DENOSA urges tighter controls against illegal schools during initiation season

23 May 2013

With the initiation season around the corner, Democratic Nursing Organisation of South Africa (DENOSA) would like to urge traditional leadership and authorities around the country to be on the lookout and curb the mushrooming illegal initiation school operators whose main aim is to make money at the expense innocent lives by this time of the year.

COSATU Northern Cape statement on the ANC`s victory in the Nama Khoi by-election

23 May 2013

The Congress of South African Trade Unions in the Northern Cape wishes to congratulate the ANC on the victory in the Nama Khoi Municipality in Springbok. This victory signifies the recapturing of the Municipality from the unholy grip of the opposition alliance which did everything in their power to run the institution down in a period of two years.

NEHAWU NEC workshop statement on the NDP and the Mangaung outcomes

23 May 2013

NEHAWU convened a two day National Executive Committee (NEC) workshop between the 20-21st of May 2013 to discuss the NDP and the policy outcomes of the 53rd National Conference of the ANC that was held in Mangaung in 2012.

SACTWU members to receive three weeks’ back pay after being placed unlawfully on short time

23 May 2013

The COSATU-affiliated Southern African Clothing and Textile Workers’ Union (SACTWU) is pleased to announce that 58 clothing workers at Junit Manufacturing in KZN would be receiving backpay, with interest, for three weeks that they were unlawfully placed on short time.

10 000 Clothing workers strike against low wages

22 May 2013

Approximately 10 000 Southern African Clothing & Textile Workers’ Union (SACTWU) members from the clothing industry, mainly in KZN, have yesterday and today embarked on protected strike action against member companies of the United Clothing & Textile Association (UCTA).