Date: Wednesday, 21 May 2025 Time: 10:30-12:00 Venue: St George’s Cathedral, Small Hall Hosted by: People Against Budget Cuts Join us for a press conference to be addressed by leaders from organised labour and community-based organisations ahead of the Budget Speech, where they will voice concerns about the prospect of deepening austerity measures. After weeks […]
COSATU AND SAMWU Northern Cape score victory for 500 Sol Plaatjie Municipal workers
The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) in the Northern Cape with the assistance of the General Secretary, Solly Phetoe, and the Deputy General Secretary of the South African Municipal Workers Union (SAMWU), Nkhetheni Muthavhi, has successfully negotiated the absorption of 498 workers as permanent employees of the Sol Plaatjie Municipality. The workers had […]
COSATU Budget Expectations Statement
The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) hopes government will not disappoint workers and the nation when it tables the revised 2025/26 Budget at Parliament on 21 May. The working class and the country at large are battling numerous dire socio-economic crises and need government to table a bold, progressive budget that will capacitate […]
COSATU welcomes President Cyril Ramaphosa’s pending visit to the United States
The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) welcomes President Cyril Ramaphosa’s pending visit to the United States (US) to meet his counterpart, President Donald Trump. We are confident that President Ramaphosa’s visit will provide an opportunity to unlock a process to address political, trade and other difficulties in the bilateral relationship between both the […]
SAMWU STATEMENT ON STATE-ENABLED COLLAPSE OF FREE STATE MUNICIPALITIES MUST END – WORKERS AND COMMUNITIES PAY THE PRICE
The South African Municipal Workers’ Union (SAMWU) expresses deep concern and growing outrage over the continued deterioration of local government in the Free State, as confirmed by the Auditor-General’s latest report on Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality and Masilonyana Local Municipality. These findings, though alarming, only confirm what SAMWU has consistently raised that our municipalities are in […]
NEHAWU MPUMALANGA WELCOMES THE OUTCOME OF THE INVESTIGATION CONDUCTED BY THE OFFICE OF THE PREMIER INTO THE PROCUREMENT OF LAPTOPS BY THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
The National Education, Health and Allied Workers’ Union [NEHAWU] in Mpumalanga welcomes the findings of the investigation conducted by the Premier of Mpumalanga, Mandla Ndlovu, into the Department of Education’s exorbitant procurement of 22 laptops and a printer. The report, which was tabled on 06 May 2025 and approved by the Executive Committee, indicates that […]
COSATU is deeply concerned by the increase in unemployment for 2025’s Quarter 1
The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) is deeply concerned by the increase in unemployment for 2025’s Quarter 1 with expanded jobless now at 43.1% and youth unemployment exceeding 72%. Whilst there is normally an increase in jobs in the last quarter of each year as the festive season occurs and the retail and […]
COSATU notes with bewilderment the klein trek by 49 compatriots to the US
The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) notes with bewilderment the klein trek by 49 compatriots to the United States of America (US). Whilst any nation would be sad to see some of their own depart for other countries, we recognise that this is their inherent right under South Africa’s internationally respected Constitution. The […]
COSATU salutes all nurses as the world observes International Nurses Day
The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) honours all nurses as the global community commemorates International Nurses Day today. The day is recognised annually on 12 May to celebrate and advance the profession. This years’ theme “Our Nurses. Our Future. Caring for Nurses Strengthens Economies,” bears enormous significance in the South African context, highlighting […]