17 June 2026 SAMWU CONDEMNS UMSUNDUZI MUNICIPALITY FOR RUSHING TO COURT INSTEAD OF NEGOTIATING WITH STRIKING UMSUNDUZI WORKERS The South African Municipal Workers’ Union (SAMWU) in the Mafika Mshengu Region notes the judgment of the Labour Court dismissing uMsunduzi Local Municipality’s urgent application against workers who are engaged in a protected strike. SAMWU welcomes this […]
June 2026
SAMWU MOURNS THE TRAGIC PASSING OF THREE FIREFIGHTERS AT GA-SEGONYANA LOCAL MUNICIPALITY
13 June 2026 SAMWU MOURNS THE TRAGIC PASSING OF THREE FIREFIGHTERS AT GA-SEGONYANA LOCAL MUNICIPALITY The South African Municipal Workers’ Union (SAMWU) joins the families, colleagues, fellow workers and the community of Ga-Segonyana Local Municipality in mourning the tragic passing of three municipal workers who lost their lives in a fatal accident while responding to […]
SAMWU WESTERN CAPE WELCOMES TARIFF JUDGMENT AND DEMANDS ACCOUNTABILITY OVER PUBLIC FUNDS WASTED ON FAILED LITIGATION
8 JUNE 2026 SAMWU WESTERN CAPE WELCOMES TARIFF JUDGMENT AND DEMANDS ACCOUNTABILITY OVER PUBLIC FUNDS WASTED ON FAILED LITIGATION The South African Municipal Workers’ Union in the Western Cape welcomes the recent court judgment declaring aspects of the City of Cape Town’s tariff structure unlawful. This judgment is an important victory for residents and communities […]
SAMWU CONDEMNS MINISTER GODONGWANA’S RECKLESS AND INSULTING ATTACK ON DITSOBOTLA MUNICIPAL WORKERS
30 May 2026 SAMWU CONDEMNS MINISTER GODONGWANA’S RECKLESS AND INSULTING ATTACK ON DITSOBOTLA MUNICIPAL WORKERS The South African Municipal Workers’ Union (SAMWU) notes with disgust and outright condemnation the reckless, insulting and anti-worker remarks attributed to the Minister of Finance, Enoch Godongwana, during the handover of the Financial Recovery Plan at Ditsobotla Local Municipality in […]