Labour Market News
POPCRU rejects the backdoor militarisation of the Department of Correctional Services
The Police and Prisons Civil Rights Union (POPCRU) unequivocally rejects the reckless and...
MPUMALANGA JOBLESS RATE RISES
Mpumalanga’s unemployment rate has increased sharply to 36.3% in the first quarter of the year, up...
Mpumalanga Unemployment Hits 36.3
There have been more than 53 000 job losses in Mpumalanga between January and March this year. The...
Ramaphosa’s ‘Cynical’ Tactics a Desperate Bid to Suppress the Truth
Prof. Sipho Seepe President Cyril Ramaphosa’s decision to take the Section 89 Independent Panel...
Godongwana threatens to withhold R8bn in Joburg finances over wage pact
Morero ordered to scrap council’s R10.3bn offer to city workers before looming strike last year...
Entry-Level Salaries in South Africa: 2024 Market Insights
South Africa’s entry-level wage floor has cracked under inflationary pressure, exposing a...
Fact-Checking the Checkers: A Critique of ‘Neutrality’ in the Face of Genocide
On March 19, 2024, the reputable fact-checking organisation Africa Check published an article by...
Jobs crisis deepens as weak growth and rising costs lock millions out of work
South Africa’s unemployment crisis worsened sharply in the first quarter of 2026, exposing deep...
COSATU vehemently rejects the blatantly unconstitutional composition of Parliament’s Impeachment Committee
The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) vehemently rejects the blatantly...
JUSTICE MALALA: ANC’s lack of leadership is now a crisis
There is no obvious successor if Ramaphosa goes. Where are the young leaders? Is South Africa a...
SACCAWU rejects Pick n Pay retrenchment notice
The South African Commercial, Catering and Allied Workers Union (SACCAWU) has rejected the Section...
Cosatu, MKP unhappy with composition of impeachment committee
Cosatu has bemoaned the composition of Parliament’s impeachment committee investigating President...
NLC demands immediate action against xenophobic violence in South Africa
“We cannot claim to fight for the working class while allowing a section of that class to be...
Cosatu: Supreme Court ruling highlights the need for reform in South Africa’s Compensation Fund
The recent Supreme Court of Appeal ruling on the Van der Vyver Transport case shone a long overdue...
Untu warns Prasa retrenchments could trigger ‘jobs bloodbath’
Labour raises possible ‘jobs bloodbath’ across the rail operator’s operations The United National...
COSATU demands urgent and decisive action to tackle the unemployment crisis
The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) demands urgent and decisive action to tackle...
COSATU Warns South Africa’s Unemployment Crisis Is Becoming a ‘Ticking Time Bomb’
South Africa’s worsening unemployment crisis has triggered renewed concern from COSATU, with the...
COSATU urges immediate intervention in Compensation Fund collapse
The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) has called on Employment and Labour Minister...
NEHAWU STATEMENT ON INTERNATIONAL NURSES DAY
The National Education, Health and Allied Workers’ Union [NEHAWU] conveys its militant salute to...
SACCAWU blasts Pick n Pay restructuring plans
SACCAWU has condemned Pick n Pay’s restructuring plans, warning that proposed pay cuts, reduced...
SACCAWU blasts Pick n Pay restructuring plans affecting over 20,000 workers
The South African Commercial Catering and Allied Workers Union (SACCAWU) has strongly condemned...
SACCAWU pushes back against Pick n Pay restructuring plans
SACCAWU says it is preparing to oppose Pick n Pay’s restructuring process, warning that around...
SACCAWU prepares fight against Pick n Pay restructuring
SACCAWU is preparing to oppose Pick n Pay’s proposed restructuring process, which it alleges could...
Saccawu Rejects Pick N Pay Retrenchment Notice
The South African Commercial, Catering and Allied Workers Union SACCAWU has rejected the Section...