Previously, in the 2025 MTBPS the Treasury maintained a fiscal strategy centred on expenditure restraint and debt stabilisation. National Treasury revised the main budget revenue estimates downwards ...

The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) notes Government’s Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS). Whilst appreciating the many competing demands facing the state, we remain deeply ...

The Police and Prisons Civil Rights Union (POPCRU) wishes the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) success as the Federation reconvenes its 15th National Congress following the adjournment ...

Born on 7 April 1960, Solly Phetoe’s journey from the farming area of Broederstroom to becoming COSATU’s General Secretary is a story of unwavering dedication and tireless work. Growing up in a rural ...

The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) is horrified following confirmation that the brutal murder of a 40-year-old woman in Emfuleni was related to her whistleblowing activities. A video ...

Leadership of the ANC led by cde 1st DSG Nomvula Mokonyane Leadership of the SACP, led by cde GS cde Solly Africa Mapaila Comrade Mike Shingange, Thank you for inviting your Federation, to join you ...

COSATU views the unbundling of Eskom, and specifically the establishment of the NTC, as a direct threat to South Africa’s economic sovereignty, energy security, and the future of workers. This process ...

The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) resolutely supports its affiliate, the South African Commercial, Catering and Allied Workers Union (SACCAWU), as it heads to the Labour Court today, ...

The Congress of South African Trade Unions is deeply saddened by the passing of Kaobitsa “Bushy” Maape. A former Premier of the North West province, Maape was a former Robben Island political prisoner ...

The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) expresses its disgust at the latest conduct of the Government Employees Medical Scheme (GEMS), which has chosen to undermine collective bargaining ...

Today we stand with heavy hearts. We mourn. We also celebrate. We mourn because we have lost a giant. We celebrate because Comrade Bushy Maape lived an illustrious life. A life of struggle. A life of ...

The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) remains deeply unimpressed with the latest Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth report recording a 0.5% expansion for the first quarter of 2026.