Section 77 Documents: Notices and Certificates

Certificates Issued for Socio-economic protests to be protected
The Nedlac Standing Committee has considered the following applications and issued a certificate that  indicates that the respective socio-economic protest will be protected in terms of Section 77 of the LRA.

2025:

The socio-economic strike will commence at 00.00 and end at 23.59 on 7 October 2025

2-hour pickets from 12h00 to 14h00 in the build-up to the national march and pickets as from 16 September 2025. This will take place during working hours

Protest action in the Western Province City of Cape Town on 12 March 2025, 00h05 – 23h59.

Protest action in the form of marches and pickets on 12 March 2025

Pickets will take place from 10h00 – 13h30 at different workplaces including the proximity of Hanover Street, Cape Town where the budget speech will be taking place

2024:

National Day of Protest on 7 October 2024 to commence at 00:00 and end at 23h59 in the form of marches and pickets across the country and all major cities and towns.National Day of Protest on 7 October 2024 to commence at 00:00 and end at 23h59 in the form of marches and pickets across the country and all major cities and towns.

2-hour pickets from 12h00 – 14h00 in the build-up to the national march and pickets from the 16th of September 2024

2023:

Statement on SAFTU protest action on Defence and Promotion of Socio-Economic Interests of Workers and Working Class in General on 29 November 2023 in all Provinces across the Country and all Major Cities

SAFTU Section 77 (1) (d) notice on Defence and Promotion of Socio-Economic Interests of Workers and Working Class in General, intending to embark on a protest action on 29 November 2023

The protest action will take place in all Provinces across the Country and all Major Cities commencing on 29 November 2023 from 00h05 and ending at 23h59 on the same day

Response from the Nedlac Standing Committee on Section regarding COSATU’s intention to embark on a protest action on 3 November 2023

The protest action is to take place in the Western Cape starting on 31 October 2023 at 00h00 and ending on 1 November 2023 at 23h59

COSATU Section 77 (1) (d) notice on Economic Crisis, intending to embark on a protest action on 06 October 2023.

Protest action to take place in the form of march and pickets. There will be 2hours pickets at different workplaces, starting on 6 October 2023 at 00h00 and ending at 23h59 on the same day.

COSATU Section 77 (1) (d) notice on Economic Crisis in South Africa, intending to embark on a protest action on 06 July 2023.

The protest action is to take place in the form of marches and pickets starting from 00:00 on the 06th of July 2023 until 23h59 the same day.

SAFTU Section 77 (1) (d) notice on Defence and Promotion of socio-economic interests of workers and working class, in general, intending to embark on a protest action on 20 March 2023

Protest action to take place across all 9 Provinces and major cities, starting on the 20th March 2023 at 00h05 until the 21st March at 07h00

2022:

2021:
Defence and promotion of Socio-Economic Interests of Workers and Working Class in General Certificate issued on 13 April 2021

Violent Crimes in the Western Cape Certificate issued on 3 June 2021

2020:
Public Transport Challenges Certificate issued on 21 September 2020

2019:
State of Public Transport in the Western Cape Certificate issued on 4 November 2019

Eskom, Independent Power Producers and the Defence of the Right to Strike certificate issued on 25 July 2019

Lack of Competency on the Leadership of Passenger Rail Agency South Africa (PRASA) certificate issued on 05 June 2019

Non-Trading Public Holidays certificate issued on 21 May 2019

2018:
no certificates were issued

2017:
State Capture and Corruption Certificate issued on 22 August 2017

Regulation and Implementation of Minerals and Petroleum Resources Development Act Certificate issued on 17 November 2017

Renewable Energy and Closure of Coal Mines Certificate issued on 5 September 2017

Economic Crisis Certificate issued on 7 November 2017

Notices to embark upon a Socio-Economic Protest

Nedlac has received the following notices indicating the dates of the protest action.

Section 77 (1) (d) notice from COSATU Western Cape

  • National Day of Protest on 26 February 2025 shutdown in the Western Cape Province.
  • Rallies, marches, demonstrations, and lunchtime pickets in Beaufort West in front of NG Church Hall.
  • Handing over memorandums to the Respondents on the 26th of February 2025

COSATU Section 77 (1) (d) notice on Economic Crisis in South Africa, intending to embark on a protest action on 2 December 2022

Protest in a form of marches and pickets on 2 December 2022 Pickets from 12h00 – 14h00 on 2 December 2022

Protest action to take place across all 9 Provinces and major cities, starting on the 1 st December at 18h00 until the 2 nd December at 23h59

Saftu Section 77 (1) (d) on the Defence and Promotion of socio-economic interests of workers and working class in general to embark on a protest action on 23 and 24 August 2022

Cosatu Section 77 (1)(d) on Economic Crisis in South Africa to embark on a protest action on 24 August 2022

Cosatu section 77 (1)(d) on Economic Crisis in South Africa to embark on a protest action as follows:

  • Pickets from 12h00-14h00 on 30 September 2022
  • Marches and pickets on 7 October 2022