23 February 2026 SAMWU WELCOMES LABOUR COURT VICTORIES AGAINST CITY OF CAPE TOWN The South African Municipal Workers’ Union (SAMWU) in the Xolile Boss Nxu (Cape Metro) Region welcomes and celebrates three significant Labour Court judgements issued last week, which have vindicated our members who were unfairly dismissed by the City of Cape Town and […]
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SAMWU CALLS OUT MALUTI-A-PHOFUNG, A MUNICIPALITY AT WAR WITH ITS OWN WORKERS
18 February 2026 SAMWU CALLS OUT MALUTI-A-PHOFUNG, A MUNICIPALITY AT WAR WITH ITS OWN WORKERS The South African Municipal Workers’ Union (SAMWU) Thabo Mofutsanyane Region has concluded a comprehensive listening campaign within the Maluti-a-Phofung Local Municipality deeply alarmed by a humanitarian, governance, and labour crisis unfolding in full view of the authorities. In late January, […]
CLARIFICATION OF EVENTS – 09 FEBRUARY 2026 CONSULTATION MEETING AT MALUTI-A-PHOFUNG WATER
12 February 2026 CLARIFICATION OF EVENTS – 09 FEBRUARY 2026 CONSULTATION MEETING AT MALUTI-A-PHOFUNG WATER The South African Municipal Workers’ Union (SAMWU), Local Leadership at Maluti-a-Phofung Water SOC Ltd, hereby issues this statement to place on record the events that transpired on 09 February 2026 during the consultation meeting convened by the employer. On 03 […]
SAMWU JOYOUSLY WELCOMES THE PERMANENT APPOINTMENT OF 497 CONTRACT WORKERS AT SOL PLAATJE MUNICIPALITY
13 February 2026 SAMWU JOYOUSLY WELCOMES THE PERMANENT APPOINTMENT OF 497 CONTRACT WORKERS AT SOL PLAATJE MUNICIPALITY The South African Municipal Workers’ Union (SAMWU) in the Northern Cape province joyously welcomes and celebrates the long-overdue permanent absorption of 497 contract workers at the Sol Plaatje Local Municipality. This historic victory is the direct result of […]
SAMWU CAUTIOUSLY WELCOMES ADMINISTRATION OF MATLOSANA LOCAL MUNICIPALITY
11 February 2026 SAMWU CAUTIOUSLY WELCOMES ADMINISTRATION OF MATLOSANA LOCAL MUNICIPALITY The South African Municipal Workers’ Union (SAMWU) in the North West Province notes and cautiously welcome the decision of the African National Congress (ANC) Provincial Leadership to direct its deployees to intervene in the City of Matlosana Local Municipality and to place the municipality […]
SAMWU CALLS FOR ADMINISTRATION OF IMPENDLE LOCAL MUNICIPALITY
27 JANUARY 2026 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SAMWU CALLS FOR ADMINISTRATION OF IMPENDLE LOCAL MUNICIPALITY South African Municipal Workers’ Union in KwaZulu-Natal is calling the MEC for Corporative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA), Mr Thulasizwe Buthelezi to revoke Section 139(1)(a)(b)(c) to put the Impendle Local Municipality under administration. The municipality is yet to pay workers January […]
SUBJECT: LABOUR COURT VINDICATES SAMWU AGAINST UMHLATHUZE MUNICIPALITY’S UNLAWFUL SALARY DEDUCTIONS
Date: 8 January 2026 SUBJECT: LABOUR COURT VINDICATES SAMWU AGAINST UMHLATHUZE MUNICIPALITY’S UNLAWFUL SALARY DEDUCTIONS The South African Municipal Workers’ Union (SAMWU) welcomes yet another decisive victory and vindication in the Labour Court against the uMhlathuze Local Municipality. This victory reaffirms the fundamental rights of workers and underscores that no employer is above the law. […]
SAMWU 2025 YEAR-END MESSAGE
31 December 2025 SAMWU 2025 YEAR-END MESSAGE Revolutionary greetings to all SAMWU members, union staff, water sector employees and municipal workers. Firstly, as SAMWU National Office Bearers, we want to take this opportunity to lower our banner in honour of the all union leaders and members that we have lost during the year under review. […]
A Dark Christmas for uMhlathuze Workers: SAMWU Demands an End to Unlawful Deductions and Inhumane Working Conditions
25 December 2025 A Dark Christmas for uMhlathuze Workers: SAMWU Demands an End to Unlawful Deductions and Inhumane Working Conditions The South African Municipal Workers’ Union (SAMWU) in the Shonamalanga Region strongly condemns the escalating financial abuse and systemic exploitation of employees at the uMhlathuze Municipality. In November 2025, management unilaterally deducted employee salaries without […]
SAMWU Condemns National Treasury Decision to Withold Municipal Equitable Share
17 December 2025 SAMWU Condemns National Treasury Decision to Withold Municipal Equitable Share The South African Municipal Workers’ Union (SAMWU) expresses its outrage and total rejection of the National Treasury’s reckless decision to freeze the December equitable share allocations for 75 municipalities across the country. This move is nothing short of an act of economic […]