COSATU and FEDUSA will brief the media tomorrow morning (7 May 2026) on a major development in the GEMS campaign. The briefing follows months of intense engagement, formal demands, legal and institutional pressure, and direct intervention by organised labour on behalf of public servants affected by the unaffordable GEMS contribution increase.

COSATU and FEDUSA will update workers, the public and the media on the latest outcome of engagements with GEMS and what this means for the campaign going forward. This is an important briefing on the affordability of private healthcare in South Africa broadly, and not only on GEMS.

Media Briefing Details

Date: Tomorrow – 7 May 2026

Time: 10:00

Format: Hybrid

Physical venue: PSCBC Offices – Building B & D, 260 Basden Avenue, Lyttelton, Centurion

Online platform: Microsoft Teams 

Microsoft Teams meeting link:

Meeting ID: 372 472 181 784 746

Passcode: Eo75eF6V

COSATU and FEDUSA will outline the significance of the latest development, the position of organised labour, and the next steps in the campaign.