Preparations underway for Workers Day celebrations in Polokwane
Preparations are underway to mark the International Workers Day to be held at the Old Peter Mokaba Stadium in Polokwane, Limpopo.
Labour Federation, Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu), is hosting the national celebrations that coincide with its 40th Anniversary.
Cosatu President, Zingiswa Losi, will deliver the keynote address that will reflect on the state of the trade union movement and the challenges facing workers on the shop floor.
Alliance partners such as the South African National Civic Organisation (SANCO), the African National Congress (ANC) and the South African Communist Party (SACP) are expected to deliver messages of support.
International Workers’ Day was first celebrated in South Africa in 1986.
The ANC continues to stand with workers in advancing their rights, and reaffirming the shared commitment to dignity, decent work and economic justice.#COSATUMayDayRally #MayDay2026 pic.twitter.com/HqviCKe5aJ
— Paul Mashatile (@PMashatile) May 1, 2026
Similarly, workers are set to gather at the Bultfontein Stadium on Friday, where the Free State Workers’ Day commemoration event will be led by Cosatu.
Tomorrow I will delivering the message of support on behalf of the African National Congress at the COSATU MAY DAY Rally to be held in the Free State Province. The annual rally is held under the theme “Building working class unity for economic liberation towards socialism”. This… pic.twitter.com/KW60EaOmZS
— ANC SECRETARY GENERAL | Fikile Mbalula (@MbalulaFikile) April 30, 2026