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May Day

May Day rallies call for action against unemployment and poverty

1st May 2026 Mzi Velapi Simon Ramapuputla Anele Mbi 0

The trade union federations celebrated International Workers Day with rallies around the country.

A May Day Reflection on the Current State and Future of Workers in South Africa

1st May 2024 Vuyokazi Futshane 0

With workplaces restructured and unions weakened and compromised, new working class politics will have to come from engaging unorganised workers, argues Vuyo Futshane.

Parallel rallies at this years’ May Day

1st June 2015 Anele Mbi Lunga Guza Mzi Velapi Sharon McKinnon 0

This year’s May Day was marked by deep and visible division in the country’s biggest trade union federation. The Congress of South African Trade Unions, […]

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