The trade union federation said the government has been grossly incompetent in managing the country’s vaccine procurement process.

The SABC Board, announced on Friday morning, that it would suspend the S189 process for a period of seven days.

Cosatu have called for a 100% hike in excise tax on cigarettes and tobacco products, a suggestion that has been slated by Fita.

Cosatu and Saftu, which make up three million workers are calling on government to meet a series of demands

Cosatu will be holding a national socio-economic strike on Wednesday 7 October. Here’s what you need to know.

The DA says people within an outside government enriched themselves and the elite around them, and If the President is serious about tackling corruption, he must know that transparency, accountability and full disclosure is the best antidote.

The SACP held a virtual briefing on Sunday, touching on a number of issues including corruption and the state of the economy

The trade union federation added that while it has acknowledged President Cyril Ramaphosa’s efforts to push back against corruption, it can only judge the results and not solely his intentions

Despite the Labour Court ruling that the demonstrations at the National Health Laboratory Service were illegal, Nehawu members gathered outside the state lab in Johannesburg

Will the pressure prove to be too much for Tito Mboweni? Cosatu has suggested that President Ramaphosa should think about firing the minister.

Following the release of a procurement report, Cosatu in the Western Cape said the DA is just a facade of good governance in the province.

Cosatu says it’s calling for the re-sale of alcohol under certain conditions as the ban is negatively affecting many workers in the industry.

Cosatu have called for NSFAS to do more than just scrap debt for active students, and cancel the debt of millions of working people too.

Cosatu say that government need to work faster to prepare for Level 3 lockdown, saying that opening the economy is of vital importance.

The pandemic has spurred a global economic shutdown with millions of jobs lost in a matter of months

The worker’s union want a seat at the table, hoping to become more involved in alleviating pressure from the ailing companies.

Cosatu said it cannot confirm if rumours of the location of a coronavirus quarantine centre in the Free State are true or not.

President Cyril Ramaphosa weighed in on unions’ reaction to the Budget Speech announcement that the public wage bill will be cut by R160bn over three years.

Cosatu says government is attempting to get out of a wage agreement with public servants ahead of the Budget Speech 2020.

DA slams Gordhan’s approval of plan to use PIC funds to bail out eskom.

The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) doesn’t want Eskom to be privatised.

The union also welcomed the extension of the period for the submission of comments by the public on the bill.

Because this is the next chapter in Mboweni and his supporters’ political battle, there will be a fightback against this movement away from the leftist ideal.

The unions may have been defeated on Thursday, but Cosatu remain defiant. They’ve already put the wheels in motion to revive their bank strike plans.

The trade union is confident that the Labour Court will rule in favour of the bank strike commencing on Friday.