The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) and its affiliate, the South African Transport and Allied Workers Union (SATAWU) intervened once more to ensure that workers at North West Transport Investment (NTI) were paid their salaries. Workers at the bus company jointly owned by the North West and Gauteng provincial governments made headlines in December […]
Media Accreditation Application for the COSATU 15th National Congress officially open
The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) will convene its 15th National Congress from 14 to 17 September 2026 at Gallagher Convention Centre, Midrand, Gauteng, South Africa. Taking place under the theme, “Building a militant, revolutionary labour movement and strengthening anti-imperialist working-class unity to defend jobs and advance socialism”, the four-day event will bring together delegates from […]
NEHAWU STATEMENT ON THE PRETORIA HIGH COURT RULING REINSTATING THE DISSOLVED NSFAS BOARD AND DECLARING THE APPOINTMENT OF THE NSFAS ADMINISTRATOR IRRATIONAL
The National Education, Health and Allied Workers’ Union [NEHAWU] notes the ruling by the Pretoria High Court reinstating the dissolved NSFAS Board and declaring the appointment of Professor Hlengani Mathebula as Administrator at the National Student Financial Aid Scheme [NSFAS] irrational. The decision by the Pretoria High Court follows an application by former NSFAS Board […]
COSATU urges the SANDF, Public Works and the Steve Tshwete Municipality to restore electricity at the Middelburg Base
The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) urges the South African National Defence Force (SANDF), the Department of Public Works and Infrastructure and the Steve Tshwete Municipality to immediately act and restore electricity to the 4 South African Infantry Battalion’s Middelburg Base, Mpumalanga. It is completely unacceptable that the 100 soldiers and their dependents […]
COSATU flabbergasted by staggering 27,092 vacant teaching posts
The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) is stunned by revelations of a staggering 27,092 unfilled teaching posts across the country. The bombshell was recently disclosed by Basic Educations Minister Siviwe Gwarube in a parliamentary request from a member of the house to provide a comprehensive national breakdown of teaching and non-teaching positions. The state’s […]
NEHAWU FREE STATE STATEMENT ON THE BRUTAL ASSAULT OF A PROFESSIONAL NURSE – UNION TO MARCH IN DEFIANCE OF BAIL APPLICATION
The National Education, Health and Allied Workers’ Union [NEHAWU] in the Free State is outraged and deeply angered by the barbaric assault and sexual harassment of our member, Comrade Jane Taeli, a 60-year-old Professional Nurse employed by the Department of Health at Thusanong Hospital in the Lejweleputswa District. Comrade Taeli was brutally attacked by a patient […]
COSATU Gauteng Welcomes Seven New Mobile Clinics as a Step Towards Bringing Healthcare Closer to Workers and Communities
The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) in Gauteng welcomes the addition of seven new mobile clinics to the province’s healthcare system as an important intervention to improve access to primary healthcare services, particularly for communities that are underserved and located far from public health facilities. The expansion comes at a time when Gauteng […]