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20 November 2025 SAMWU WISHES GOVERNMENT WELL ON HOSTING G20, COMMITS TO INTENSIFYING THE FIGHT FOR WORKERS The South African Municipal Workers’ Union (SAMWU) in Gauteng proudly notes and appreciates the significant progress registered by our dedicated members and their leadership in the City of Johannesburg and the City of Tshwane. This progress is marked […]

18 November 2025 STATEMENT DELIVERED BY SAMWU PETRUS MASHISHI (JOHANNESBURG) REGION ON THE CONCLUSION OF PFA NEGOTIATIONS ON 18 NOVEMBER 2025 Good morning members of the media, and fellow South Africans. Today, November 18th, 2025, is a very good day for workers in the City of Johannesburg. We want to announce that today, SAMWU concluded […]

12 November 2025 SAMWU CALLS OFF STRIKE SOL PLAATJE STRIKE FOLLOWING LLF AGREEMENT The South African Municipal Workers’ Union (SAMWU) in the Northern Cape province confirms that the municipal strike scheduled to commence on 12 November 2025 has been officially called off following a decisive victory for workers’ rights reached this afternoon. Our battle was […]

5 November 2025 SAMWU WELCOMES TSHWANE’S DECISION TO HONOUR SALARY AND WAGE COLLECTIVE AGREEMENT The South African Municipal Workers’ Union (SAMWU) notes and welcomes the official statement by Deputy Executive Mayor and MMC for Finance, Cllr Eugene Modise, confirming that the City will not pursue an appeal or review of the South African Local Government […]

4 November 2025 ANTI-WORKER DA CANNOT RULE TSHWANE FROM THE GRAVE The South African Municipal Workers’ Union (SAMWU) strongly condemns the statement issued by DA Tshwane Cllr Jacqui Uys, which attacks the integrity of the SALGBC ruling and attempts to intimidate the City into defying the law. This is a cynical, desperate, and treasonous attempt […]

3 November 2025 SAMWU VINDICATED AS CITY OF TSHWANE EXEMPTION APPLICATION IS DISMISSED AGAIN! The South African Municipal Workers’ Union (SAMWU) today claims a victory that transcends mere legal outcome. The decisive ruling from the South African Local Government Bargaining Council (SALGBC), issued on 31 October 2025, firmly dismisses the City of Tshwane’s cynical application […]

24 October 2025 SAMWU DEMANDS IMMEDIATE SALARY PAYMENT AND CONSEQUENCE MANAGEMENT AT WATERBERG DISTRICT MUNICIPALITY The South African Municipal Workers’ Union (SAMWU) notes with extreme agitation the inexcusable failure by the Waterberg District Municipality in Limpopo province to pay its workers their contractual salaries for the month of October which were due today, October 24, […]

9 October 2025 DECLARATION OF THE SAMWU NORTHEN CAPE 13TH PROVINCIAL CONGRESS DECLARATION, 8-10 OCTOBER 2025 Preamble We, the delegates, representing workers from 32 municipalities within the length of the Northern Cape province, have gathered here at Broadwaters resort in Douglas, Siyancuma Local Municipality, for the SAMWU 13th Provincial Congress under the theme “Towards 40 […]

MEDIA STATEMENT FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 08 October 2025 SAMWU DEMANDS THE IMMEDIATE PRIORITISATION OF OUTSTANDING PAYMENTS BY CITY OF UMHLATHUZE MUNICIPALITY The South African Municipal Workers’ Union (SAMWU) in the Shonamalanga Region, KwaZulu-Natal, is utterly dismayed and gobsmacked by the recent decision of the City of uMhlathuze Local Municipality to advertise 16 job vacancies. This […]

18 SEPTEMBER 2025 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SAMWU GEARING UP FOR PROTECTED STRIKE ACTION IN UTHUKELA DISTRICT MUNICIPALITY The South African Municipal Workers’ Union (SAMWU) will be embarking on a protected strike action in uThukela District Municipality, beginning in October 2025. This decision follows repeated unsuccessful attempts to address critical worker-related issues with the municipality’s management. […]