It is a quarter of a century since the birth of Numsa in May 1987. It was Cosatu (then Fosatu’s) decision to consolidate a number of unions including Mawu and Naawu, to form a single union, Numsa. In its 25

Spiralling oil and food prices are global problems. As such we should combine local struggles with international analysis so as to campaign against neo-liberalism says Numsa general secretary, Silumko Nondwangu. Cosatu, together with a range of forces and progressive movements

Xenophobia kills Africa!By the middle of June xenophobic attacks had died down. Paulina Mohale and Rolly Xipu visited a Numsa-organised company, Safeline, in Johannesburg where foreign workers are working alongside South Africans. When we arrived at the company, the production

The hatred of black foreigners and alleged third- force operations have hit most parts of Gauteng at the weekend like a powerful aftershock that plunged South Africa into a catastrophic xenophobic violence. And the National Union of Metalworkers of South

The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa) is saddened with profound sense of loss at the passing away of one of its founder leader and former Cosatu President John Phumzile Gomomo. He died yesterday at a Uitenhage clinic

Celebrating 40 years of a great revolutionary: Ernesto Che Guevara.Silumko Nondwangu, general secretary  In his farewell letter to Fidel Castro on the 1st April 1965, Che said; “……..Other nations of the world summon my modest efforts of assistance. I can

Celebrating 40 years of a great revolutionary: Ernesto Che Guevara.Silumko Nondwangu, general secretary  In his farewell letter to Fidel Castro on the 1st April 1965, Che said; “……..Other nations of the world summon my modest efforts of assistance. I can

The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa) general secretary Silumko Nondwangu will tomorrow (Wednesday) give a public lecture on whether trade unions can lead the struggle for socialism.  Nondwangu, in paying tribute to former ANC and SACP exiled

Broad-based black economic empowerment scheme unveiled by the country’s heavy duty equipment manufacturer Bell Equipment is tipped on the verge of an abyss. The metalworkers’ union giant, National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa), excluded from the initial discussion