31 March 2025 SAMWU MOURNS THE PASSING OF CDE NTHABISENG MOSIA It is with deep sorrow and heavy hearts that South African Municipal Workers’ Union (SAMWU) in the Northern Cape announces the tragic passing of our beloved Comrade Nthabiseng Mosia, who left us far too soon on 31 March 2025. Cde Nthabiseng was a fearless […]
March 2025
SAMWU Condemns Widespread Salary Delays in Municipalities and Demands Immediate Intervention and Comprehensive Funding Model Overhaul
25 March 2025 SAMWU Condemns Widespread Salary Delays in Municipalities and Demands Immediate Intervention and Comprehensive Funding Model Overhaul The South African Municipal Workers’ Union (SAMWU) expresses its profound outrage at the ongoing and systemic failure of municipalities to pay workers’ salaries, a crisis that has escalated to catastrophic levels and represents nothing short of […]
SAMWU Statement on the Auditor General’s Report on KZN Municipalities
11 March 2025 SAMWU Statement on the Auditor General’s Report on KZN Municipalities The South African Municipal Workers’ Union (SAMWU) in the KwaZulu Natal province is deeply alarmed by the Auditor General’s (AG) report on the state of municipalities in KwaZulu-Natal for the 2023/24 financial year. This report exposes a shocking level of financial mismanagement, […]
SAMWU Demands National Government Intervention in uThukela District Municipality Crisis
11 March 2025 SAMWU Demands National Government Intervention in uThukela District Municipality Crisis The South African Municipal Workers’ Union (SAMWU) in the Prof Sibankulu Region (Midlands) is calling for the national government to urgently intervene in the uThukela District Municipality by invoking Section 139(7) of the Constitution. The municipality, which has been under provincial administration […]
SAMWU Condemns Violent Attacks and Political Chaos in Ditsobotla Council
11 March 2025 SAMWU Condemns Violent Attacks and Political Chaos in Ditsobotla Council The South African Municipal Workers’ Union (SAMWU) in the North West province is outraged and deeply saddened by the violent attacks that have once again plunged the Ditsobotla Local Municipality into chaos, leaving at least two people injured. This is not the […]
SAMWU Condemns the Introduction of Contracted Services and the Reduction of Overtime at Ekurhuleni
3 March 2024 SAMWU Condemns the Introduction of Contracted Services and the Reduction of Overtime at Ekurhuleni The South African Municipal Workers’ Union (SAMWU) Ekurhuleni Region strongly condemns the City of Ekurhuleni’s decision to reduce overtime and acting allowances by 50% and to introduce contracted services as a means to address service delivery challenges. This […]