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Media statement: FEDUSA welcomes the sentencing of Matome Sepesu who committed crimes against EMS workers.  

The Federation of Unions of South Africa (FEDUSA) has welcomed the sentencing of Matome Tumi Sepesu, who kidnapped and assaulted paramedics. Sepesu was sentenced to 15 years of direct imprisonment for kidnapping and assaulting a crew of paramedics in Pretoria last year. Welcoming the arrest, FEDUSA reiterates that the safety of Emergency Medical Services (EMS)

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Media Statement: FEDUSA to confront Gender-Based Violence case dumping with Western Cape Police Commissioner 

The Federation of Unions of South Africa (FEDUSA) has formally written to Lieutenant General Thembisile Patekile, the Western Cape Provincial Police Commissioner, seeking urgent talks concerning the severe issue of gender-based violence (GBV) and the alarming rate of GBV-related cases being dismissed in the courts across the province. News24 has reported that Reagen Allen, the

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MEDIA STATEMENT: FEDUSA WELCOMES THE SCRAPPING OF E-TOLLSPIT LATRINES IN SCHOOLS ARE A VIOLATION OF CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS

The Federation of Unions of South Africa (FEDUSA) welcomes the delinking of the Gauteng Freeway Improvement Scheme e-tolls from gantries on 11 April 2024.   The introduction of e-tolls was met with opposition that led to motorists refusing to pay for the e-tolls. The e-tolls were expensive and a burden to motorists, who were already

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MEDIA STATEMENT: FEDUSA ON INCLEMENT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS SOUTH AFRICA

The Federation of Unions of South Africa (FEDUSA) is deeply concerned about the severe weather conditions, including strong winds and storms, affecting Cape Town, Johannesburg, and other regions across the country. The federation warns of the devastating effects these weather patterns may have, particularly on the most vulnerable members of our society, including residents of

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FEDUSA MEDIA STATEMENT: ATTEMPTED BREACH OF GEPF INFORMATION SYSTEM

The Federation of Unions of South Africa (FEDUSA) urges its members and government workers in general not to fall prey to misinformation and disinformation campaigns following the failed attempt to breach the Government Employees Pension Fund’s information system. FEDUSA is aware that those seeking to victimise workers and benefit from their legitimate concerns have already

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FEDUSA MEDIA STATEMENT: DURBAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY

The recent exposé by the Sunday World Newspaper and the Labour Court of South Africa’s judgment has brought to light the systemic issues that FEDUSA and its affiliates have been raising over the past year. On multiple occasions, FEDUSA has corresponded with the DUT Council, Dr. Bonginkosi Nzimande, the Minister of Education, Training, and Innovation,

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