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Give e-toll review a chance: Cosatu

Transport Minister Dipuo Peters must give Gauteng’s e-tolls review panel a chance, the Congress of SA Trade Unions (Cosatu) in Gauteng said on Tuesday. “We call… upon the minister of transport to afford an opportunity to the review panel to undertake its task and also for her to respect such[…]

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Cosatu calls for intensified boycott campaign

Despite an open-ended ceasefire having been agreed between Hamas and Israel, trade union Cosatu have stated that they will continue plans to intensify the boycott against Israeli products and companies. Cosatu are seeking to mobilise more South Africans to take up the cause, which also aims to persuade retailers selling[…]

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Cosatu to intensify Israeli goods boycott

Cosatu on Tuesday vowed to “intensify” mobilising South Africans to boycott companies trading with Israel and any goods imported from the country. The Congress of SA Trade Unions would picket outside the Woolworths in Eastgate shopping mall on Saturday to condemn the store for continuing to stock Israeli products, national[…]

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Communities must fight crime: Minister Nhleko

The fight against crime is the responsibility of all South Africans it affects, Minister of Police Nkosinathi Nhleko told Cosatu’s crime conference at the Cape Town City Hall on Tuesday. Nhleko said communities and individuals living in crime ridden areas all have a responsibility to aid authorities in uprooting crime.[…]

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Ehrenreich lays criminal charges against SAJBD

Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) Western Cape secretary Tony Ehrenreich on Tuesday pressed charges against the South African Jewish Board of Deputies (SAJBD) at Cape Town Police Station. This came after SAJBD laid a formal complaint against Ehrenreich with the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) last Thursday[…]

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City Hall to host anti-crime conference

Some of the major role players in the safety and security sector are set to gather for an anti-crime conference at City Hall on Thursday. The conference will look to bring about both short and long terms solutions to the raging levels of violence in the province. Thursday’s gathering will[…]

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Struggle for women’s rights continue: Cosatu

Despite some achievements on women’s rights, the struggle for women still continues, the Congress of SA Trade Unions said on Saturday. “Cosatu is particularly worried about the escalating violence and crime against women and children, including the abduction and shooting of children in the recent past, all of which undermine[…]

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Cosatu warns SAJBD of boycott

Trade federation Cosatu has issued an ultimatum to the South African Jewish Board of Deputies (SAJBD) to stop all forms of “Zionist propaganda” before the 7th August, or face an intensive campaign against its member companies and other major funders, if they failed to comply. The campaign would include massive[…]

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SA civil society slams Israel

South Africa’s civil society is intensifying calls for the government to take a firm stand against Israel, in the wake of a deadly offensive against Gaza. On Thursday, trade federation Cosatu and several other pro-Palestinian organisations called for the South African government to recall the South African ambassador to Israel[…]

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