This is the official Twitter account of the South African Municipal Workers' Union - SAMWU, the largest Local Government Trade Union in SA. A COSATU Affiliate
Johannesburg, South Africa.
Joined July 2012
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SAMWU | SA Municipal Workers’ Union retweeted
Samwu welcomed Treasury’s decision to release withheld municipal grants, criticising the initial withholding as unjust collective punishment that caused hardship for municipal workers. ebx.sh/4RW6eM
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SACP joins SAMWU protest as alliance rift over Treasury deepens
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COMING-UP: The General Secretary at the South African Municipal Workers Union (SAMWU), Dumisane Magagula joins Unfiltered Minds with Gwen Ncube to explain the union's concerns, the potential impact on workers and residents, and what solutions they believe government should pursue. #TheStationOfChampions
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The SACP fully supports the @SAMWUnion #NationalDayOfAction on Thursday, 9 July, in Tshwane, against systemic austerity measures and hardships faced by workers in municipalities.
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Samwu says Msunduzi strike agreement remains ‘provisional’
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The South African Municipal Workers’ Union (Samwu) has temporarily suspended its strike action at the Msunduzi Local Municipality following a mandate from its members.
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In The Witness today: Msunduzi strike set to continue as wage negotiations stall | Winter misery grows as residents bear brunt of municipal impasse | Violence erupts as migrants resist relocation to new processing centre | Preacher Bushiri offers buses to help repatriate Malawians stranded in SA | KZN Hawks commander claims cocaine theft scene was staged | SA inflation hits near two-year high as Middle East conflict drives energy costs up | Lamola links migrant deaths to organised crime, not xenophobia | Transnet urged to act as Cape Town ranked world’s worst container port | Yengeni plays down Zuma’s fall at rally | Unemployed doctors protest outside KZN Premier’s office | Tongaat Hulett lifeline sparks calls to fix SA’s struggling sugar industry | AmaNdebele king’s funeral rocked by divorce revelation | Copper thieves leave Howick West homes without water | PMB SPCA appeals for help amid financial strain | Freedom of expression ‘shrinking dangerously’, says UN expert | SA’s most affordable PHEV, the BYD Atto 2 | Omoda & Jaecoo SA to expand J5 range with hybrid and fully electric models | Boxy yet bold, it’s the new Lexus GX.
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The South African Municipal Workers Union (SAMWU) has vowed to continue its strike in the uMsunduzi Municipality in the KwaZulu-Natal midlands until its demands are met. tinyurl.com/3ps87uwp
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The South African Municipal Workers’ Union (Samwu) has vowed to continue its ongoing strike in Msunduzi until its wage demands are met.
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🔴SAMWU Digs I-n: uMsunduzi Strike to Continue Until Demands Are Met🔴
Pietermaritzburg – The South African Municipal Workers Union has made it clear that its strike in the uMsunduzi Municipality will carry on indefinitely until workers receive a satisfactory response to their demands for fair pay and proper job grading.
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SAMWU says uMsunduzi strike to continue until workers’ demands are met
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🔴SAMWU TORCHES CILLIERS BRINK: “Workers Are Not Criminals!” DA’s Anti-Worker Rage Exposed🔴
Tshwane – The South African Municipal Workers’ Union (SAMWU) has slammed former Tshwane Mayor and DA mayoral candidate Cilliers Brink for his strong attack on plans to reinstate municipal workers who were dismissed during the DA-led administration.
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SAMWU | SA Municipal Workers’ Union retweeted
STATEMENT OF THE ANC GREATER JOBURG REGION ON THE VICTORY OF THE CITY OF
JOHANNESBURG AND SAMWU AGAINST THE DA.
For Immediate Release
28 March 2026
SAMWU | SA Municipal Workers’ Union retweeted
@DmJomo Sibiya, MP on Wednesday, 18 of March 2026 join the 13th National Congress of the @SAMWU_tshwane where he will deliver a message of support on behalf of the Department.
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‼️SAMWU WELCOMES NEWLY ELECTED FREE STATE LEADERSHIP AT 16TH PROVINCIAL CONGRESS‼️
The South African Municipal Workers’ Union (SAMWU) has extended its congratulations to the newly elected provincial leadership following the union’s 16th Provincial Congress, held in Bethlehem.
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The South African Municipal Workers Union has filed legal papers to challenge a court decision pertaining to a 5.4% wage agreement it signed with Tshwane two years ago. sowetan.co.za/news/2025-12-0…
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Hundreds of workers gathered outside the city’s offices, saying their patience “has been tested to the extreme” after years of unresolved issues raised in the local labour forum, bilateral meetings and written correspondence. sowetan.co.za/news/2025-11-2…
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SAMWU Provincial Secretary, Mpho Tladinyane, addresses members outside the Ekurhuleni Municipality council offices in Germiston on Thursday, 27 November. The union will hand over a memorandum to the Mayor of Ekurhuleni. Video by Happy Mnguni #Samwu