Today's Labour News

newsThis 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.

angloamerican fullBloomberg reports that Anglo American Plc is planning more job cuts at its corporate office, as it restructures its business by selling assets and spinning off its platinum unit.

gideonduplessisGideon du Plessis, general secretary of Solidarity, writes that it comes as no surprise that the World Economic Forum’s latest “Future of Jobs Report” indicates an increase in demand for technology skills and technology literacy, with skills focusing on AI, machine learning, software application and development, big data and network and cyber security particularly sought-after.

sandf thumb medium90 89BL Premium reports that leaders of the Southern African regional bloc have decided on a phased withdrawal of troops from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), following a surge in fighting with the Rwanda-backed M23 rebels that left more than a dozen SA soldiers dead.

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SABC News reports that sex workers organisation, Sisonke, says the halting of the US President’s Pepfar funding has left their members vulnerable.

cosatuNews24 reports that as Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana delivered his highly contested national budget on Wednesday, trade union federation Cosatu and its alliance partners vehemently opposed the inclusion of a VAT increase.

MISALogoSABC News reports that the Motor Industry Staff Association (MISA) has expressed concerns about the increased number of fatal bus crashes on the country’s national roads.

southafricalogoThe Citizen reports that Minister in the Presidency, Khumbudzo Ntshavheni, has denied claims that the State Security Agency (SSA) is forcing employees over 50 to retire early or face dismissal.

handshake thumb medium90 90TimesLIVE Premium reports that Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana is sticking to the public service wage agreement that will see government employees earning an inflation-beating pay hike of 5.5% in 2025/26 and inflation-linked increases in the following two years.

gavel thumb100 GroundUp reports that as their trial got underway in the Gqeberha Regional Court this week, former Passenger Rail Agency of SA (Prasa) acting head Mthuthuzeli Swartz and businessman Nadir Mohiudeen pleaded not guilty to fraudulently selling 42km of railway line in the Eastern Cape.

Fin24 reports that as it looks to rein in public sector wage costs, National Treasury has named the Department of Defence and the Department of Correctional Services as government departments that could be targeted with early retirement packages.

newsThe Citizen reports that the Department of Employment and Labour (DEL) announced on Wednesday that the Compensation Fund would be temporarily shutting down the Return of Earnings (ROE) online system.

protestThe Mercury reports that the Msunduzi municipality's acting city manager, Neli Ngcobo, has vowed to deal with the grievances raised by traffic officers, who held a picket outside the City Hall in Pietermaritzburg on Wednesday.

TreasuryBL Premium reports that the Treasury has compromised on its proposed two percentage point VAT increase by opting for a half a percentage point hike in each of the next two years.

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psaMoneyweb reports that according to the Public Servants Association (PSA), a decision has been made to relocate the Johannesburg Deeds Office to an alternative building within six weeks.

nedlacEngineering News reports that negotiations between organised business, organised labour and government, led by the Department of Employment and Labour (DEL), on a substantive labour law reform process have now concluded.

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pnp thumb100 The Citizen reports that it was business as usual at the Silverton Shopping Crossing in the East of Pretoria, even though members of the EFF picketed with employees in front of the Pick n Pay (PnP) store.

medicaldoctorThe Citizen reports that Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi has called for a review of the remunerative work outside the public service (RWOPS) policy amid concerns over abuse, particularly regarding doctors arriving late or being absent from their duties at state-owned hospitals.

transnetlogo thumb100 BL Premium reports that the United National Transport Union (Untu) and the SA Transport and Allied Workers’ Union (Satawu) have rejected Transnet’s revised above-inflation wage offer, thus raising the spectre of an industrial action that could disrupt port operations.

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armBL Premium reports that African Rainbow Minerals (ARM) has scaled back on mechanised development at its Bokoni Platinum Mines in Limpopo and will restructure the operation to stop the cash bleed in a low metal price environment.

prasaNews24 reports that the Passenger Rail Agency of SA (Prasa) awarded contractors two R18-billion train-signalling tenders in two months, despite the joint ventures concerned failing to meet a series of crucial requirements.

gavel thumb100 Sunday Tribune reports that the Scottburgh Magistrate's Court last week sentenced a former senior police officer to six years for the 13 counts of sexual harassment he faced.

gunNews24 reports that the fatal shooting at the upscale Solo restaurant in Sandton on Thursday evening, in which three people were killed and four others injured, has ignited a debate within the Gauteng legislature concerning the regulation of private bodyguards and their weapons.

SAFACity Press reports that the beleaguered SA Football Association (Safa) has been dealt a huge blow by the sudden resignation of its technical director, Walter Steenbok, on Thursday.

sandf thumb medium90 89City Press reports that the end is in sight for the SA soldiers deployed on a disastrous peace mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).

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amcu thumb medium80 81TimesLIVE reports that the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (Amcu) says it is saddened by the deaths of two mineworkers who succumbed to injuries last weekend.