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.
SA soldiers stranded in Goma as transport home fails to arrive
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City Press reports that the promised buses that were supposed to transport a group of South African soldiers out of Goma in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have still not arrived. The blame for this has been placed, among other things, on a lack of funds.
Fatal shooting at Foskor Mine in Limpopo after fraud suspect tried to disarm officer
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The Citizen reports that the Limpopo police have launched an investigation into a shooting incident that claimed the life of a suspected fraudster at Foskor Mine in Phalaborwa on Friday.
Untu lays down Monday ultimatum for resolution of Transnet wage dispute
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Business Times reports that Transnet is heading for a crippling strike after last week's efforts by the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) failed to resolve an impasse in pay negotiations.
Roundup on Monday, 19 May 2025 of weekend labour reports
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In our roundup of weekend and recent reports,
see the following summaries of our selection of
South African labour-related articles.
Over 8,000 SA healthcare jobs lost after US Pepfar aid cut
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The Citizen reports that Health Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi confirmed on Thursday that more than 8,000 healthcare workers in SA lost their jobs following the withdrawal of United States (US) funding for HIV/Aids programmes.
PIC appoints former Development Bank head Patrick Dlamini as its new CEO
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News24 Business reports that Patrick Dlamini, the former head of the Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA), has been named chief executive of the Public Investment Corporation (PIC).
Morning roundup of labour news on Friday, 16 May 2025
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In our Friday morning roundup, see
summaries of our selection of recent South
African labour-related reports.
TIPS launches Just Transition Labour Centre to research, voice the needs of the working class
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Mining Weekly reports that Trade & Industrial Policy Strategies (TIPS), which is an independent, nonprofit economic research institution, has launched a Just Transition Labour Centre to help develop the technical expertise required as a result of SA’s transition to greater climate resiliency.
SIU launches wide-ranging probe into National Skills Fund
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The Citizen reports that Higher Education and Training Minister Dr Nobuhle Pamela Nkabane has confirmed that there will be a sweeping investigation into the National Skills Fund (NSF).
Mining companies are breaking their Social and Labour Plan promises, but the state is doing nothing about it
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A three-year study by Mining Affected Communities in Action (MACUA) has found that 11 mining companies have failed to meet the promises they made to their communities.
DA wants immediate intervention over doctor shortage at Gqeberha’s Livingstone Hospital
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SABC News reports that the Democratic Alliance (DA) has called on the Director-General of Health to immediately intervene in the doctor shortage issue at Livingstone Hospital in Gqeberha in the Eastern Cape.
Transnet workers give wage strike the nod, with last-ditch talks to be continued at CCMA on Thursday
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News24 Business reports that members of the United National Transport Union (Untu) have voted in favour of a wage strike at Transnet.
Labour department will defend employment equity law right up to top court, MPs told
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BL Premium reports that a Department of Employment & Labour (DEL) official told MPs on Wednesday that the department would defend the constitutionality of the Employment Equity Amendment Act right up to the Constitutional Court (ConCourt) if it lost the case in the lower courts.
Morning roundup of labour news on Thursday, 15 May 2025
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In our Thursday morning roundup, see
summaries of our selection of recent South
African labour-related reports.
Acquittal of Mashatile’s VIP officers by police causes outcry
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TimesLIVE reports that civil rights group Action Society is seeking a review of internal accountability at the SA Police Service (SAPS) after eight VIP protection unit officers were cleared of wrongdoing at a disciplinary hearing earlier this week.
Morning roundup of labour news on Friday, 9 May 2025
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In our Friday morning roundup, see
summaries of our selection of recent South
African labour-related reports.
Absa’s unrelenting leadership merry-go-round continues as Sello Moloko quits as chair
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BL Premium reports that Absa chair Sello Moloko, fresh from spearheading the appointment of the group’s new CEO, Kenny Fihla, is stepping down after just three years in the role.
‘If I had not fired, my family and I would have died’, WSU residence manager tells court in bail application
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TimesLIVE Premium reports that suspended Walter Sisulu University (WUS) acting residence manager Manelisi Mampane testified in the Mthatha Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday about the events that led to him opening fire on protesting students, killing third-year student Sisonke Mbolekwa, 24.
Deadline for striking EMPD officers to respond to pre-dismissal notices extended to Friday
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IOL News reports that nearly 400 Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Police Department (EMPD) officers who took part in last month’s illegal highway protest now have until close of business Friday to respond to pre-dismissal notices.
DA wants review of SAPS disciplinary regulations after eight ‘blue lights’ officers acquitted of N1 highway assault charges
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EWN reports that the Democratic Alliance (DA) wants a complete review of the police's internal disciplinary regulations after eight VIP protection unit members were acquitted of assault charges.
Budget cuts crippled SA’s troops in the DRC
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Financial Mail comments that a condensed version of SA’s latest military misadventure in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is that the troops were outgunned, outmanoeuvred, out of luck, and out of the Congo.
Morning roundup of labour news on Thursday, 8 May 2025
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In our Thursday morning roundup, see
summaries of our selection of recent South
African labour-related reports.
Grade R teachers in KZN on brink of strike over salary payment delays
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Daily News reports that by Monday afternoon, Grade R teachers across KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) were still awaiting their April salaries, despite a promise from the crisis-plagued provincial education department to have paid them by last Friday.
Judge’s eggplant and banana emojis had “sexual connotations”, tribunal told
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GroundUp reports that a forensic linguist told the Judicial Conduct Tribunal on Tuesday that Eastern Cape Judge President Selby Mbenenge’s use of banana, peach, eggplant and dripping syringe emojis had “sexual connotations” and indicated that he wanted to be intimate with the recipient.
Mashatile’s VIP protection officers acquitted by police of assault
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The Citizen reports that the eight SA Police Service (SAPS) members of Deputy President Paul Mashatile’s VIP presidential protection unit have reportedly been acquitted by the police.
Pension Funds Adjudicator demands transparency from funds in death benefit disputes
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The Mercury reports that Pension Funds Adjudicator (PFA) Muvhango Lukhaimane has taken a firm stance against funds that withhold investigation reports under the guise of protecting personal information.
Morning roundup of labour news on Wednesday, 7 May 2025
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In our Wednesday morning roundup, see
summaries of our selection of recent South
African labour-related reports.
Transnet union Untu threatens crippling wage strike, but Transnet says it ‘has plans in place’
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Business Times reports that Transnet says it has contingency plans in place to cushion the impact should the United National Transport Union (Untu) go ahead with a threatened strike.
Roundup on Monday, 5 May 2025 of weekend labour reports
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In our roundup of weekend and recent reports,
see the following summaries of our selection of
South African labour-related articles.
Morning roundup of labour news on Friday, 2 May 2025
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In our Friday morning roundup, see
summaries of our selection of recent South
African labour-related reports.