At the upcoming national congress, the Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) will unite workers from across the country to confront the pressing economic challenges facing the working class, including the soaring cost of living and rising unemployment.
The Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) will soon hold its national congress where workers from Mitchells Plain to Mussina, from farms to mines, hospitals and schools, will gather to assess the state of the economy and its impact upon the working class.
Most importantly, they will craft campaigns on what must be done to tackle the many socio-economic crises facing the working class, especially the rising cost of living.
2026 has since seen inflation jump to 5%, largely due to massive fuel hikes resulting from the Middle East war (25% for petrol and 50% for diesel) with a projected further R2 per litre of diesel hike expected.
Electricity has gone up by 9%. The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) raised the repo rate recently and with inflation rising, is likely to do so again soon.
