January 18, 2021
The South African Federation of Trade Unions (SAFTU) has taken notes of media reports – especially a Business Day interview of Treasury Director General Dondo Mogajane […]
January 16, 2021
The testimony of former CEO of Eskom, Transnet and the Public Investment Corporation Brian Molefe, at the Zondo Commission today, January 15, 2021 included damning allegations […]
January 1, 2021
There are several areas where, during 2020, South African ruling class efforts to reign in the deadly Covid-19 virus will be considered by workers very critically, […]
December 29, 2020
The Master of Ceremonies, Cde Virginia Magwaza Chief Mourner, Thandi Mkhize, the wife of our beloved Patrick Mkhize The children of Patrick Mkhize, Tracey and Leon, […]
December 23, 2020
The South African Federation of Trade Unions (SAFTU) sends festive greetings to all South Africans, with best wishes for a safe and happy holiday, and a […]
December 16, 2020
SAFTU appalled by the Labour Court decision to side with the employer in a wage dispute SAFTU is appalled by the judgement of the Labour Appeal […]
December 15, 2020
Information critical from the economist Duma Gqubule Stats SA has two quarterly employment surveys. The QES is a survey of 21 000 non-agricultural formal enterprises. The Quarterly […]
December 8, 2020
SAFTU statement on StatsSA’s latest misleading GDP figures The South African Federation of Trade Unions (SAFTU) has noted the third quarter 2020 GDP figures published by […]
November 26, 2020
The South African Federation of Trade Unions (SAFTU) held its last National Executive Committee for 2020, on the 23 – 25 November 2020. The NEC met […]
November 22, 2020
The South African Federation of Trade Unions (SAFTU) is disgusted that workers continue to bear the brunt of the government’s unnecessary austerity programme. The Commission for […]
November 20, 2020
SAFTU celebrates the historic victory of the domestic workers! The South African Federation of Trade Unions (SAFTU) joins hundreds of thousands of domestic workers who are […]
November 16, 2020
SAFTU fully supports the demand of the Community Healthcare Workers for that they be insourced and be permanently employment by the Department of Health at salary […]
October 21, 2020
Comrade delegates to this august gathering of SAFTU women fighters, welcome! On behalf of the National Office Bearers and the National Executive Committee, let me welcome […]
October 15, 2020
SAFTU is simply disgusted with the President’s attempts to pull the wool over the eyes of the public, pretending his new plan will lead to recovery […]
October 14, 2020
SAFTU calls For the Immediate resignation of the Eskom Board, The Eskom CEO, The Eskom COO and the Eskom Spokesperson Skhonathi Mantshantsha. SAFTU takes note […]
October 14, 2020
We dread the “economic recovery plan” President Cyril Ramaphosa will present on October 15. Why? It is because of what we know so far. In August, […]
October 5, 2020
The Covid-19 pandemic has starkly exposed South Africa’s inequalities, at a time our country was already falling apart. We in SAFTU will not just fold our […]
September 29, 2020
Is SA’s official statistical agency senile, or can we blame Government austerity? Amidst bizarrely contradictory statements, the official statistics agency of the South African government today […]
September 11, 2020
It is by now obvious the government of South Africa has failed to exert sufficient pressure on the countries that harbour the fugitive Gupta brothers to […]
September 8, 2020
The South African Federation of Trade Unions (SAFTU) expected a massive decline of the Gross Domestic Product in the second quarter of the 2020, following a […]
