Today's Labour News
This news aggregator site highlights South African labour news from a wide range of internet and print sources. Each posting has a synopsis of the source article, together with a link or reference to the original. Postings cover the range of labour related matters from industrial relations to generalist human resources.
Eastern Cape Judge President Selby Mbenenge to face tribunal over sexual harassment allegation
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News24 reports that Eastern Cape Judge President Selby Mbenenge will be tried by a Judicial Conduct Tribunal regarding his alleged sexual harassment of Makhanda High Court official Andiswa Mengo.
Four senior executives suspended at SA Institute of Professional Accountants
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Moneyweb reports that four members of the executive of the SA Institute of Professional Accountants (Saipa) have been placed on precautionary suspension pending the outcome of a forensic investigation.
By majority vote, commission recommends increase of CPI plus 3% in national minimum wage
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TimesLIVE reports that a majority of the commissioners on the National Minimum Wage Commission has recommended that the national minimum wage (NMW) should increase next year by Consumer Price Index (CPI) plus 3%.
Morning roundup of labour news on Friday, 8 December 2023
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In our Friday morning roundup, see
summaries of our selection of recent South African
labour-related reports.
Dan Marokane set to be appointed as new Eskom CEO
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Fin24 reports that Dan Marokane, who is currently at the helm of sugar producer Tongaat-Hulett and was previously head of group capital at Eskom, is set to be appointed as chief executive officer of Eskom.
Morning roundup of labour news on Tuesday, 5 December 2023
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In our Tuesday morning roundup, see
summaries of our selection of recent South African
labour-related reports.
Tshwane metro goes to court to challenge bargaining council ruling that last leg of 2021 wage deal must be honoured
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BL Premium reports that the City of Tshwane advised on Monday that it was going to the Labour Court to challenge a decision by the SA Local Government Bargaining Council (SALGBC) that required the metro to abide by a multi-term wage deal which the city claimed was unaffordable.
Two-pot retirement system: Treasury, MPs agree on new September 2024 implementation date
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Fin24 reports that Treasury and Parliament's Standing Committee on Finance have reached a compromise on the implementation of the so-called two-pot retirement system, with a new proposed starting date of 1 September 2024.
Impala Platinum mine disaster: Death toll climbs to 13
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EWN reports that the death toll in respect of the Impala Platinum (Implats) mine disaster in Rustenburg climbed to 13 after another miner died in hospital on Sunday.
Teba Fund Trust still waiting for R80m proceeds from sale of Ubank to African Bank
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Business Times reports that Teba Fund Trust (Teba), which administered Ubank until it was placed under curatorship, says it has not received the proceeds of an R80m sale of the bank to African Bank.
SANDF blows R5m on top general’s funeral
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City Press reports that the SA National Defence Force (SANDF) spent about R5 million on the funeral of its logistics chief, Lieutenant- General Xolani Ndlovu, who passed away last month.
More than a thousand jobs saved through consultation process at Sibanye’s Kloof 4 shaft
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BusinessLive reports that Sibanye-Stillwater indicated on Friday it had concluded the retrenchment consultation process at its Kloof 4 gold shaft in Gauteng.
Roundup on Monday, 4 December 2023 of weekend labour reports
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summaries of our selection of South African
labour-related stories that appeared since
Friday, 1 December 2023.
Children pay the price for higher-than-expected state wage hikes
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BL Premium reports that the Western Cape education department has sounded the alarm over the deep cuts the Treasury has forced on its budget, saying it has to scale back plans to build schools and, as a result, more children will remain in overcrowded facilities.
Morning roundup of labour news on Friday, 1 December 2023
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In our Friday morning roundup, see
summaries of our selection of recent South African
labour-related reports.
Morning roundup of labour news on Thursday, 30 November 2023
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summaries of our selection of recent South African
labour-related reports.
Court bid by suspended NMB city manager to get her job back struck from the roll due to lack of urgency
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News24 reports that the suspended Nelson Mandela Bay city manager, Noxolo Nqwazi, will not be returning to work soon after her attempt to get her job back by approaching the Eastern Cape High Court in Gqeberha failed on Wednesday.
Probe of Implats mine accident is vital, says Cyril Ramaphosa
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TimesLIVE reports that President Cyril Ramaphosa has called on all stakeholders to assist the chief inspector of mines in the investigation into the deaths on Monday of 11 miners at Rustenburg’s Impala Platinum mine shaft 11.
Forty people cut from Sasfin’s business banking unit, including its former CEO
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Fin24 reports that Sasfin Holdings has cut 40 people from its struggling business and commercial banking unit, including the division's former chief executive Sandile Shabalala.
Floyd Brink reappointed as Johannesburg's City Manager
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News24 reports that Floyd Brink was reappointed as Johannesburg's City Manager after a behind-closed-doors council meeting on Wednesday.
Three former Office of the Chief Justice employees appear in court on R225 million corruption charge
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The Citizen reports that three former Office of the Chief Justice (OCJ) employees appeared in the Palm Ridge Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday to face corruption charges linked to a R225 million tender.
Eleven miners killed on Monday in ‘darkest day’ of Implats’ history
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BL Premium reports that a tragic accident at Impala Platinum’s (Implats’) Rustenburg mine on Monday claimed the lives of 11 workers and injured 75 others.
Job cuts at ArcelorMittal SA may hit 3,500 workers as dysfunction at Transnet rail freight bites
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BL Premium reports that the inefficiencies at Transnet have increased costs exponentially for the steel industry and have brought the sector to its knees, according to ArcelorMittal SA (Amsa), which is on the verge of shedding 3,500 jobs.
Morning roundup of labour news on Wednesday, 29 November 2023
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summaries of our selection of recent South African
labour-related reports.
City of Cape Town warns tourism jobs at risk if crime at tourist attractions not tackled
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EWN reports that the City of Cape Town has warned that tourism jobs may be on the line if nothing is done about criminality, especially around tourist attractions.
Trade union ‘sets record straight’ on ‘unfair’ suspension of nurses at Ekurhuleni hospital
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TimesLIVE reports that the Health and Allied Workers Indaba Trade Union (Haitu) has defended three nurses suspended at an Ekurhuleni hospital last week.
As municipal dysfunction deepens, employees feel the pinch with salary nonpayments
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Financial Mail writes that collapsing municipal infrastructure and sporadic service delivery have left businesses and residents scrambling for alternative service providers.
Tshwane workers opt to end fruitless wage strike
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BL Premium reports that the four-month illegal work stoppage by City of Tshwane mtro employees, which saw municipal property such as garbage trucks and other infrastructure vandalised and destroyed, is over.
NUM says 10,000 mining jobs may be lost in the next two months
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BL Premium reports that the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) has warned that the raft of retrenchment notices issued by mining houses in recent months could result in about 10,000 job losses by January 2024.
Morning roundup of labour news on Tuesday, 28 November 2023
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In our Tuesday morning roundup, see
summaries of our selection of recent South African
labour-related reports.