September 27, 2022
XENOPHOBIA AND LABOUR MIGRATION South Africa has a rich, long history of labour migration. Historically, gold mining drove mass amounts of labour migration in South Africa […]
September 22, 2022
SAFTU IS OPPOSED TO THE INTEREST RATE HIKE BY 75 BASIS POINT Upon increasing the US interest rates by 75 basis points, Chair of Federal Reserve […]
September 21, 2022
RENAME THE BRIDGE IN HONOUR OF THE MARIKANA MARTYRS! This year we commemorate the ten-year anniversary of the tragic Marikana Massacre, where the toxic relationship between […]
September 18, 2022
The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA) is conducting public hearings regarding the 32% tariff increase requested by Eskom for 2024. The South African Federation […]
September 14, 2022
The South African Federation of Trade Unions (SAFTU) strongly condemns the abuse of a domestic worker by some members of a household she was working for. […]
September 12, 2022
The South African Federation of Trade Unions (SAFTU) extends its solidarity to the residents of the working class communities of Charlsville and Itumeleng in Jagersfontein. Infrastructure […]
September 12, 2022
SAFTU INPUT DELIVERED BY GENERAL SECRETARY ZWELINZIMA VAVI TO THE 45TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE MURDER OF STEVE BIKO The family of OXhamela, Nokwindla, malambedlile abadla Ingusha […]
September 8, 2022
The South African Federation of Trade Unions (SAFTU) has noted the propositions by National Treasury and Presidency — two government sectors reinforcing one another — proposing […]
September 7, 2022
GDP 2ND QUARTER The countless calls of SAFTU, our allies in the working class and many other progressive formations, that the government must overhaul the […]
September 2, 2022
TEACHERS, POLICE AND TRAFFIC OFFICERS, CORRECTIONAL OFFICERS, NURSES, SOCIAL WORKERS, AND ALL PUBLIC SERVANTS MUST PREPARE FOR A PUBLIC SECTOR STRIKE The South African Federation […]
August 30, 2022
The South African Federation of Trade Unions (SAFTU) welcomes the arrest of Brian Molefe and Anoj Singh – the two former senior officials who presided over […]
August 27, 2022
The South African Federation of Trade Unions (SAFTU) welcomes the suspension of Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the Gauteng department of health, Lerato Madyo, and the […]
August 26, 2022
The South African Federation of Trade Unions (SAFTU) commends the work done by the Competition Commission for conducting search and seizure at the premises of 8 […]
August 26, 2022
The South African Federation of Trade Unions (SAFTU) fully supports members of its affiliate, the South African Industrial, Commercial and Allied Workers Union (SAICWU), who are […]
August 25, 2022
The South African Federation of Trade Unions (SAFTU) distance itself from the poster that was published on a Polokwane based online newspaper, Review Observer. In a […]
August 22, 2022
At the 2nd National SAFTUCongress in late May 2022, we adopted a declaration that amongst others declared that “we are moving beyond divisiveness in favour of […]
August 9, 2022
The South African Federation Trade Unions (SAFTU) salutes the women of our country on the occasion of the historic 1956 march to the racist regime’s headquarters, […]
August 1, 2022
In carrying out the National Executive Committee (NEC) resolution of the South African Federation of Trade Unions (SAFTU), the Extended Steering Committee of the Working Class […]
August 1, 2022
The South African Federation of Trade Unions (SAFTU) utterly condemns the gang rape of 8 women in Krugersdorp. Reports indicate that 8 women were raped whilst […]
July 26, 2022
In a statement addressed to the nation on Monday night (25 July 2022), President Cyril Ramaphosa unveiled plans to increase the pace of energy privatisation. The […]
