MISA REJECTS JOB CUTS IN THE WAKE OF FUEL PRICE SURGE
MISA, the Motor Industry Staff Association, believes it is premature and irresponsible to raise the prospect of retrenchments in South Africa‘s fuel retail sector when workers are already facing severe economic hardship. “South Africa continues to grapple with one of the highest unemployment rates in the world, while households remain under pressure from elevated interest […]
PRESIDENT RAMAPHOSA’S 2026 NEW YEAR MESSAGE
“The year behind us was not easy. Many South Africans faced the strain of a myriad of challenges over the past year.It is a matter of concern that many South Africans are unemployed and that poverty and inequality persist. The high cost of living has imposed huge burdens of South African households. Many communities live […]
NUMSA SIGNS ABOVE INFLATION WAGE AGREEMENT IN THE GLASS SECTOR
The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA) is proud to announce that it has signed a two-year, above-inflation wage agreement with the Glass Industry Employers Association (GIEA) under the National Bargaining Council for the Chemical Industry, (NBCCI). This deal was signed on 28 July 2025, and covers all 13 000 workers in the […]
SACP WELCOMES CONSTITUTIONAL COURT’S JUDGMENT UPHOLDING WORKERS’ RIGHT TO FREEDOM OF POLITICAL ASSOCIATION
The South African Communist Party (SACP) welcomes the Constitutional Court’s judgment upholding the Labour Court’s ruling that the blanket ban of municipal workers from holding political office in a political party, whether in a permanent, temporary or acting capacity, is unconstitutional and violates workers’ constitutional freedom to exercise their political rights. In its ruling, the […]