The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) welcomes news that criminal charges will soon be laid against those responsible for the George building collapse. Public Works and Infrastructure Minister, Dean Macpherson, said on Wednesday that criminal charges against those responsible for the disaster that led to the death of 34 construction workers and injured […]
COSATU pained workers at Daybreak Foods remain vulnerable
The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) and its Affiliates, the Southern African Textile and Clothing Workers Union (SACTWU) and the Agricultural Food and Allied Democratic Workers Union (AFADWU), are distraught that a contractual dispute between the business rescue practitioner (BRP) of Daybreak Foods and a service provider is delaying the payment of workers’ […]
COSATU statement on the pending new tariff regime on South African exports to the United States
The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) is deeply concerned about the pending 30% tariff hike on South African exports to the United States (US), the world’s largest economy, announced by US President Donald Trump and fear the devastating impact it may have on an economy that has been languishing at 1% growth since […]
COSATU calls for urgent Commission of Inquiry into allegations of corruption levelled against the Police and Judiciary
The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) is deeply concerned by very worrying allegations of corruption, collusion, criminality and state capture against some of the most senior leaders and officials of the South African Police Service, Judiciary and Correctional Services by SAPS KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Commissioner, Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi. The nature of the allegations […]
POPCRU Statement on revelations by KZN Provincial Police Commissioner
The Police and Prisons Civil Rights Union (POPCRU) has taken note of the recent public revelations made by the South African Police Services’ (SAPS) KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Commissioner against the entire value chain of the criminal justice system. While we acknowledge the gravity and extensive nature of the information shared, which touches on matters central to […]
COSATU condemns the City of Cape Town’s anti-transformation agenda
The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) in the Western Cape strongly condemns the City of Cape Town’s continued exclusionary employment practices, particularly in its executive leadership, where White male dominance persists at the expense of equitable transformation. Despite South Africa’s constitutional commitment to redress and equality, the City of Cape Town’s executive leadership […]