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Hundreds of union members and supporters marched in Pretoria on Wednesday demanding measures against the high cost of living. Photo: Kimberly Mutandiro Members of unions affiliated to the Confederation of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) and the South African Federation of Trade Unions (SAFTU) brought the Pretoria city centre to a standstill on Wednesday as they marched to … [Read more...] about Wednesday of discontent: workers picket around the country

Masibonge Makhanya is a community health worker from KwaMbungulu in KZN. He says he works in a rural community and earns a low salary though his contract is renewed yearly. He wants a housing allowance and medical aid. Photo: Kimberly Mutandiro Hundreds of members of the National Union of Public Service and Allied Workers (NUPSAW) and other unions marched to the departments of … [Read more...] about Public sector workers march in Pretoria

Residents organised their own disaster relief programme in the aftermath of the April floods in Tongaat. Water tankers were requested to park at a central spot and community leaders would deliver water to all the wards within the region. They did this, at their own cost, because water tankers were on a schedule that disadvantaged elderly people from reaching the vehicles, … [Read more...] about 135 days without water: KZN community at breaking point

Two executives dismissed during the controversial restructuring of the South African Revenue Service in 2015 have been reinstated by the Labour Court. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks Two women, one of them a whistleblower, dismissed from the South African Revenue Service during the reign of former commissioner Tom Moyane have been reinstated by the Labour Court. Acting Judge … [Read more...] about Court victory for SARS whistleblower

The Constitutional Court has clarified when an employer can dismiss workers who associate with violence committed by others based on the “common purpose” rule. Archive photo: Ciaran Ryan The Constitutional Court has clarified when an employer can dismiss workers who associate with violence committed by others based on the “common purpose” rule. In 2017, 12 workers brutally … [Read more...] about Court overturns ruling on worker fired for assault