatu said on Monday it was "extremely concerned" about the sacking of Estate Agency Affairs Board CEO Nomonde Mapetla.