Labour

Court dismisses bid to stop retrenchment of SA Breweries workers

Union accuses SAB of “turning decent jobs into cheap labour”

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Brief | 1 October 2025

Staff at this government building have to carry buckets of water to flush toilets

The Public Servants Association is calling on the labour department to intervene

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News | 27 September 2025

Municipal strike called off in Buffalo City

SAMWU members went on strike for a week over outsourcing

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Brief | 23 September 2025

Thousands of municipal workers take to the streets in Buffalo City, despite interdict

Roads around the city barricaded with burning tyres, but SAMWU denies its members were involved

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Brief | 17 September 2025

Buffalo City municipal workers go on strike

South African Municipal Workers’ Union wants an end to private contracting of primary municipal services

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News | 16 September 2025

Hundreds march to demand permanent jobs with City of Ekurhuleni

Contract workers say a council decision to stop outsourcing services has not been implemented

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Brief | 12 September 2025

The widows who wait: the Compensation Fund’s endless delays

“I was promised payment months ago, but I’m still waiting.”

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News | 10 September 2025

Taxi strike leaves Durban commuters stranded

Taxi associations annoyed by impounding of vehicles

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News | 4 September 2025

Compensation for sick miners: only 30% of claimants paid out by Tshiamiso Trust

Most claims do not meet the medical criteria, AGM told

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News | 4 September 2025

Durban waste workers protest over salary cuts

Payrates have halved since new contracts started

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Brief | 3 September 2025

Give us each a hectare of land, say women farm workers

Farm workers who produce the country’s food often go hungry, says Women on Farms Project

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News | 29 August 2025

Security guards say they were fired for joining unions

Striking guards block offices in Cofimvaba

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News | 22 August 2025

Strike at Australian-owned plant in Boksburg

Workers want to be recognised as permanent staff

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Brief | 22 August 2025

Gqeberha truck drivers on strike for higher wages

Most drivers employed by the Kalahari AutoForce in Markman say they get paid about R16,400 but they want R20,060 per month

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Brief | 12 August 2025

Hundreds of Lesotho diamond mining jobs to be axed following US tariff threats

Between 250 and 300 permanent and contracted workers at Letšeng Diamonds are expected to lose their jobs

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News | 28 July 2025

Protesters call for scrapping changes to labour laws

Labour department says amendments are necessary to counter growing unemployment

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Brief | 22 July 2025