Ramaphosa charts a new course for his administration
Politics
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Cosatu: Govt & private sector cannot retrench workers
The union federation’s leadership on Tuesday reported back on its latest central executive committee meeting.
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Cosatu against proposal to split Eskom into 3 entities
The trade union federation has warned doing so would not solve the struggling utility’s governance and debt problems.
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[LISTEN] Cosatu says alleged mass layoffs behind looming strike
Despite assurances given by President Cyril Ramaphosa on job security, union's spokesperson Sizwe Pamla says they don't believe there won't be layoffs at Eskom.
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Cosatu, NUM threaten protests over reported Eskom restructuring plan
A task team set up to help stabilise the cash-strapped power utility is reportedly proposing splitting the company up into three state-owned entities responsible for power generation, distribution and transmission.
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Cosatu to push for speedy review of minimum wage
Cosatu’s Matthew Parks says the long delays in finalising the new minimum wage mean it must be reviewed as soon as possible to offset inflation and higher living costs.
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Cosatu: Too early to say whether employers are implementing minimum wage
The National Minimum Wage Act was signed into law by President Cyril Ramaphosa in November.
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Minimum wage bill will trap workers in dehumanising poverty - Vavi
President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to officially announce that from January workers must be paid R20 per hour.
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[WATCH] Zingiswa Losi: 'There is great potential for investment in SA'
Cosatu held a central executive committee meeting from 26 to 28 November 2018 to finalise the programme for 2018 and to plan for the next year.
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Cosatu 'unhappy' with Ramaphosa keeping Dlamini, Mokonyane in Cabinet
The reaction comes as the president filed notice to oppose the Democratic Alliance’s legal bid seeking to declare Bathabile Dlamini’s appointment invalid.
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Cosatu 'appalled' by Sapu's decision to challenge anti-gang unit deployment
Sapu is concerned there was no consultation before the unit was sent to gang-ridden areas as prescribed by the Safety and Security Sectoral Council.
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Cosatu: President Ramaphosa consulted with us on Cabinet reshuffle
The president will be making changes to the executive following the death of Environmental Affairs Minister Edna Molewa and the resignation of Home Affairs Minister Malusi Gigaba.
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Cosatu won’t allow ANC to force it into Eskom’s disruptive IPPs
Cosatu president Zingiswa Losi says it will use its influence to put pressure on the ruling party to drop the multi-billion-rand project.
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‘Blindsided’: Unions unite against govt’s IPP plans
Cosatu president Zingiswa Losi says the multi-billion rand project is not in line with the tripartite alliance's policy.
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Cosatu wants Mathabatha to take action against those implicated in VBS looting
The union federation is demanding that the money recovered from the liquidation be paid out to workers first.
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Uitsig community to set appeal decision on school’s closure
The school was declared structurally unsafe by the department two years ago.
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Makhura leads march against e-tolls, DA labels it ‘ironic’
The ANC is split over whether to do away with the controversial system, with Finance Minister Tito Mboweni last week telling South Africans to pay up.
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Cosatu to deliver memorandum against e-tolls to Union Buildings
Cosatu says members will gather at Burgers Park in Pretoria where they will make their way to the Union Buildings from around 11 am.
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‘It’s unfair to blame workers for state’s soaring wage bill’
Cosatu and Fedusa say the focus should be on cleaning up corruption, sorting out state-owned companies and trimming a bloated executive.
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Ramaphosa's efforts 'fruitless' after latest unemployment stats
Stats SA released the Labour Force Survey for the third quarter on Tuesday, showing that the unemployment rate has increased by 0.3 percentage point to 27.5%.
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Women’s Legal Centre welcomes decision to zero-rate sanitary pads
Finance Minister Tito Mboweni announced this during the Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement in Parliament on Wednesday.
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[LISTEN] High expectations for Mboweni’s maiden MTBPS
CapeTalk host Karima Brown talks to Cosatu's general secretary Bheki Ntshalintshali and Agri SA's head of economics and trade Dr Requier Wait on their MTBPS expectations.
