Community victory: shell to replace fuel pipelines
Friends of the Earth International today welcomed an unreported announcement of oil giant Shell which said this week that it will replace all fuel transport pipelines linking the Shell oil refinery to the Durban harbor in South Durban. [Lire]
Friends of the Earth International - 24 February 2006

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COSATU demands immediate halt to electricity restructuring
The Congress of South African Trade Unions is concerned that the current process of electricity restructuring will not address the needs of either ordinary consumers or workers. For this reason, we demand that the process be halted until agreement can be reached on a more equitable and effective way forward. [Lire]
COSATU - 17 February 2006

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Central Executive Committee of COSATU
The Central Executive Committee (CEC) of the Congress of South African Trade Unions held its first meeting of 2006 on 13-15 February. The CEC is constituted by four representatives (Presidents, General Secretaries and their deputies) from COSATU’s 21 affiliated unions. It discussed a broad range of issues, including the following. [Lire]
COSATU - 16 February 2006

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People’s Budget Response to the 2006 Budget
The People’s Budget Coalition (PBC - COSATU, SACC and SANGOCO ) welcomes the 13% growth in spending on basic services for our people. We hope this budget will start a longer-term trend toward qualitative improvements in services for our people. The PBC evaluates all government policies, including the budget, in terms of the impact on the poor. After all, SA remains one of the most inequitable countries in the world, with the richest 10% of households capturing 45% of the national income, while the poorest 20% get under 2%. [Lire]
People’s Budget Coalition (PBC) - 15 February 2006

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COSATU backs Transnet workers
The Congress of South African Trade Unions fully supports the Transnet workers in their dispute over the restructuring plans, and pledges the solidarity of all its 1.7 million members in the mass action they have embarked upon. [Lire]
COSATU - 1 February 2006

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Join Email Campaign Against SA Government’s Support for Apartheid Corporations
Africa Files has started an email campaign to change the position of SA Government; i.e. its support for the corporations that support Apartheid and against the victims of Apartheid. To join in, see below, including email addresses [Lire]
Jubilee South Africa - 26 January 2006

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COSATU condemns farm eviction
The Congress of South African Trade Unions Gauteng Province, and the Food and Allied Workers Union (FAWU), are deeply shocked at the allegations in the City Press that a DA-supporting farmer in Eikenhof has instructed the ’Red Ants’ security force to evict 24 families from her land "because she believes they will vote for the ANC". [Lire]
COSATU - 24 January 2006

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Khulumani v. Barclays Trial Starts on 24th of January 2006
On the 24th of January 2006, oral arguments in the matter of Khulumani et. al. v. Barclays et. al. begin in the USA. In Khulumani v. Barclays, 87 South Africans (victims of gross human rights abuses during Apartheid) charge 23 foreign corporations with aiding and abetting the Apartheid Regime. This is a very serious charge, as aiding and abetting is equivalent to actual perpetration under international law. The case will be heard in the Court of Appeals, Second District of New York. For more on the case, see summary at the end of this release. [Lire]
Jubilee South Africa - 19 January 2006

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Cosatu statement on outcomes of the WTO Hong Kong Ministerial
COSATU, like many other progressive trade unions, NGOs and governments from the poor nations wishes to express its disappointment at the outcomes of the Hong Kong WTO Ministerial. [Lire]
COSATU - 19 December 2005

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Multinational banks still refuse reconciliation
More than ten years of democracy in South Africa have passed, and, still, the multinational banks that funded Apartheid refuse to engage in the process of reconciliation. The upcoming Day of Reconciliation (Friday, 16th of Dec. 2005) provides the perfect opportunity for Barclays Bank, Citigroup, Deutsche Bank, UBS, Credit Suisse, Commerzbank, Dresdner Bank, and J.P. Morgan Chase to all apologise and engage in the process of reconciliation. [Lire]
Jubilee South Africa - 13 December 2005

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