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Cosatu holds hastily arranged stayaway, calling on government to fix SA’s ‘economic mess’

Karabo Mafolo
07 Oct

No jab, no job: Big business pushes for mandatory Covid-19 vaccinations in the workplace

Ray Mahlaka
16 Sep

Cosatu asks employers to be sensitive to workers’ struggles during ongoing Cape taxi unrest

Suné Payne
30 Jul

Public sector unions accept the government’s below-inflation salary increase offer

Ray Mahlaka
26 Jul

Business, labour and communities accuse government of dragging its feet on income relief after looting

Ray Mahlaka
20 Jul

Government offers scant assistance for struggling businesses and workers during new Level 4 lockdown

Ray Mahlaka
05 Jul

Power struggle: The 100MW exemption is likely to be a monumental step towards privatisation — not necessarily for the good

Bruce Baigrie
05 Jul

Government sweetens compensation offer (again) for public servants in bid to break impasse over salary increases

Ray Mahlaka
04 Jul

Polls in a pandemic: Sluggish vaccinations raise the spectre of delay as a last resort

Marianne Merten
29 Jun

Money for Covid-19 vaccination drive is available — if the political will can be found

Marianne Merten
28 Jun

World of work: Deep, systemic crisis signals the union form may have outlived its usefulness

Dale T McKinley
20 Jun

Trade union divisions keep the merry-go-round revolving over public sector salary talks

Ray Mahlaka
07 Jun

Cosatu calls for public audit of ‘dysfunctional’ Lottery in wake of corruption allegations

James Stent for GroundUp
11 May

Public sector trade unions force government’s hand by tabling inflation-busting wage increases for 2021

Ray Mahlaka
01 Mar

Tito Mboweni’s fine line divides ANC and its Cosatu allies

Marianne Merten
28 Feb

Mboweni’s hard stance on a wage freeze for public servants starts to pay off

Ray Mahlaka
24 Feb

Crisis of Confidence: It cannot be business as usual when President Ramaphosa delivers his State of the Nation Address

Matthew Parks
08 Feb

Trade unions to approach ConCourt over salary increases for public servants

Ray Mahlaka
07 Jan

Trade unions to fight on after losing battle over salary increases for public servants

Ray Mahlaka
17 Dec

Why are established trade unions comfortable with the status quo and threatened by the rise of Saftu?

Zwelinzima Vavi
16 Dec

Cosatu wants implementation deadlines after ministerial performance agreements raise questions

Marianne Merten
15 Dec