2018 Statements
June 4, 2019
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Version:1.0 StartHTML:0000000149 EndHTML:0000013118 StartFragment:0000000199 EndFragment:0000013084 StartSelection:0000000199 EndSelection:0000013084 As we have stated before, once the elections are over the ANC led government will carry out its threat […]
March 11, 2019
Published by SAFTU at March 11, 2019
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The South African Federation of Trade Unions – SAFTU is looking at what more legal and political steps should be taken to make the First National […]
March 11, 2019
Published by SAFTU at March 11, 2019
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The South African Federation of Trade Unions – SAFTU welcomes the report of the panel led by former Minister of Police, Sydney Mufamadi reviewing the Intelligence […]
March 11, 2019
Published by SAFTU at March 11, 2019
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Whilst SAFTU welcomes the decision of NERSA not to grant the extremely insensitive and insulting Eskom’s request to increase electricity tariffs by a staggering 17.1% for […]
December 28, 2018
Published by SAFTU at December 28, 2018
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The South African Federation of Trade Unions sends a message of solidarity to all the workers of the world, to the poor and hungry, the employed […]
December 23, 2018
Published by SAFTU at December 23, 2018
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End of the year message from SAFTU President Mac Chavalala Revolutionary and seasonal greetings to the SAFTU leadership collective in the National Executive Committee, the provinces […]
December 20, 2018
Published by SAFTU at December 20, 2018
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The South African Federation of Trade Unions is incensed by the Public Protector’s report that former sports minister Fikile Mbalula asked Yusuf Dockrat, the director of […]
December 18, 2018
Published by SAFTU at December 18, 2018
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SAFTU mourns the passing of Zamille Booi The South African Federation of Trade Unions is deeply saddened by the passing of Zamile Booi, in a road […]
December 17, 2018
Published by SAFTU at December 17, 2018
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SAFTU appalled at Edcon’s potential job losses The South African Federation of Trade unions is appalled at the prospect of the imminent liquidation of Edcon, which […]
December 13, 2018
Published by SAFTU at December 13, 2018
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The poor of our country are suffering! A human calamity is unfolding! The difference is that this is not making headlines because the poor who are […]
December 11, 2018
Published by SAFTU at December 11, 2018
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The South African Federation of Trade Unions laments the fact that despite all the empty promises from the Jobs Summit employment has declined even further in […]
December 11, 2018
Published by SAFTU at December 11, 2018
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The South African Federation of Trade Unions salutes the workers of France who have been protesting in their hundreds of thousands against President Emmanuel Macron’s ‘government […]
December 10, 2018
Published by SAFTU at December 10, 2018
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The South African Federation of Trade Unions congratulates the Treatment Action Campaign on the 20th anniversary of its launch on 10 December 1998. We join them […]
December 7, 2018
Published by SAFTU at December 7, 2018
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The South Africa Federation of Trade Unions has noted with disgust President Ramaphosa’s announcement of the implementation date of the poverty national minimum wage. It is […]
December 7, 2018
Published by SAFTU at December 7, 2018
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The South African Federation of Trade Unions is deeply alarmed at the latest massive crisis at Eskom. When load-shedding began in 2008 it was a national […]
December 5, 2018
Published by SAFTU at December 5, 2018
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The South African Federation of Trade Union gives its full support to the strike by NUMSA members in the plastics sector. SAFTU can see that this […]
December 5, 2018
Published by SAFTU at December 5, 2018
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The South African Federation of Trade Unions is disgusted that the Government Employees Pension Fund (GEPF), which manages the savings of government employees, has had to […]
December 4, 2018
Published by SAFTU at December 4, 2018
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The South African Federation of Trade Unions congratulates Advocate Shamila Batohi on her appointment as the new head of the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA), and wishes her […]
December 4, 2018
Published by SAFTU at December 4, 2018
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The South African Federation of Trade Unions sees no reason to celebrate the news that, according to StatsSA’s report of 2.2% GDP growth for the third […]
December 1, 2018
Published by SAFTU at December 1, 2018
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The South African Federation of Trade Unions has noted remarks made by Johann Rupert which confirm everything the federation has been saying about a “strike of […]
November 28, 2018
Published by SAFTU at November 28, 2018
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The South African Federation of Trade Unions strongly condemns an article on the BusinessLIVE website on 27 November 2018, entitled: “Saftu rejects Numsa’s Socialist Revolutionary Workers […]
November 27, 2018
Published by SAFTU at November 27, 2018
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The South African Federation of Trade Unions fully backs the 16 days of Activism for No Violence against Women and Children, from 25 November to 10 […]
November 27, 2018
Published by SAFTU at November 27, 2018
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The South African Federation of Trade Unions held a meeting of its National Executive Committee from 20-22 November 2018 in Johannesburg. It was attended by the […]
November 24, 2018
Published by SAFTU at November 24, 2018
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The South Africa Federation of Trade Unions welcomes the resignation of the Chief Executive Officer of the Public Investment Corporation (PIC), Dan Matjila. The PIC manages […]
November 24, 2018
Published by SAFTU at November 24, 2018
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The overwhelming majority of workers wiil not be celebrating the signing into law of the Below Poverty National Minimum Wage Act by President Ramaphosa. The South […]
November 23, 2018
Published by SAFTU at November 23, 2018
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The South African Federation of Trade Unions condemns the decision by the SA Reserve Bank to raise the Repo rate – the benchmark interest rate at […]
November 19, 2018
Published by SAFTU at November 19, 2018
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The South African Federation of Trade Unions will be holding a meeting of its National Executive Committee from 20-22 November 2018. Among the many important issue […]
November 17, 2018
Published by SAFTU at November 17, 2018
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The South African Federation of Trade Unions condemns in the strongest terms the decision of the SABC not to broadcast the football matches between both Bafana […]
November 16, 2018
Published by SAFTU at November 16, 2018
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SAFTU calls on workers join march for Eskom jobs and against privatisaton The South African Federation of Trade Unions calls on workers to join the march […]
November 12, 2018
Published by SAFTU at November 12, 2018
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The South African Federation of Trade Unions has noted the R15 million fine the Reserve Bank imposed on the South African branch of the Hong Kong […]
November 12, 2018
Published by SAFTU at November 12, 2018
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The South African Federation of Trade Unions welcomes the opportunity to respond to Mondli Makhanya’s article – Dear Saftu, please grow up – in last Sunday’s […]
November 7, 2018
Published by SAFTU at November 7, 2018
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The South African Federation of Trade Unions is outraged by the findings of the commission of inquiry into sexual harassment at the SABC. Not only did […]
November 2, 2018
Published by SAFTU at November 2, 2018
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The South African Federation of Trade Unions strongly opposes the call by finance minister Tito Mboweni to shut down South African Airways (SAA), on the grounds […]
October 30, 2018
Published by SAFTU at October 30, 2018
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The South African Federation of Trade Unions is appalled by yet another rise in the rate of unemployment. The statistics for the third quarter of 2018 […]
October 29, 2018
Published by SAFTU at October 29, 2018
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The South African Federation of Trade Unions has noted with alarm President Ramaphosa’s comment at the Investment Conference on 26 October 2018, that “it is time […]
October 25, 2018
Published by SAFTU at October 25, 2018
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The South African Federation of Trade Unions predicted that the Medium-term Budget Policy Statement would take us to hell. Finance Minister Tito Mboweni must have listened […]
October 23, 2018
Published by SAFTU at October 23, 2018
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The South African Federation of Trade Unions has held the first-ever meeting of its Special Central Committee (SCC), the highest constitutional structure between National Congresses. Socio-economic […]
October 23, 2018
Published by SAFTU at October 23, 2018
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The South African Federation of Trade Unions has no confidence that the Finance Minister’s first medium-term budget speech (MTBPS) will do anything other than deliver another […]
October 22, 2018
Published by SAFTU at October 22, 2018
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The South African Federation of Trade Unions is alarmed by the rising number of violent and sometimes fatal attacks on workers. In just this month of […]
October 19, 2018
Published by SAFTU at October 19, 2018
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The South African Federation of Trade Unions is horrified and disgusted at the report of a tow-truck owner in Mariannhill, Durban, who allegedly poured petrol over […]
October 18, 2018
Published by SAFTU at October 18, 2018
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The South Africa Federation of Trade Unions welcomes the President’s announcement that the promised judicial inquiry into the Public Investment Corporation (PIC), will be headed by […]
October 13, 2018
Published by SAFTU at October 13, 2018
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The South African Federation of Trade Unions is outraged at the report “The Great Bank Heist”, which proves that almost R2 billion was looted from the […]
October 10, 2018
Published by SAFTU at October 10, 2018
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The South African Federation of Trade Unions has noted the appointment of Tito Mboweni as Minister of Finance and hopes that he will reject the economic […]
October 9, 2018
Published by SAFTU at October 9, 2018
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The South African Federation of Trade Unions welcomes the resignation of Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene after he misled the people of South Africa when, in numerous […]
October 9, 2018
Published by SAFTU at October 9, 2018
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The outcome of the Jobs Summit on 4-5 October 2018 confirms all the worst fears of the South African Federation of Trade Unions, and vindicates its […]
October 5, 2018
Published by SAFTU at October 5, 2018
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The South African Federation of Trade Unions is outraged at the train crash, in which 320 commuters were injured, including the train crews, when one PRASA […]
October 3, 2018
Published by SAFTU at October 3, 2018
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The South African Federation of Trade Unions expresses its full support for the poor communities across the country who are rising in protest against poverty, unemployment, […]
October 2, 2018
Published by SAFTU at October 2, 2018
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The South African Federation of Trade Unions is extremely concerned at yet another increase in the price of fuel, which will have a devastating impact on […]
October 2, 2018
Published by SAFTU at October 2, 2018
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The South African Federation of Trade Unions (SAFTU) has received an invitation from Madoda Vilakazi, the Executive Director of the National Economic Development and Labour Council […]
September 29, 2018
Published by SAFTU at September 29, 2018
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SAFTU has noted with concern that faceless individuals with a clear malicious intent and pursuing a political agenda not only against the SAFTU General Secretary, Zwelinzima […]
September 27, 2018
Published by SAFTU at September 27, 2018
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The South African Federation of Trade Unions is appalled by the StatsSA report that employment fell by 69 000 to 9 748 000 in the second quarter of 2018. […]
September 26, 2018
Published by SAFTU at September 26, 2018
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The South African Federation of Trade Unions is alarmed at the threat to hundreds of jobs at the SABC. At a time when South Africa has […]
September 21, 2018
Published by SAFTU at September 21, 2018
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The South African Federation of Trade Unions is deeply disappointed with President Ramaphosa’s Economic Stimulus and Recovery Plan. It is a statement of business as usual, […]
September 20, 2018
Published by SAFTU at September 20, 2018
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The South African Federation of Trade Unions has noted COSATU’s suggestion that SAFTU unions must rejoin or join COSATU. Firstly SAFTU, in line with its principled […]
September 20, 2018
Published by SAFTU at September 20, 2018
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The South African Federation of Trade Unions (SAFTU) has expressed its willingness to participate in both the Job Summit and Investment Conference called by President Ramaphosa […]
September 19, 2018
Published by SAFTU at September 19, 2018
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The South African Federation of Trade Unions sends a message of support and solidarity to the estimated 100 000 Swazi workers who have begun a campaign […]
September 18, 2018
Published by SAFTU at September 18, 2018
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The South African Federation of Trade Unions pledges its full support to the 168 contract workers employed by companies to which MTN outsourced work at its […]
September 13, 2018
Published by SAFTU at September 13, 2018
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The South African Federation of Trade Unions congratulates its affiliate, the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA) on another triumph at the Constitutional court […]
September 13, 2018
Published by SAFTU at September 13, 2018
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The South African Federation of Trade Unions is appalled by the latest crime statistics. 20,336 murders were recorded between 1 April 2017 and 31 March 2018 […]
September 13, 2018
Published by SAFTU at September 13, 2018
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The South African Federation of Trade Unions pledges its full support for the many workers who are currently taking action against intransigent employers who have left […]
2017 Statements
December 29, 2017
The South African Federation of Trade unions welcomes the ruling by the Constitutional Court – that Parliament failed to hold President Jacob Zuma accountable for spending taxpayers’ […]
December 29, 2017
As 2017 draws to a close, the South African Federation of Trade Unions has good reason to celebrate the first eight months of its existence. The […]
December 22, 2017
Now that the African National Congress’s 54 National Conference has come to its end, the South African Federation of Trade Unions sees no reason to change […]
December 20, 2017
The South African Federation of Trade Unions condemns the SA Revenue Service for taking legal action against Jacques Pauw, the author of The President’s Keeper’s, for […]
December 19, 2017
The South African Federation of Trade Unions has noted the results of the African National Congress’s leadership election and reaffirms what it said before the event […]
December 15, 2017
The South African Federation of Trade Unions is shocked at the reappointment of Matshela Koko to his position as acting CEO of Eskom, while Parliament is […]
December 14, 2017
Memorandum to the Premier of Gauteng and the Mayor of Johannesburg by #OutsourcingMustFall and SAFTU
The South African Federation of Trade Unions and #OutsourcingMustFall is marching in Johannesburg today, Thursday 14 December 2017, to protest against the exploitation of workers through […]
December 13, 2017
The South African Federation of Trade Unions welcomes today’s important ruling by a full bench of the North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria. It dismissed President […]
December 11, 2017
The South African Federation of Trade Unions has repeatedly warned that South Africa is being turned into a capitalist kleptocracy that will be governed by the […]
December 8, 2017
The South African Federation of Trade Unions welcomes the important court judgement in the North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria on 8 December 2017. The Court […]
December 8, 2017
The South African Federation of Trade Unions has noted with alarm the crash of Steinhoff International. It is estimated to have lost the country R194 billion, […]
December 7, 2017
The South African Federation of Trade Unions strongly condemns President Donald Trump’s outrageous announcement that the US is recognising Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, and […]
December 5, 2017
The South African Federation of Trade Unions is appalled by the evidence in the report by Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane of what has rightly been dubbed […]
December 1, 2017
The South African Federation of Trade Unions urges Parliament to reject the National Minimum Wage Bill. It is a bill which will imprison million of workers, […]
November 28, 2017
“President Jacob Zuma wants a committee to show him progress this week on plans to cut government spending by R25bn and raise taxes by up to […]
November 27, 2017
The South African Federation is disgusted by the increasing number of armed attacks on emergency service workers. When criminals feel free to assault those whose job […]
November 26, 2017
The South African Federation of Trade Unions is angered that credit ratings agencies S&P Global and Fitch have downgraded South Africa’s credit rating to full junk […]
November 25, 2017
The South African Federation of Trade Unions commits itself to fully supporting the 16 days of Activism for No Violence against Women and Children, from 25 […]
November 23, 2017
After just seven months of our existence, we in the South African Federation of Trade Unions are delighted to inform our members that we held the […]
November 21, 2017
The purpose of this statement is to update the public on the campaign by the SouthAfrican Federation of Trade Union’s (SAFTU) campaign to hold accountable those […]
November 15, 2017
The South Federation of Trade Unions strongly has always warned that a failure to pursue a revolutionary agenda will lead to chaos and things falling apart. […]
November 14, 2017
The South African Federation of Trade Unions, on 7 August 2017, expressed its disgust at “the violent assault on two women by the Deputy Minister of […]
November 14, 2017
The South African Federation of Trade Unions is angry that the report of the Heher Fees Commission into the feasibility of free education has concluded that […]
November 8, 2017
The South African Federation of Trade Unions has noted the announcement by Finance Minister Malusi Gigaba that President Jacob Zuma has acceded to his request for […]
November 7, 2017
The South African Federation of Trade Unions strongly condemns the attempts by the SA Revenue Service (SARS) and the State Security Agency (SSA) to force Jacques […]
November 5, 2017
The Federation of South African Trade Unions reaffirms its total support for the demand for free, universal and decolonised education and for the students who are […]
November 3, 2017
The South African Federation of Trade Unions has noted with anger reports that the Independent Commission for the Remuneration of Public Office Bearers is recommending 4% […]
November 1, 2017
The South African Federation of Trade Unions is disgusted at the announcement that the ‘wages’ paid to participants on the Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) are […]
November 1, 2017
The South African Federation of Trade Unions demands that the SA Post Office, and its autonomous division Postbank, must without further delay, be given the responsibility […]
October 31, 2017
Just when it seemed that things could get no worse for workers and the poor, we are hit by the Quarterly Labour Force Survey from Statistics […]