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COSATU raises alarm over potential closure of Mozal, threatens 27,200 jobs in South Africa and Mozambique

Independent online (SA) 23 Dec 2025
The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) has been deeply alarmed by news of a potential mothballing or even closure of Mozal’s operations in Maputo, Mozambique ... Zingiswa Losi is the president of Cosatu.
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‘Pay them now’: Cosatu pressures local governments over unpaid NTI workers

Eye Witness News 20 Dec 2025
The call was initially made by workers union the South African transport and allied workers union .
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Zwelinzima Vavi accuses Cosatu of undermining Saftu unity

Business Day 08 Dec 2025
Cosatu denies undermining Saftu and defends outreach to unions .
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Talks ongoing for Numsa, Fawu to rejoin Cosatu

Sowetan Live 08 Dec 2025
Union federation Cosatu has confirmed it is in ongoing talks to bring back its former founding allies — the National Union of Metalworkers of SA (Numsa) and the Food and Allied Workers Union (Fawu) ... Cosatu has felt Numsa and Fawu’s absence.
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NUM and Cosatu celebrate significant anniversaries in South Africa's labour history

Independent online (SA) 02 Dec 2025
Cosatu will be celebrating its 40th anniversary on the 6th of December at Dobsonville Stadium, Soweto ... On the other hand, Cosatu has been an indispensable pillar of South Africa’s political and labour history since its formation on December 1, 1985.
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Cosatu: Strengthen BBBEE, don’t roll back transformation

Independent online (SA) 01 Dec 2025
South Africa is a constitutional democracy, something that the Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) and generations of workers fought and died for ... Cosatu welcomes a debate, but it must be anchored upon progressive principles.
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Cosatu celebrates 40 years of advancing workers’ rights amid ongoing economic challenges

Independent online (SA) 24 Nov 2025
Cosatu will be celebrating its 40th anniversary on the 6th of December at Dobsonville Stadium, Soweto ... It is no accident that two South African Presidents, Kgalema Motlanthe and Cyril Ramaphosa, played leading roles in Cosatu.
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The MTBPS’ proposed adjustments are not aggressive enough to grow the economy - Cosatu

Independent online (SA) 17 Nov 2025
Cosatu commends the work done by the staff of Sars with revenue collection improving by 9.3% to the value of R19.7 billion ... There are positive elements in the MTBPS, including progressive victories Cosatu fought for ... Cosatu President Zingiswa Losi.
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MTBPS adjustments 'not bold enough', says Cosatu

Independent online (SA) 13 Nov 2025
Cosatu has said proposed adjustments in the Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) are not bold enough to take the economy from the 1% growth it has been stuck at for two decades nor to give hope to 12 million unemployed.
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