The Congress of South African Trade Unions(COSATU) in the Free State held its second Provincial Executive Committee meeting for the year, which was hosted at Marematlou Training Institute in Bloemfontein. The Affiliates of the Federation were in attendance as well as the Locals coming from across the province. The Gender Structure and the Young Workers Forum were also part of the meeting. The PEC was confronted with an array of issues coming from the workers. The PEC meeting was convened after hosting a highly successful Workers Day commemoration in Bethlehem which was held in memory of the 51 workers who lost their lives in the tragic bus accident about two decades ago. COSATU Free State wishes to take this opportunity to thank its members, community of Bethlehem, Dihlabeng and Sol Plaatjie Municipalities, law enforcement agencies and all who made the event a success. Indeed, the struggle continues!
Ernest Oppenheimer was on to something when he directed the design of Welkom, or Circle City. Its circles are just about the only solid element in a city battered after the decline of gold mining and years of mismanagement ravaged its coffers, writes Sam Mkokeli.
In a landmark class action victory five years ago that led to the establishment of the Tshiamiso Trust, gold miners who became ill from their work underground were promised payouts that would change their lives, and ease their pain and suffering. But for many ex-gold miners and their dependants.
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Another set of millions of rands will be made available from the department’s 2023/24 budget to repair roads in the province. The new MEC responsible for the department, MaQueen Letsoha.