A “harrowing” run-in with eight armed robbers has left SA Federation of Trade Unions (Saftu) general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi and his wife Noluthando in “desperate need of counselling”. That’s life, unfortunately,” Vavi tweeted on Sunday following the incident on Friday evening in Morningside Manor, Johannesburg. The armed robbers beat up two security guards before entering..
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Crime does not discriminate in SA – A traumatic altercation in with armed robbers has left Saftu’s general secretary and his wife in “desperate need of counselling
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Maybe Jacques Pauw were right:- The State Security Agency of SA:- Zuma, Cwele, Mahlobo, Fraser should be ‘arrested for treason’
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Panel reveals various financial and operational abuses took place at the State Security Agency. Sydney Mufamadi, former minister of safety and security, found that various financial and operational abuses took place at the SSA to favour Zuma and his political allies. Various individuals who opposed Zuma were spied on illegally, the inquiry found. The DA,..
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South Africa’s labour movements have been sent back to the drawing board
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After the presidential jobs summit failed to arrive at an agreement with big business on a moratorium on job cuts.
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R600 000 missing and a unionist accused of stealing
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The South African Federation of Trade Unions (Saftu) faces its first test against corruption within its ranks as it prepares to deal with one of its most popular leaders accused of illegally using R600 0000 of workers’ money in two years.
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WATCH: Fight breaks out over minimum wage in South-African Parliament
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A fight broke out in parliament on Wednesday during a Labour Portfolio Committee meeting to discuss‚ in detail‚ the National Minimum Wage Bill.
The committee chair‚ Sharome van Schalkwyk‚ described the incident as “unfortunate” and said it was not an indication of how South Africans should resolve differences of opinion.
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Ramaphosa:- ‘The struggle for a living wage is still on’
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President Cyril Ramaphosa hit back at critics of the national minimum wage, saying that the proposed R20 an hour is just a baseline towards establishing a living wage for workers in South Africa.
Addressing workers at trade union federation Cosatu’s main May Day event in Nelson Mandela Bay on Tuesday, the president admitted the minimum wage is not a living wage.
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Minimum wage is an insult – Workers Will Occupy Major Cities Until Government Listens
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Thousands of workers marched through JHB on Wednesday afternoon. Protesters say the working labour force simply can’t accept the minimum wage.
South African Federation of Trade Union (Saftu)’s Zwelinzima Vavi says workers will occupy major cities across South Africa if government refuses to listen to their objections to the proposed labour laws.
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Saftu to march against minimum wage proposal and the Cape Town water crisis
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The South African Federation of Trade Unions (Saftu) will march to Parliament in Cape Town on Thursday to protest against the proposed national minimum wage and water issues in the province.
The federation has dismissed the proposed R20 an hour or R3 500 a month minimum wage as “entrenchment of the apartheid wage structure
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