SAFTU’S EXPECTATIONS FOR THE NEW MULTI-PARTY GOVERNMENT
SAFTU is concerned that the GNU is pro-business and might not support working-class interests
SAFTU
July 19, 2024
SAFTU APPALLED BY THE CONTINUED BUNGLING OF NSFAS
760 000 NSFAS students continue to bear the negative impacts including evictions, hunger and poor performance.
SAFTU
June 24, 2024
SAFTU CONDEMNS THE RETRENCHMENT OF MINEWORKERS AT SIBANYE-STILLWATER
SAFTU is in solidarity with mineworkers urging rejection of retrenchment packages, and advocating for a prolonged strike against job cuts.
SAFTU
May 11, 2024
THE WORKING CLASS HAS INFLICTED DEFEAT ON E-TOLLS
SAFTU hails boycotts by motorists and the working class as the driving force in scrapping of e-tolls.
SAFTU
April 12, 2024
THE MADNESS OF INFLATION TARGETING
SAFTU criticizes SARB’s interest rate policy for exacerbating debt burden amid inflation, favoring profitability over workers’ welfare
SAFTU
March 28, 2024
𝗖𝗥𝗘𝗗𝗜𝗧 𝗦𝗧𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗦 𝗥𝗘𝗣𝗢𝗥𝗧 𝗦𝗛𝗢𝗪𝗦 𝗧𝗛𝗔𝗧 𝗜𝗡𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗧 𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗘𝗦 𝗛𝗔𝗩𝗘 𝗘𝗟𝗘𝗩𝗔𝗧𝗘𝗗 𝗗𝗘𝗕𝗧 𝗦𝗧𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗦 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗖𝗥𝗘𝗗𝗜𝗧 𝗛𝗢𝗟𝗗𝗘𝗥𝗦
SAFTU is not surprised that debt stress has increased in South Africa, with middle-class workers taking the greatest hit.
SAFTU
March 25, 2024
𝗦𝗔𝗙𝗧𝗨 𝗪𝗘𝗟𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗘𝗦 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗥𝗘𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗧𝗢 𝗜𝗡𝗩𝗘𝗦𝗧𝗜𝗚𝗔𝗧𝗘 𝗦𝗔𝗔-𝗧𝗔𝗞𝗔𝗧𝗦𝗢 𝗗𝗘𝗔𝗟
SAFTU calls for inquiry into SAA-Takatso deal, highlighting transparency concerns and allegations of Minister Gordhan’s irregularities.
SAFTU
March 20, 2024
𝗦𝗔𝗙𝗧𝗨 𝗥𝗘𝗝𝗘𝗖𝗧𝗦 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗘𝗟𝗘𝗖𝗧𝗥𝗜𝗖𝗜𝗧𝗬 𝗥𝗘𝗚𝗨𝗟𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗔𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗗𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧 𝗕𝗜𝗟𝗟
SAFTU opposes Energy Amendment Bill, warns of privatization risks, urges public energy provision protection, and safeguards Eskom from private sector
SAFTU
March 15, 2024
𝗚𝗢𝗩𝗘𝗥𝗡𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧 𝗜𝗦 𝗥𝗘𝗡𝗘𝗚𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗧𝗢 𝗨𝗦𝗘 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗦𝗥𝗗 𝗔𝗦 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗕𝗔𝗦𝗘 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗜𝗡𝗧𝗥𝗢𝗗𝗨𝗖𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗢𝗙 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗕𝗔𝗦𝗜𝗖 𝗜𝗡𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗘 𝗚𝗥𝗔𝗡𝗧
SAFTU criticizes government’s insufficient increase in SRD grant, advocates for a R1500 Basic Income Grant to combat poverty effectively.
SAFTU
March 14, 2024
𝗗𝗘𝗦𝗣𝗜𝗧𝗘 𝗖𝗢𝗟𝗟𝗔𝗣𝗦𝗘 𝗢𝗙 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗗𝗘𝗔𝗟, 𝗠𝗜𝗡𝗜𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗥 𝗚𝗢𝗥𝗗𝗛𝗔𝗡 𝗠𝗨𝗦𝗧 𝗔𝗖𝗖𝗢𝗨𝗡𝗧 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗦𝗔𝗔 𝗦𝗔𝗟𝗘 𝗧𝗢 𝗧𝗔𝗞𝗔𝗧𝗦𝗢
SAFTU opposes SAA privatization failure, demands accountability from Minister Gordhan. Secrecy around Takatso deal questioned.
SAFTU
March 14, 2024
Economy & Energy
SAFTU’S EXPECTATIONS FOR THE NEW MULTI-PARTY GOVERNMENT
SAFTU is concerned that the GNU is pro-business and might not support working-class interests
SAFTU
July 19, 2024
Education & Training
SAFTU APPALLED BY THE CONTINUED BUNGLING OF NSFAS
760 000 NSFAS students continue to bear the negative impacts including evictions, hunger and poor performance.
SAFTU
June 24, 2024
Democracy & Constitution
SAFTU CONDEMNS THE RETRENCHMENT OF MINEWORKERS AT SIBANYE-STILLWATER
SAFTU is in solidarity with mineworkers urging rejection of retrenchment packages, and advocating for a prolonged strike against job cuts.
SAFTU
May 11, 2024
Economy & Energy
THE WORKING CLASS HAS INFLICTED DEFEAT ON E-TOLLS
SAFTU hails boycotts by motorists and the working class as the driving force in scrapping of e-tolls.
SAFTU
April 12, 2024
Economy & Energy
THE MADNESS OF INFLATION TARGETING
SAFTU criticizes SARB’s interest rate policy for exacerbating debt burden amid inflation, favoring profitability over workers’ welfare
SAFTU
March 28, 2024
Economy & Energy
𝗖𝗥𝗘𝗗𝗜𝗧 𝗦𝗧𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗦 𝗥𝗘𝗣𝗢𝗥𝗧 𝗦𝗛𝗢𝗪𝗦 𝗧𝗛𝗔𝗧 𝗜𝗡𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗧 𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗘𝗦 𝗛𝗔𝗩𝗘 𝗘𝗟𝗘𝗩𝗔𝗧𝗘𝗗 𝗗𝗘𝗕𝗧 𝗦𝗧𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗦 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗖𝗥𝗘𝗗𝗜𝗧 𝗛𝗢𝗟𝗗𝗘𝗥𝗦
SAFTU is not surprised that debt stress has increased in South Africa, with middle-class workers taking the greatest hit.
SAFTU
March 25, 2024
Economy & Energy
𝗦𝗔𝗙𝗧𝗨 𝗪𝗘𝗟𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗘𝗦 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗥𝗘𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗧𝗢 𝗜𝗡𝗩𝗘𝗦𝗧𝗜𝗚𝗔𝗧𝗘 𝗦𝗔𝗔-𝗧𝗔𝗞𝗔𝗧𝗦𝗢 𝗗𝗘𝗔𝗟
SAFTU calls for inquiry into SAA-Takatso deal, highlighting transparency concerns and allegations of Minister Gordhan’s irregularities.
SAFTU
March 20, 2024
Economy & Energy
𝗦𝗔𝗙𝗧𝗨 𝗥𝗘𝗝𝗘𝗖𝗧𝗦 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗘𝗟𝗘𝗖𝗧𝗥𝗜𝗖𝗜𝗧𝗬 𝗥𝗘𝗚𝗨𝗟𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗔𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗗𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧 𝗕𝗜𝗟𝗟
SAFTU opposes Energy Amendment Bill, warns of privatization risks, urges public energy provision protection, and safeguards Eskom from private sector
SAFTU
March 15, 2024
Economy & Energy
𝗚𝗢𝗩𝗘𝗥𝗡𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧 𝗜𝗦 𝗥𝗘𝗡𝗘𝗚𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗧𝗢 𝗨𝗦𝗘 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗦𝗥𝗗 𝗔𝗦 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗕𝗔𝗦𝗘 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗜𝗡𝗧𝗥𝗢𝗗𝗨𝗖𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗢𝗙 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗕𝗔𝗦𝗜𝗖 𝗜𝗡𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗘 𝗚𝗥𝗔𝗡𝗧
SAFTU criticizes government’s insufficient increase in SRD grant, advocates for a R1500 Basic Income Grant to combat poverty effectively.
SAFTU
March 14, 2024
Economy & Energy
𝗗𝗘𝗦𝗣𝗜𝗧𝗘 𝗖𝗢𝗟𝗟𝗔𝗣𝗦𝗘 𝗢𝗙 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗗𝗘𝗔𝗟, 𝗠𝗜𝗡𝗜𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗥 𝗚𝗢𝗥𝗗𝗛𝗔𝗡 𝗠𝗨𝗦𝗧 𝗔𝗖𝗖𝗢𝗨𝗡𝗧 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗦𝗔𝗔 𝗦𝗔𝗟𝗘 𝗧𝗢 𝗧𝗔𝗞𝗔𝗧𝗦𝗢
SAFTU opposes SAA privatization failure, demands accountability from Minister Gordhan. Secrecy around Takatso deal questioned.
SAFTU
March 14, 2024