11 May 2026 SAMWU CONDEMNS COLLAPSING SERVICE DELIVERY AND REJECTS THE DIS-ESTABLISHMENT OF MAPWATER Following the SAMWU-led MAP Water march held last Friday at the Maluti-a-Phofung Local Municipality, the South African Municipal Workers’ Union (SAMWU) in the Maluti-a-Phofung Region its deep concern regarding the continued collapse of basic services and the municipality’s reckless pursuit of […]
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SAMWU Cautiously welcomes Administration of Sol Plaatje Local Municipality
6 May 2026 SAMWU Cautiously welcomes Administration of Sol Plaatje Local Municipality The South African Municipal Workers’ Union (SAMWU) in the Northern Cape notes and cautiously welcomes the decision by the Northern Cape Provincial Executive Council to invoke Section 139(1)(b) of the Constitution at Sol Plaatje Local Municipality. While we cautiously welcome the intervention, experience […]
SAMWU Rejects Treasury Interference and DA Attempts to Reverse Workers’ Gains in Johannesburg
6 May 2026 SAMWU Rejects Treasury Interference and DA Attempts to Reverse Workers’ Gains in Johannesburg The South African Municipal Workers’ Union (SAMWU) notes with serious concern the recent intervention by National Treasury regarding the implementation of the Politically Facilitated Agreement (PFA) concluded between the City of Johannesburg and SAMWU. The union rejects both the […]
SAMWU CALLS ON WORKERS TO ATTEND MAY DAY CELEBRATIONS NATIONWIDE
29 April 2026 SAMWU CALLS ON WORKERS TO ATTEND MAY DAY CELEBRATIONS NATIONWIDE The South African Municipal Workers’ Union (SAMWU) calls on all municipal and water sector workers, their families, and the broader working class to actively participate in the May Day commemorations on 1 May 2026, organised by our federation, COSATU. May Day is […]
SAMWU WELCOMES CONSTITUTIONAL COURT JUDGMENT AFFIRMING WORKERS’ RIGHTS IN KING CETSHWAYO MATTER
22 April 2026 SAMWU WELCOMES CONSTITUTIONAL COURT JUDGMENT AFFIRMING WORKERS’ RIGHTS IN KING CETSHWAYO MATTER The South African Municipal Workers’ Union (SAMWU) welcomes the judgment of the Constitutional Court delivered on 22 April 2026 in the matter of King Cetshwayo District Municipality v Water and Sanitation Services South Africa (Pty) Ltd and Others. This judgment […]
SAMWU NORTHERN CAPE CONDEMNS UNETHICAL EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES IN KAROO HOOGLAND MUNICIPALITY
22 April 2026 SAMWU NORTHERN CAPE CONDEMNS UNETHICAL EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES IN KAROO HOOGLAND MUNICIPALITY The South African Municipal Workers’ Union (SAMWU) in the Northern Cape unequivocally condemns the unethical and deeply troubling employment practices currently unfolding at Karoo Hoogland Municipality. The union has learned with great concern of the appointment of the spouses of both […]
SAMWU WELCOMES COURT VICTORY AGAINST DA AND CALLS ON WORKERS TO REJECT IT AT THE POLLS
27 March 2026 SAMWU WELCOMES COURT VICTORY AGAINST DA AND CALLS ON WORKERS TO REJECT IT AT THE POLLS The South African Municipal Workers’ Union (SAMWU) notes and welcomes the outcome of the Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg which has struck from the roll the urgent application brought by the Democratic Alliance (DA) seeking to […]
SAMWU WELCOMES CITY OF JOHANNESBURG BUDGET ADJUSTMENT AS A VICTORY FOR WORKERS
20 March 2026 SAMWU WELCOMES CITY OF JOHANNESBURG BUDGET ADJUSTMENT AS A VICTORY FOR WORKERS The South African Municipal Workers’ Union (SAMWU) notes and welcomes the passing of the City of Johannesburg adjustment budget which includes the implementation of the Politically Facilitated Agreement (PFA), marking an important victory for municipal workers who have endured decades […]
SAMWU OBTAIN ARBITRATION AWARD AND A CERTIFIED VARIATION ORDER AGAINST MAKANA LOCAL MUNICIPALITY FOR NON-IMPLEMENTATION OF JOB EVALUATION OUTCOME
12 March 2026 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SAMWU OBTAIN ARBITRATION AWARD AND A CERTIFIED VARIATION ORDER AGAINST MAKANA LOCAL MUNICIPALITY FOR NON-IMPLEMENTATION OF JOB EVALUATION OUTCOME When the matter of Job Evaluation Outcome was not implemented and the Management in Makana Local Municipality management took a selective implementation approach by excluding SAMWU members as a result […]
SAMWU WILL NOT ALLOW ANTI-WORKER DA TO REVERSE WORKERS’ GAINS IN GAUTENG
8 March 2026 SAMWU WILL NOT ALLOW ANTI-WORKER DA TO REVERSE WORKERS’ GAINS IN GAUTENG The South African Municipal Workers’ Union (SAMWU) expresses its full solidarity with municipal workers in the City of Johannesburg in the face of continued attempts by the Democratic Alliance (DA) to undermine the implementation of the Politically Facilitated Agreement (PFA) […]