Labour
Security guards protest outside Durban hospital, demanding their jobs back
Their contracts were not renewed after they participated in an unprotected strike last year
Brief | 13 June 2024
Get us jobs, contract workers tell Gauteng Premier
The contracted workers were awarded compensation of up to R24,000 by the Labour Court. They refused to accept this and instead are demanding jobs.
News | 27 May 2024
SG Convenience workers down tools for 15% increase
About 50 striking workers picketed outside the company’s warehouse in Glen Anil on Friday
Brief | 24 May 2024
Community health workers toyi-toyi outside Alan Winde’s offices
They were demanding full employment by the province
By Vincent Lali
Brief | 17 May 2024
The traffic department that hasn’t issued a ticket for years
“We used to have ticket books, but they were stolen” says a traffic officer in Ngcobo, Eastern Cape
By Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik and Johnnie Isaac
News | 15 May 2024
Race to find 48 trapped construction workers
21 people have been rescued from the site of the collapsed building in George
By Daniel Steyn
Brief | 7 May 2024
Mineworkers disrupt COSATU May Day rally in Soweto
“What are we celebrating, when we are losing our jobs?”
News | 2 May 2024
President Ramaphosa calls for end to farm evictions
Thousands participate in Cape Town Workers’ Day rally
Brief | 1 May 2024
Public sector hard hit by strike action
In 2023 and again in 2024, about half the strikes have been in the public sector, says report
News | 30 April 2024