Labour unions
Fruit worker strike ends
NUFAS has accepted Betko’s existing 5% wage increase, but the dispute over the union’s membership remains unresolved
By Greg Dor
Brief | 28 August 2026
Fruit workers strike over union recognition
Dispute over numbers at Villiersdorp company
By Greg Dor
News | 26 August 2026
NUMSA wins bid to block liquidation of diamond mine
Court puts Kimberley’s Ekapa mine under business rescue – but choice of diamond dealer raises questions
By Greg Dor
Feature | 7 August 2026
Auto strike will set a precedent, says union
NUMSA says Chinese company BAIC is paying far below industry rates
By Greg Dor
News | 29 July 2026
Union and hostel residents quarrel over R3-million electricity bill
Food and Allied Workers’ Union claims its hostel was “hijacked”, but residents say they are descendants of bread factory workers who lived there
By Greg Dor
News | 15 July 2026
Union marches over failing municipalities
“When municipalities collapse, communities suffer” says SAMWU
Brief | 9 July 2026
COSATU march to SA Reserve Bank in Pretoria over ‘high cost of living’
The Reserve Bank recently increased interest rates by 25 basis points, raising the repo rate to 7% and the prime to 10.5%.
Brief | 19 June 2026
North West municipality fails to pay May salaries for general workers
Tswaing Local Municipality says it will make payment by 15 July
By Seth Thorne
News | 4 June 2026