Taking COSATU Today Forward, 18 August 2025 #CosatuCC2025
Norman Mampane
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18 August 2025
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Contents
- Workers Parliament: Back to Basics!
- MEC Kedibone Diale-Tlabela engages with Maponya Mall management and law enforcement officials, 18 Aug
- South Africa
- COSATU observes the tragic death of 44 workers killed in Marikana 13 years ago
- International-Workers’ Solidarity!
- Greece: Massive demonstration at the Port of Pireaus on the occasion of the arrival of the cruise ship Crown Iris
Workers’ Parliament-Back2Basics
MEC Kedibone Diale-Tlabela engages with Maponya Mall management and law enforcement officials, 18 Aug
17 Aug 2025
Gauteng MEC for Roads and Transport, Kedibone Diale-Tlabela, will tomorrow,18 August 2025 meet with Maponya Mall management and law enforcement officials in Soweto.
The visit is part of MEC’s ongoing engagements with various stakeholders to bring stability at the mall.
The MEC will further assess the situation on the ground following the resolutions taken at last week’s meeting where it was resolved that, amongst other things:
All public transport operators must be allowed access operate inside the mall.
The mall will remain operational to protect jobs.
The Department will set up a temporary office to assist operators with licensing issues.
That no operator or passenger should endure intimidation or fear of any form.
Details
of the visit are as follows:
Venue: Maponya Mall, Soweto
Date: 18 August 2025
Time: 11h00
Members of the media are requested to confirm their attendance with Mr King Mthombeni on 071 400 0915.
Media enquiries:
Department’s
Head of Communications Ms Melitah Madiba
Cell: 0073 644 9935
MEC’s
Spokesperson Mr Lesiba Mpya
Cell: 078 450 9841
E-mail: pressoff...@gauteng.gov.za
Issued by Gauteng Roads and Transport
COSATU observes the tragic death of 44 workers killed in Marikana 13 years ago
Zanele Sabela, COSATU National Spokesperson, 16 August 2025
The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) remembers the tragic events that led to the death of 44 workers in Marikana, in the North West 13 years ago.
Thirty-four mineworkers were gunned down by police on 16 August 2012 while protesting, demanding a R12 500 wage settlement from their employer, Lonmin. In the week culminating in the disaster, 10 other people were killed. Albeit over a decade since the tragedy, it remains a painful memory in the country’s history and to the families who lost their loved ones.
The events of Marikana carry deep scars that translate to societal and economic challenges experienced by workers in various sectors of the economy. The 34 mineworkers sought a wage adjustment, working under dangerous conditions in an industry where fatalities are a reality.
Their demand was a drop in the ocean compared to the exorbitant profits their employers pocketed. To date, companies resist attempts to minimise the wage gap, opting for slavery tactics that impoverish workers. As they pull against progressive conditions, COSATU and its affiliates are emboldened to intensify the advancement of the worker struggle.
Whilst the Federation notes the R350 million in compensation paid to some of the survivors and the families of the victims, no amount of money will compensate for the loss of life or trauma suffered. Most of the workers were breadwinners, responsible for multiple family members. Their deaths robbed numbers of unpayable futures. COSATU calls for outstanding compensation to be released for the suffering and the loss endured by those affected.
The mining companies in the area should be at the helm of correcting the wrongs of Marikana. Communities living around mines should be at the receiving end of the profit generated by mining companies. It is the companies that should rescue communities from abject poverty by creating a conducive environment for job creation and skills development.
As the country commemorates this day, may we be reminded of the never-ending strife for decent work. Collective bargaining for fair wages, job security and safe working conditions are imperative to ensure that the events of Marikana are never repeated.
Issued by COSATU
International-Solidarity
BY CENTRAL WFTU, 14 AUG 2025
PAME, unions, and organizations held a massive demonstration at the port of Piraeus on the occasion of the arrival of the cruise ship Crown Iris, which is transporting Israeli murderers, IDF soldiers on vacation in Greece to rest from the genocide being committed by the murderous state of Israel against the Palestinian people.
History has a just side — with Palestine until Freedom!
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March to the port authority of Piraeus
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Norman Mampane (Shopsteward Editor)
Congress of South African Trade Unions
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