As we commemorate Workers Day 2026, and 32 years into democracy, it is time for us to reflect on the rights of workers and confront unemployment
Xenophobia offers a simple but misleading explanation for a complex crisis. It reframes mass unemployment, failing public services and weak governance as a question of belonging
Labour federations Cosatu and the South African Federation of Trade Unions have led calls for a budget that addresses massive unemployment and weak growth
The uncritical cheerleaders for the West cannot be taken seriously until they acknowledge that the West supports and collaborates with authoritarian regimes such as Saudi Arabia,…
The labour movement helped end apartheid and usher in Mandela’s coalition government. Its currently diminished position is cause for anxiety as the ANC forges new political…
Trade unions from the US and sub-Saharan Africa will be calling for decent work to be put on the agenda at this week’s Agoa forum
The South African Federation of Trade Unions will lobby other police organisations following the loss of 82 000 Sapu members
The architects of our own Lula Moment in 2007 are silent as the Wenzenists call for the return of Da Zuma
Despite being disillusioned with their ally in government, the SACP and the labour federation are unlikely to leave the tripartite alliance
The labour federations want a basic income grant of R1 500 and for a drop in the price of food, fuel, electricity and interest rates to
Rival labour federation Cosatu has also called for a national protest
Some, including Zwelinzima Vavi, say unions risk collapse if they are run like businesses — a critique that Irvin Jim argues is part of a ‘mischievous attack’ on his leadership
The metalworkers union leader has alleged that NGOs want to capture the union, using media outlets
The general secretary says the court should be slow to interfere with internal union disputes
A court bid that could result in Numsa’s congress being interdicted comes amid a battle for the heart of the country’s single-largest union
Trade federation Saftu’s recent conference has revived debate about whether unions represent the plight of workers or their own ambitions
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
Saftu and NUM leaders warn that load-shedding will cause devastating job losses and scupper economic recovery
Supporters have stood by Jacob Zuma through scandal after scandal. Some have stayed loyal to him and others have turned their backs
Public sector unions have cried foul over the government’s plan to freeze wages for three years and have vowed to fight back.
