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.
Household food basket costs surge by R141.82 in one month
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The Citizen reports that the household food basket for low-income consumers increased by R141.82 in just one month during October.
Matjhabeng municipality finally pays its workers
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GroundUp reports that workers at the Matjhabeng Local Municipality were finally paid on Tuesday morning following a bitter strike over unpaid salaries.
Hundreds march in the rain in Durban on Tuesday to demand insourcing of municipal jobs
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GroundUp reports that over 300 workers marched in the pouring rain from King Dinuzulu Park to the city hall in Durban’s city centre on Tuesday, demanding, among other things, to be insourced by the eThekwini municipality.
SAPS officer arrested by Ipid over JMPD cop’s Braamfontein nightclub murder in June
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IOL News reports that a police officer who allegedly shot dead a Joburg Metro Police (JMPD) officer outside a Braamfontein nightclub in June over a suspected love triangle, has been arrested by the Independent Police Investigative Directorate (Ipid).
Microsoft to support 30m Africans, including 300,000 South Africans, to develop AI skills
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Engineering News reports that information technology multinational Microsoft, at its 'AI: A New Era' event on 30 October, announced plans to certify 30-million people in Africa in artificial intelligence- (AI-) related skills by 2025, and it has partnered with the Presidential Youth Employment Service (YES) to upskill 300,000 South African youths.
Ramaphosa declares 15 December a public holiday to celebrate Springboks’ victory
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The Citizen reports that President Cyril Ramaphosa has kept his promise and declared 15 December 2023 a public holiday to celebrate the Springboks victory.
Morning roundup of labour news on Tuesday, 31 October 2023
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In our Tuesday morning roundup, see
summaries of our selection of recent South African
labour-related reports.
Roundup on Monday, 30 October 2023 of weekend labour reports
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In our roundup of weekend news, see
summaries of our selection of South African
labour-related stories that appeared since
Friday, 27 October 2023.
PSA seeking mandates from its members for improved Sita wage offer to strikers
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BusinessLive reports that the Public Service Association (PSA) is seeking mandates from its members after the State Information Technology Agency (Sita) improved its wage offer to striking workers by throwing in a one-off sweetener.
Hundreds still underground in alleged hostage situation at Gold One Mine in Springs
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The Citizen reports that the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) has dismissed claims that its members are staging a sit-in at the Gold One Mine in Springs.
Morning roundup of labour news on Tuesday, 24 October 2023
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In our Tuesday morning roundup, see
summaries of our selection of recent South African
labour-related reports.
Numsa accuses SA Steel Mills of risking workers lives after four were burnt last week with molten steel
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TimesLIVE reports that the National Union of Metalworkers of SA (Numsa) has condemned SA Steel Mills for failing to keep the workplace safe after several workers were injured in a workplace accident last week.
RTMC raids Meyerton licensing centre, seven officials nabbed for fraudulent licenses
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The Citizen reports that the Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC) has uncovered a troubling tale of greed at the Meyerton Driving Licence Testing Centre (DLTC).
Bheki Cele called upon to address shortage of police detectives
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Sunday Independent reports that the Democratic Alliance (DA) has called on Police Minister Bheki Cele to address the shortage of detective divisions in the SA Police Service (SAPS).
Roundup on Monday, 23 October 2023 of weekend labour reports
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In our roundup of weekend news, see
summaries of our selection of South African
labour-related stories that appeared since
Friday, 20 October 2023.
Tshwane Bus Service and A Re Yeng to resume operations from Monday
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TimesLIVE reports that Tshwane Bus Service (TBS) and A Re Yeng will resume bus operations from Monday after disruption due to an unprotected strike by Tshwane workers.
Ex-labour director-general Thobile Lamati cries foul after being implicated in R5bn UIF scandal
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City Press reports that former Department of Labour and Employment (DEL) director-general (DG) Thobile Lamati claims he is the victim in a controversial scheme to channel billions from the Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) into a private investment company.
Nelson Mandela Bay suspends fraud-accused city manager
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News24 reports that the fraud-accused city manager of Nelson Mandela Bay, Noxolo Nqwazi was suspended in an emergency council meeting on Friday.
Security guard accused of murdering Mpumalanga protester in August 2022 on the run following release on bail
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News24 reports that Mpumalanga police have launched a manhunt after a security guard accused of murder went missing following his release on bail.
Deputy health minister Sibongiseni Dhlomo accused by male parliamentary staffer of sexual assault
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Sunday Times reports that Deputy Health Minister Sibongiseni Dhlomo is under investigation by police and parliament’s ethics committee after a parliamentary staffer accused him of sexual assault.
Lily Mine disaster inquest finds that trio are dead, but families insists they are still alive
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News24 reports that despite findings showing that Pretty Nkambule, Yvonne Mnisi and Solomon Nyirenda died after being trapped in a container in the Lily Mine tragedy, their families are adamant they are still alive.
Competition Commission and SA Coke bottler to face off in ConCourt over whether layoffs breached merger conditions
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BL Premium reports that the Competition Commission (CC) will tell the Constitutional Court (ConCourt) in November that the SA arm of Coca-Cola Beverages Africa (CCBA) conjured up a plan to get rid of workers after a 2016 merger, thus contravening one of the key conditions set by authorities in allowing the deal to go through.
Female Gauteng teacher on precautionary transfer to another school following accusations of sexual misconduct with male pupil
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TimesLIVE reports that the Gauteng education department has placed a female teacher on precautionary transfer following allegations of sexual misconduct involving a male pupil.
Morning roundup of labour news on Friday, 20 October 2023
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In our Friday morning roundup, see
summaries of our selection of recent South African
labour-related reports.
Government systems still running as 'unprecedented' SITA strike sees thousands of IT workers down tools
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Fin24 reports that according to the State Information Technology Agency (SITA), its IT systems were not been affected after thousands of its employees went on strike this week.
SANDF only now starts inquiry into soldier who went missing three months ago while training
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News24 reports that the SA National Defence Force (SANDF) has established a board of inquiry to investigate the mysterious disappearance of one of its soldiers, Private Isak Thompson, from an SA Army Infantry School training area in Oudtshoorn in July this year.
Auditor-General sounds alarm on public schools, highlighting dilapidated classrooms, underqualified grade R teachers
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BL Premium reports that spot checks at state schools have revealed thousands of underqualified grade R teachers, money siphoned from food budgets to pay for matric farewell events, overloaded school buses and dangerously dilapidated classrooms.
Health department agrees to pay nurses temporary uniform allowance
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GroundUp reports that the Department of Health (DOH) has averted a standoff with nurses in the public sector with a last-minute agreement to pay nurses a temporary allowance to buy uniforms.
Fire at Parliament could have been prevented had security staff not been put on leave
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News24 reports that had Parliament not placed its own security staff on leave during the holiday season of 2021/22, the fire that razed the National Assembly and destroyed much of the Old Assembly wing would never have occurred.
KZN cop as well as criminal of most wanted list killed in Durban shootout on Tuesday
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TimesLIVE reports that five people, including a police officer and a wanted suspect, were killed in a shootout outside Durban on Tuesday.