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Month: October 2025

SAFTU CONDEMNS MAFOKO SECURITY FOR ROBBING WORKERS OF THEIR PROVIDENT FUND – DEMANDS IMMEDIATE ENFORCEMENT AND CRIMINAL ACTION

October 31, 2025 SAFTU Admin 0

  The South African Federation of Trade Unions (SAFTU) is outraged by the revelations and court findings confirming that Mafoko Security Patrol (Pty) Ltd has […]

SAFTU WELCOMES HIGH COURT RULING: APARTHEID POLICE BEAT CHIEF ALBERT LUTHULI TO DEATH; 1967 INQUEST SET ASIDE

October 31, 2025 SAFTU Admin 0

  The South African Federation of Trade Unions (SAFTU) welcomes the historic ruling of the KwaZulu-Natal High Court, Pietermaritzburg, which has overturned the 1967 inquest […]

SAFTU CALLS FOR URGENT INVESTIGATION INTO ALLEGATIONS OF LOOTING AND MISMANAGEMENT AT THE PUBLIC INVESTMENT CORPORATION

October 31, 2025 SAFTU Admin 0

  The South African Federation of Trade Unions (SAFTU) notes with deep concern the serious allegations of corruption, mismanagement, and governance collapse at the Public […]

SAFTU CALLS FOR FULL CRIMINAL PROSECUTION OF THE TEMBISA HOSPITAL TENDER LOOTING SCANDAL

October 27, 2025 SAFTU Admin 0

  The South African Federation of Trade Unions (SAFTU) expresses its deep outrage at the latest disclosures that Hangwani Morgan Maumela, identified as a major […]

SAFTU REJECTS CREEPING PRIVATISATION OF SOUTH AFRICA’S RAIL SYSTEM

October 27, 2025 SAFTU Admin 0

  The South African Federation of Trade Unions (SAFTU) notes with deep concern the announcement by Transport Minister Barbara Creecy inviting private partners to invest in South […]

SAFTU CONDEMNS ESKOM’S SMART METER PLAN AS ANTI-POOR AND A WEAPON TO ENFORCE UNAFFORDABLE TARIFFS

October 24, 2025 SAFTU Admin 0

  The South African Federation of Trade Unions (SAFTU) strongly condemns Eskom’s announcement that it plans to install half a million smart meters by March 2026, […]

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SAFTU ON THE CONTINUING LOSS OF MINEWORKERS’ LIVES AT HARMONY GOLD

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RAMAPHOSA’S GOVERNMENT-BUSINESS PARTNERSHIP IS A FULL-BLOWN CLASS ASSAULT ON WORKERS AND THE POOR

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SAFTU General Secretary Zwelinzima Vavi weighs in on the outcomes and impact of the discussions.


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SAFTU rejects News24 Jobs Conference as a false consensus pushing failed neoliberal policies
SAFTU General Secretary weighs in on the newly instituted National Minimum Wage.
NUMSA Sector Coordinator Frederick Mabasa speaks on SAFM about the ongoing crisis at Mafoko Security, where workers have allegedly gone unpaid. He outlines the hardships faced by security guards, including delayed or non-payment of wages and unpaid statutory benefits, and explains the union’s concerns about labour law violations. Mabasa places the issue within the broader problem of exploitation in the private security sector and calls for accountability, enforcement by regulators, and protection of workers’ rights.
NUMSA’s Frederick Mabasa on SAFM: Mafoko Security’s Failure to Pay Workers
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