Fight Mercedes’ plan to axe 700 employees – unions
Trade union federation Cosatu has told its affiliate members to fight tooth and nail in rejecting the Mercedes Benz South Africa’s (MBSA) upcoming “workers’... Read more.
Beware populism seeking to scrap rights
The populist view is that the country’s Constitution needs changing, either because it is eurocentric or does not accord with African traditional norms or values,... Read more.
Workers deserve stake in African Bank – Cosatu
Trade union federation Cosatu says it will be engaging the Public Investment Corporation (PIC), which invests on behalf of the Government Employees Pension Fund... Read more.
‘Coalition must not water down ANC manifesto’
Three major trade union federations – the Congress of the South African Trade Unions (Cosatu), the South African Federation of Trade Unions (Saftu) and the National... Read more.
Servant leaders would start by cleaning up cities
If you hear in a taxi or any public transport a commuter chatting with a friend or an acquaintance that they would rather be seen dead than setting their feet in... Read more.
Transnet Freight crucial to SA’s economic growth
Transnet Freight Rail must remain in the hands of the state even as it contemplates giving private players a stake in its operation to help rebuild and reform and... Read more.
Imagine earning R500 000 a day!
Trade union federations are concerned about the depletion of earning power for the working class while fat cats in businesses, particularly in the banking sector,... Read more.
Idea of these two cosying up to each other obnoxious
How would African ancestors, our forebears, judge us as black people if we were to support former oppressors to win the May 29 general election? If this were to... Read more.
New licensing system unlocks mineral resources
The new mining rights applications system of unlocking the mining industry to as many players as possible marks a major turn of fortunes for the industry, resulting... Read more.
Unions march to different tunes ahead of elections
South Africa’s major trade -union federations are divided over who their members should vote for in Wednesday’s national and provincial elections. While Cosatu,... Read more.
