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Cabinet OKs local govt White Paper, COSATU warns implementation is the test

Cabinet has approved the Revised White Paper on Local Government 2026, setting in motion an overhaul of South Africa’s collapsing municipal system just a month before the local government elections. The approval,

October 2, 2026

Politics·South Africa

Thousands of jobs on the line if US boots SA from AGOA, Cosatu warns

SA faces the loss of thousands of jobs if it is removed from the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), with Cosatu warning that agriculture and manufacturing are already bleeding under high

October 1, 2026

Economy·South Africa

SA faces medicine price hike as shortages grip hospitals and pharmacies

South Africans will pay more for medicine from today while patients across the country struggle to find essential drugs, including folic acid, epilepsy medication, contraceptives and antibiotics. The Department of Health has

October 1, 2026

Health & Wellness·South Africa

COSATU blasts US Embassy’s ‘juvenile antics’, accuses it of undermining SA

The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) has launched a scathing attack on the United States Embassy in Pretoria, accusing it of running a “strange media festival” designed to ridicule and

September 29, 2026

Politics·South Africa

COSATU at pains to explain adjournment of 15th Congress as cracks widen in federation

The Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) is scrambling to contain fallout after its 15th National Congress was abruptly adjourned on Tuesday night, with the federation admitting it faced a “difficult

September 16, 2026

Politics·South Africa

Cosatu likely to postpone congress for 30 days on Wednesday as quorum crisis deepens

The Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) is now expected to postpone its 15th National Congress on Wednesday, after its leadership failed to break a deadlock over whether the gathering ever

September 16, 2026

News·Politics·South Africa

Cosatu congress on brink of collapse again as affiliates deadlock over whether to dissolve gathering

The Congress of South African Trade Unions’ 15th National Congress is once again on the verge of total collapse on Tuesday, with its 16 affiliates split down the middle on whether to

September 15, 2026

News·Politics·South Africa

Cosatu congress resumes as Shingange suspension battle heads to court

The Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) has resumed its 15th National Congress on Tuesday morning after its first day collapsed into chaos over the suspension of First Deputy President Mike

September 15, 2026

Politics·South Africa

Chaos at Cosatu congress as Mike Shingange suspension row delays elections.

The Congress of South African Trade Unions’ (Cosatu)15th national congress descended into chaos on Monday, with its elective conference delayed after delegates refused to proceed without clarity on the suspension of First

September 14, 2026

News·Politics·South Africa

NEHAWU Turns Its Back On ANC, Backs SACP And Tearing COSATU Apart

In a move that is shaking the foundations of South Africa’s tripartite alliance, the National Education, Health and Allied Workers’ Union (NEHAWU) has made its most explicit break yet with decades of

July 5, 2026

News·Politics

COSATU

Cabinet OKs local govt White Paper, COSATU warns implementation is the test

Thousands of jobs on the line if US boots SA from AGOA, Cosatu warns

SA faces medicine price hike as shortages grip hospitals and pharmacies

COSATU blasts US Embassy’s ‘juvenile antics’, accuses it of undermining SA

COSATU at pains to explain adjournment of 15th Congress as cracks widen in federation

Cosatu likely to postpone congress for 30 days on Wednesday as quorum crisis deepens

Cosatu congress on brink of collapse again as affiliates deadlock over whether to dissolve gathering

Cosatu congress resumes as Shingange suspension battle heads to court

Chaos at Cosatu congress as Mike Shingange suspension row delays elections.

NEHAWU Turns Its Back On ANC, Backs SACP And Tearing COSATU Apart

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