August 16, 2021
On 16 August 2012, striking mineworkers at Lonmin in Marikana were mowed down in a bloody massacre, leaving 34 miners dead and about 78 injured. This […]
August 16, 2021
Martin Luther King Jr once said, “The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he […]
August 10, 2021
On 09 August 1956, about 20 000 women marched to the union building seeking audience with the racist minority regime. The revolutionary women left bundles of […]
August 6, 2021
Dear South Africans Our country is going through tremendous challenges as a result of both the apartheid inheritance and then three decades of adherence to neoliberalism […]
August 3, 2021
In the Special Investigation Unit report submitted to President Cyril Ramaphosa, it is evident that Minister of Health Zweli Mkhize is deeply entangled in the corruption […]
July 16, 2021
The South African Federations of Trade Unions (SAFTU) has noted the form and character of the ongoing looting of shops, retailers, wholesales and cargo containers. Having […]
July 10, 2021
The South African Federations of Trade Unions (SAFTU) is gravely worried by the overwhelming number of learners who have dropped out of school since the start […]
July 8, 2021
The South African Federation of Trade Unions (SAFTU) totally rejects the insulting wage offer, that is presented as final, which government hopes some or all unions […]
July 6, 2021
The South African Federation of Trade Unions (SAFTU) are concerned by reports of abuse of journalists in Nkandla, where former president Jacob Zuma’s supporters have gathered […]
July 6, 2021
The South African Federation of Trade Unions (SAFTU) call on President Cyril Ramaphosa to fire the Health Minister who was put on special leave after obvious […]
July 6, 2021
The South African Federation of Trade Unions (SAFTU) salute the relentless courage and determination of ordinary Swazi people, fighting to the death for the democratic transformation […]
July 2, 2021
WE NEED TO KNOW WHO BOUGHT OUR STATE LEADERS, AND WHAT THEY GOT IN RETURN CONSTITUTIONAL COURT MISSED THE OPPORTUNITY TO RESTORE FAITH TO OUR ELECTORAL […]
July 1, 2021
The South African Federation of Trade Unions (SAFTU) fully support the ongoing protests by the people of Eswatini who are demanding an end to King Mswati […]
June 29, 2021
The South African Federation of Trade Unions (SAFTU) has noted that the Constitutional Court sentenced the former president, Cde Jacob Zuma, to fifteen (15) months after […]
June 29, 2021
The South African Federation of Trade Unions (SAFTU) notes the Quarterly Employment Statistics (QES) for the first quarter of 2021. The QES continues to prove capitalism’s […]
June 28, 2021
With necessary state-imposed lockdown, where’s yet-more-necessary relief? While SAFTU welcomes the decision of the national government to institute higher restriction levels to curb the current third […]
June 18, 2021
The South African Federation of Trade Unions (SAFTU) supports the grievances raised by its affiliate, the South African Policing Union (SAPU). The critical issue raised by […]
June 15, 2021
The South African Federations of Trade Unions (SAFTU) remembers the struggle for freedom and democracy by the militant youth of the 1970s. These martyrs, had their […]
June 11, 2021
Decorporatise Eskom for public-utility transformation and a Just Transition SAFTU and the whole society need to change the prevailing power relations, starting with electricity supply. […]
June 8, 2021
Fake news today from StatsSA is that the first-quarter Gross Domestic Product recovery is recovering at a healthy 4.6% annualised growth rate. For those in Treasury […]
