The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) notes Government’s Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS). Whilst appreciating the many competing demands facing the state, we remain deeply disappointed that once again Treasury and government collectively missed the opportunity to table a bold package of interventions that would tackle the fundamental crises of a staggeringly high […]
MEDIA ALERT: COSATU General Secretary to Deliver Message of Support at Handover Ceremony of Matolo Khalo Primary School
The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) General Secretary, Zingiswa Losi, will deliver a message of support at the official handover ceremony of Matolo Khalo Primary School, sponsored by the Phakwe Group. This vital initiative speaks to the Federation’s commitment to quality public education, investing in the future of our children as well as […]
COSATU welcomes progress at Daybreak Foods but urges long-term interventions to save the company and workers’ jobs
The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) welcomes progress stabilising Daybreak Foods (Pty) Ltd but remains deeply worried about the state of the company and urges long-term interventions to save it and workers’ jobs. Daybreak Foods has been a horror story for nearly a decade despite the best efforts to stablise and rescue it […]
NEHAWU SUPPORTS THE PEOPLE’S BUDGET ANTI-AUSTERITY MARCH TO PARLIAMENT
The National Education, Health and Allied Workers’ Union [NEHAWU] fully supports the Anti-Austerity March to Parliament on Wednesday 21st October 2026. The march is convened against the background of the 2026 Medium Term Budget Policy Statement [MTBPS] to be presented in Parliament by the Minister of Finance, Enoch Godongwana on the 21st October. The anti-austerity march, […]
HEALTH MINISTER AND GAUTENG PREMIER TO ADDRESS OPENING AND GALA DINNER OF 4TH BRICS NURSING CONFERENCE TAKING PLACE ON 21-22 OCTOBER IN KEMPTON PARK, SOUTH AFRICA.
PRETORIA – The Democratic Nursing Organisation of South Africa (DENOSA) will be hosting a Two-Day 4th BRICS Nursing Conference, on 21 and 22 October 2026, at the Emperor’s Palace in Kempton Park, which will be a critical information-sharing platform on effective healthcare programmes in the different BRICS countries to strengthen the prevention and management of […]
COSATU Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement Expectations
The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU), alongside millions of workers, anxiously awaits the Minister for Finance, Mr. Enoch Godongwana’s tabling of the Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) at Parliament. It is no exaggeration to state that workers are under siege with unemployment rising to a dangerously high 43.8%, the economy continuing to limp […]
COSATU congratulates its sister federation, FEDUSA, on its successful congress
The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) congratulates its sister federation, the Federation of Unions of South Africa (FEDUSA) on its successful congress. We welcome the newly elected leadership of FEDUSA and look forward to working closely with its collective led by President Refitlhile Baloyi and General Secretary Riefdah Ajam. FEDUSA has been a […]