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Month: November 2025

The Latest Jobs Data Confirms There Is Nothing to Celebrate

November 12, 2025 SAFTU Admin 0

South Africa’s working class has been delivered yet another grim reminder that this economy is not recovering. It is collapsing on top of the poor. […]

LOWERING THE INFLATION TARGET TO 3% IS AN ATTACK ON THE WORKING CLASS, SAFTU CALLS FOR MASS MOBILISATION ON 12 NOVEMBER OUTSIDE THE PARLIAMENT.

November 10, 2025 SAFTU Admin 0

The Sunday Times reports that the Treasury and the Reserve Bank are preparing to lower the inflation target to 3 percent, confirming everything SAFTU has […]

SUNDAY TIMES EXPOSE REVEALS A DECADE OF ALLEGED CORRUPTION, IMPUNITY, AND POLITICAL RECYCLING OF THE IMPLICATED

November 10, 2025 SAFTU Admin 0

The South African Federation of Trade Unions (SAFTU) acknowledges the important investigative work of the Sunday Times, which has once again done the work the state […]

FAWU AND SAFTU CELEBRATE LANDMARK LABOUR COURT VICTORY AGAINST SOUTH AFRICAN BREWERIES /ANHEUSER- BUSCH InBev (SAB/INBEV)

November 10, 2025 SAFTU Admin 0

The Food and Allied Workers Union (FAWU), proudly supported by the South African Federation of Trade Unions (SAFTU), celebrates a resounding and precedent-setting victory in […]

SAFTU SENDS CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF COMRADE DAVID HEMSON – A LIFELONG FIGHTER FOR WORKERS’ POWER

November 8, 2025 SAFTU Admin 0

  The South African Federation of Trade Unions (SAFTU) has learned with deep sadness of the passing this morning of Comrade David Hemson. We send […]

SAFTU WELCOMES LANDMARK RULING AFFIRMING THE RIGHTS OF INFORMAL TRADERS

November 5, 2025 SAFTU Admin 0

The South African Federation of Trade Unions (SAFTU) welcomes the landmark ruling by the Johannesburg High Court directing the City of Johannesburg to verify, register, […]

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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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The South African Federation of Trade Unions (SAFTU), in collaboration with the ETDP SETA, invites passionate and committed unemployed graduates to apply for its 12-month Media Internship Programme.

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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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