Minister criticised for his comments on South Africans dating foreigners

Criticism about locals dating foreign nationals in Stilfontein has landed Police Minister Senzo Mchunu in hot water.This after Mchunu blamed undocumented migrants for the crisis of illegal min...

South Africa police to go on strike

The South African Police Union (SAPU) confirms that it has been issued a certificate to strike, which covers all labour unions affiliated to the South African Federation of Trade Unions (Saftu)....

SA Union shocked over story of Zimbabwean maid used as a sex slave and summarily fired

The South African Federation of Trade Unions (SAFTU) says it is shocked by unfolding story of an enslaved Zimbabwean migrant worker in Pretoria, who was used as a sex object by her Saudi Arabian emplo...

Zimbabwe domestic worker used as sex slave, exploited then fired in Pretoria, South Africa

A ZIMBABWEAN woman employed as a housemaid in Pretoria, South Africa is grappling to recover from the trauma of alleged sex slavery by a family she worked for, before her unceremonious dismissal....

Zwelinzima Vavi calls on all South Africans to join national shutdown on Wednesday

The South African Federation of Trade Unions (Saftu) is calling on all South Africans to join their national shutdown on Wednesday.Thousands of workers affiliated with Saftu and Congress of So...

South Africa becoming another Zimbabwe, unions plan national shutdown

The South African Federation of Trade Unions (SAFTU) is planning a national shutdown to protest the rising costs of living in the country and the ongoing energy crisis.SAFTU is the country's s...

Zimbabwean migrants making it big in South Africa

WHEN he made the decision to leave the country and cross the border into South Africa several years ago, his family and his peers tried to dissuade him, telling him he was putting his life in danger u...

South African top leader endorses Chamisa

The South African Federation of Trade Unions general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi has given a thumbs up to MDC leader Nelson Chamisa for his ability to rally Zimbabweans around the change agenda....

Ramaphosa's minimum wage 'legitimises poverty'

A South African trade union has accused the government of "legitimising poverty" after the country set its first-ever minimum wage.South Africa Federation of Trade Unions (Saftu) said it is ou...

South Africans told to prepare for the worst

Finance Minister Malusi Gigaba's adviser, Professor Chris Malikane, has warned South Africans to be prepared for the worst if radical economic transformation is to succeed.Malikane was speakin...