Cosatu, Numsa and Saftu said this is a painful reminder of how little workers are paid and how much the cost of living has ...

It is hard not to like Zwelinzima Vavi. He passionately expresses views that most reasonable South Africans strongly endorse: he decries the parlous state of our education system; he warns us of the ...

The Congress of South African Trade Unions held a special meeting of its Central Executive Committee on Wednesday 14 August 2013, to discuss issues arising from reports of alleged misconduct by the ...

Student Uprisings across universities are a clear message that radical economic transformation and free education can no longer be postponed! The student protests in campuses across the country ...

Address by Zwelinzima Vavi on the occasion of the launch of Amandla magazine's special feature on corruption, 10 September 2015, Cape Town It is a topic on which all of us are gatvol with anger. At a ...

has noted insulting and disgusting comments made by Cosatu General Secretary Zwelinzima Vavi on his twitter page about the NUM national leadership. Vavi on his twitter said: "The NUM would still be a ...

The Congress of South African Trade Unions strongly denies that it was responsible for the leaking to the media of the charges against General Secretary Zwelinzima Vavi and challenges anyone who makes ...

At the outset, we state that we've neither seen the report nor have our views on its findings been canvassed with Mr Vavi. Therefore, we are not commenting on the (de)merits of the "report" at this ...

"International solidarity is the lifeblood of trade unionism" says one of COSATU's core principles. And that principle has guided the federation's approach to the situation in Zimbabwe and Swaziland.

COSATU general secretary explains why the Federation is striking on March 7 Zwelinzima Vavi, COSATU General Secretary's, address to the National Press Club, CSIR International Convention Centre, ...

I, together with the seven unions represented here - CWU, NUMSA, FAWU, SACCAWU, SASAWU, DENOSA, SAFPU - have been striving for many months to achieve unity and cohesion within COSATU. So the ongoing ...

Ousted COSATU GS says Lulamile Jack's remarks part of a political agenda to domesticate, blunt and co-opt the organs of people power I have taken note of the death threats made by a certain Lulamile ...