OBITURARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH  2024 Deceased Surname Initials Branch Desc BLIGNAUT SJ PENSIONER MEMBER - EX INDEPENDENT BOJE B WIDOW MEMBER BOTHA I WIDOW MEMBER BRUYNS PM PENSIONER MEMBER - EX FREE STATE GEDULD CARMICHAEL D LIFE MEMBER  - EX SA LANDS CRONJE ER WIDOW MEMBER…

27 Mar

UASA Media Release: 27 March Statement by Abigail Moyo, spokesperson of the trade union UASA: UASA welcomes the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the South African Reserve Bank’s (SARB) decision to keep the repo rate unchanged at 8.25% despite consumer price inflation (CPI) remaining on the upside. The…

26 Mar

UASA Media Release: 26 March 2024 Statement by Abigail Moyo, spokesperson of the trade union UASA: UASA is deeply distressed by the decrease in employment. Stats SA indicated earlier today that in last year’s final quarter, the job market decreased by 1,8% quarter-on-quarter, from 10,899,000 in September 2023…

25 Mar

UASA Media Release: 25 March 2024 Image source: https://dpe.gov.za/state-owned-companies/transnet/ Statement by Abigail Moyo, spokesperson of the trade union UASA: UASA welcomes the publication of Transnet’s draft network statement to be gazetted for public consultation and comments as a good move towards reforming the country’s 21,200 km rail network.…

20 Mar

UASA Media Release: 20 March 2024 Statement by Abigail Moyo, spokesperson of the trade union UASA: UASA is deeply concerned that the latest recorded inflation rate is a setback to workers’ hopes of interest rate cuts. Workers have faced rising fuel, food, medical, insurance and transport prices over…