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Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi.

Lesufi ‘sat on’ dignity pack fraud report

The project was meant to supply dignity packs to girls and women at no-fee schools and colleges

Panyaza Lesufi, Gauteng premier and co-convenor of the ANC in the province. Photo: X

Lesufi allegedly buried forensic report into R273 million school uniform corruption

The premier said he had released the report into the matter, but would not say when or where

Decline: Saftu leader Zwelinzima Vavi

Are unions still relevant to workers?

Trade federation Saftu’s recent conference has revived debate about whether unions represent the plight of workers or their own ambitions

Teacher: Cornelius Sebothoma says being able to access funds from his pension would be a great help. (Lucas Ledwaba/Mukurukuru Media)

Teacher begs treasury to rethink excluding public servants from pension withdrawals

Cosatu pushes back against ‘treasury bureaucracy’ for not allowing civil servants emergency access to their retirement funds as a form of Covid-19 relief

Despair: People  queue to the end of the block at the Jo’burg labour department for UIF payments. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

Workers battle for UIF payouts

Snarl-ups at the Unemployment Insurance Fund and bosses not assisting employees worsens people’s suffering

Cosatu fought to address the wage gap 20 years ago, when the Employment Equity Bill was being drawn up, but since then it has remained silent on the issue. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

Cosatu takes to the streets over Eskom, job losses

​The country’s largest trade union federation will embark on a one-day nationwide strike against job losses and Eskom restructuring

?Minister of Public Service and Administration Ayanda Dlodlo has stated that she never meant to break the code. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

Undeterred, Dlodlo forges ahead

The department says it’s not retrenching, but treasury has the money for severance packages

Lawyers for the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union submitted that Lonmin purposefully spread the “lie” that union rivalry had been the primary driver of the strike.

Amcu slams Cosatu for giving Ramaphosa the stage on Workers’ Day

The labour union has taken aim at trade federation Cosatu for allowing the president to address workers at their May Day celebration

The Germanwings aircraft came down in an area that is very hard to reach.

Cosatu slams banks for shunning Gupta family businesses

Cosatu has lambasted businesses that have cut ties with the Gupta family’s Oakbay company, saying it would affect innocent workers as a result.