COSATU

Photo of a man and a woman at a counter

BRIEF

21 September 2017

COSATU lays charges against Metrorail with Cape Town police

Train operator accused of criminal negligence

By Tariro Washinyira

By Tariro Washinyira - 21 September 2017
Photo of a meeting in Gugulethu

OPINION

15 February 2016

Minimum wages: too high will hurt poor people

At Cosatu's demand of R4,500 per month, we risk increasing unemployment

By Jeremy Seekings

By Jeremy Seekings - 15 February 2016

OPINION

8 February 2016

Unions justified to demand double digit pay increases

But is the labour movement sufficiently united, independent and democratic to defend workers?

By Terry Bell

By Terry Bell - 8 February 2016
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BRIEF

29 January 2016

Protesters demand Atlantis school be made safe

But minister says action has already been taken

By Bernard Chiguvare

By Bernard Chiguvare - 29 January 2016

Cosatu decision to host WFTU questioned

25 January 2016   OPINION

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Federation's hosting of controversial congress might cause rift with overseas trade unions

OPINION

26 September 2012

Zuma, the bible and the COSATU Congress

Cosatu spokesperson Patrick Craven was amazed at the media interest shown in the
eleventh national congress of the federation. Shortly before the congress opened its
doors, 347 media accreditations had been processed, with additional enquiries still
being dealt with.

Terry Bell

Terry Bell - 26 September 2012

OPINION

12 June 2012

COSATU, Zille, Apartheid and the Youth Wage Subsidy

COSATU is facing an unprecedented onslaught. Is the federation, as Helen Zille claims, ‘the main roadblock in the road to job creation and redress’? And would ‘lowering the cost of employment’ be the ‘biggest single step towards solving the unemployment problem’?

Ilan Strauss and Doron Isaacs

Ilan Strauss and Doron Isaacs - 12 June 2012