24 August 2023 DA multiparty coalition rejects intervention by Council The South African Municipal Workers’ Union (SAMWU) is dismayed by the attitude of the DA-led multiparty coalition towards the residents and workers of the City. Councillors from the coalition that includes DA, ActionSA, FF+, IFP, ACDP boycotted today’s special Council meeting that was called by […]
August 2023
SAMWU condemns Action SA attack on City of Johannesburg
21 August 2023 SAMWU condemns Action SA attack on City of Johannesburg The South African Municipal Workers’ Union (SAMWU) in the Petrus Mashishi (Johannesburg) Region has noted with concern an unwarranted attack on the Union, its members and the City of Johannesburg by Action SA provincial leader, Cllr Fundzela Ngobeni. In his attack to against […]
SAMWU REMEMBERS SLAIN WORKER AT STEVE TSHWETE LOCAL MUNICIPALITY.
17 August 2023 SAMWU REMEMBERS SLAIN WORKER AT STEVE TSHWETE LOCAL MUNICIPALITY. Today, the South African Municipal Workers’ Union (SAMWU) along with the Steve Tshwete Local Municipality in Mpumalanga province held a commemoration event to remember Cde Tshepo Maseko who was murdered by security personnel appointed by the municipality. On 17 August 2022, members of […]
CITY OF TSHWANE ILLEGALLY LOCKSOUT WORKERS, HAMPERING SERVICE DELIVERY TO RESIDENTS.
17 August 2023 CITY OF TSHWANE ILLEGALLY LOCKSOUT WORKERS, HAMPERING SERVICE DELIVERY TO RESIDENTS. The South African Municipal Workers’ Union (SAMWU) in Gauteng Province has noted with concern the decision by the City of Tshwane to illegally lockout employees from accessing their workplaces and municipal vehicles which they use in delivering services to residents. It […]
CITY OF TSHWANE SPENDS OVER R3 MILLION IN ITS ATTEMPTS TO DENY WORKERS THEIR SALARY INCREASES.
17 August 2023 CITY OF TSHWANE SPENDS OVER R3 MILLION IN ITS ATTEMPTS TO DENY WORKERS THEIR SALARY INCREASES. The South African Municipal Workers’ Union (SAMWU) in Gauteng Province is disturbed by the outrageous amount of money the City keeps flushing down the drain in its attempt to deny workers their salary and wage increases […]
TSHWANE MAYOR CONTINUES TO UNASHAMEDLY LIE TO RESIDENTS AND THE PUBLIC
16 August 2023 TSHWANE MAYOR CONTINUES TO UNASHAMEDLY LIE TO RESIDENTS AND THE PUBLIC The South African Municipal Workers’ Union (SAMWU) in Gauteng Province is concerned by the perpetual lies that the City of Tshwane Executive Mayor, Cllr Cilliers Brink continues to paddle in the public in relation to the Union and its members. Without […]
SAMWU CALLS FOR INVESTIGATION INTO ALLEGATIONS OF TENDER IRREGULARITIES AND THE HUNTING DOWN OF A WHISTLE-BLOWER BY THE THULAMELA LOCAL MUNICIPALITY.
16 August 2023 SAMWU CALLS FOR INVESTIGATION INTO ALLEGATIONS OF TENDER IRREGULARITIES AND THE HUNTING DOWN OF A WHISTLE-BLOWER BY THE THULAMELA LOCAL MUNICIPALITY. The South African Municipal Workers’ Union (SAMWU) in Limpopo Province has noted with concern reports of a decision taken by certain individuals at the Thulamela Local Municipality to hunt down a […]
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE DECLARES ITSELF AN ENEMY OF MUNICIPAL WORKERS.
15 August 2023 DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE DECLARES ITSELF AN ENEMY OF MUNICIPAL WORKERS. The South African Municipal Workers’ Union (SAMWU) has noted with great concern a clip from a speech made by the Democratic Alliance (DA) leader John Steenhuisen at the party’s Gauteng Provincial Conference over the weekend. In the video clip, Steenhuisen can be heard […]
SAMWU DEMANDS CITY OF TSHWANE TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR FAILING TO PROTECT WORKERS FOLLOWING THE SHOOTING AND HIJACKING OF EMPLOYEE AND MEMBER.
14 August 2023 SAMWU DEMANDS CITY OF TSHWANE TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR FAILING TO PROTECT WORKERS FOLLOWING THE SHOOTING AND HIJACKING OF EMPLOYEE AND MEMBER. The South African Municipal Workers’ Union (SAMWU) in Gauteng Province is devasted following the shooting of an employee and hijacking of municipal vehicle in Montana on Saturday evening. SAMWU can […]
SAMWU MOURNS THE DEATH OF LAW ENFORCMENT OFFICER FOLLOWING CAPE TOWN TAXI STRIKE
6 August 2023 SAMWU MOURNS THE DEATH OF LAW ENFORCMENT OFFICER FOLLOWING CAPE TOWN TAXI STRIKE The South African Municipal Workers’ Union (SAMWU) in the Western Cape has learnt with great sadness, the death of a Law Enforcement Officer in Cape Town on Friday night as a result of the ongoing taxi strike in the […]