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.
SABC ropes in digital sales partners as it presses ahead with retrenchments of in-house sales division
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Blogger Thinus Ferreira writes that with the SA Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) having commenced with a retrenchment process in respect of its sales division staff, it has appointed Arise/365 Digital, Media North as well as Mediamark as digital sales partners.
Learner arrested after two teachers pushed off steps at eMalahleni high school
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Witbank News reports that a teenager (18) from an eMalahleni, Mpumalanga, high school appeared in the Witbank Magistrate’s Court on Monday after two teachers were pushed off the steps in front of the administration office.
Nedbank manager loses reinstatement back pay as Labour Court confirms dismissal over 'sit on my lap' comment
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IOL Business reports that a Nedbank manager who told a female colleague to "sit on my lap" and repeatedly called her "beautiful" and "stunning" has had his dismissal upheld by the Labour Court (LC) after an arbitrator initially ruled in his favour.
Glencore set to meet Ramokgopa this week in a bid to save smelters and jobs
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Bloomberg reports that Japie Fullard, CEO of Glencore Alloys, will meet Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa on Friday in an effort to save its venture with Merafe Resources that processes chrome ore into ferrochrome.
As Financial Mail bows out, Arena Holdings promises no job losses
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Moneyweb reports that Financial Mail, one of SA’s most respected weekly financial titles, will publish its final edition on 30 October 2025.
Buffalo City municipal workers go on strike to end outsourcing of primary municipal services
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GroundUp reports that members of the SA Municipal Workers’ Union (Samwu) downed tools on Tuesday after failing to reach an agreement with Buffalo City Metro Municipality (BCCM) over outsourced primary services.
Solidarity declares dispute with government at Nedlac over mass retrenchments
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Newsday reports that Solidarity has declared a formal dispute with the government at the National Economic Development and Labour Council (Nedlac) over a wave of retrenchments.
Morning roundup of labour news on Wednesday, 17 September 2025
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In our Wednesday morning roundup, see
summaries of our selection of recent South
African labour-related reports.
Seshego security officer on duty at fast-food outlet fatally stabbed
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Review Online reports that Seshego police have launched a manhunt following the murder of a 36-year-old security officer who was fatally stabbed while on duty at a fast-food outlet in Sengatane Village.
Retrenchments strip workers of dignity, Cosatu president Zingiswa Losi says
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BL Premium reports that delivering the keynote address at Cosatu’s central committee meeting in Benoni on Monday, the labour federation’s president Zingiswa Losi decried retrenchments taking place across various sectors in the economy.
Elephant carer killed at Hoedspruit reserve in unexpected attack
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TimesLIVE reports that an experienced elephant carer lost his life at the weekend in an unexpected attack on him by a 19-year-old female elephant named Limpopo. Israel Shambira, who had worked with elephants for 29 years, was killed at the Hoedspruit Elephant Rehabilitation and Development (Herd) reserve.
Civil servants are underpaid and overworked, claims public service minister
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Sunday Times reports that Department of Public Service & Administration (DPSA) Minister Inkosi Mzamo Buthelezi believes that civil servants are overworked and underpaid. In an interview last week, Buthelezi rejected the notion of a bloated public service as “far from the truth”.
Tshwane police constable killed in shootout was apparently not wearing a bulletproof vest
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News24 reports that questions have emerged around why a police officer who was killed in a dramatic shootout in Temba, Tshwane, at the weekend was apparently not wearing her bulletproof vest.
MK Party holds protest on Monday at Inkosi Albert Luthuli hospital over mismanagement allegations
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IOL News reports that security was increased at Inkosi Albert Luthuli Central Hospital (IALCH) on Monday as the MK Party made claims of mismanagement at the hospital.
Macpherson says government plans to reimagine EPWP to ensure workers can build lasting careers
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EWN reports that Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Dean Macpherson has indicated that government plans to reimagine its expanded public works programme (EPWP) to ensure workers can build lasting careers.
Sales manager loses her job over undisclosed purchase from petty cash of two chocolate bars
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The Star reports that two chocolate bars became the centre of legal scrutiny in the Labour Court when JDG Ltd, also known as Hi Fi Corporation, appealed against an arbitration ruling that ordered the reinstatement of an employee, MM, after her dismissal was deemed substantively unfair.
South Africa's longer-term inflation expectations drop to record low
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Reuters reports that SA’s longer-term consumer inflation expectations fell to their lowest level on record, a quarterly survey showed on Monday.
South Africa has the worst maternity leave in the world
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BusinessTech reports that SA is at the bottom of the world’s rankings in respect of maternity leave, with mothers not guaranteed any maternity pay.
AfriForum accuses ‘untouchable’ Unisa management of weaponising suspensions to silence whistleblowers
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City Press reports that Unisa is facing explosive allegations of operating as a “criminal enterprise” that systematically suspends incorruptible staff members to protect a web of corruption. This is asserted in a legal letter from AfriForum to Higher Education Minister Buti Manamela on Thursday.
Morning roundup of labour news on Tuesday, 16 September 2025
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In our Tuesday morning roundup, see
summaries of our selection of recent South
African labour-related reports.
Tshwane councillors vote to increase their salaries by 5% with retrospective effect
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EWN reports that councillors in the Tshwane Municipality last week overwhelmingly voted to increase their salaries by five present, with only one councilor voting against the motion.
Pretoria prosecutor released on bail after allegedly accepting R1,000 not to enrol theft case
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IOL News reports that a 54-year-old prosecutor at the Pretoria Magistrates’ Court has been granted bail following serious allegations of corruption. The Pretoria Specialised Commercial Crimes Court released Thandwa Johanna Moseneke on R3,500 bail on Friday.
Trump’s tariffs are the final nail in the coffin of SA’s manufacturing industry
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Daily Maverick reports that US tariffs are dealing a heavy blow to SA jobs, but the country’s factories and fishing fleets were already on their knees after years of ANC policy and governance failures that led to power cuts, collapsing railways and the deindustrialisation of the economy.
SANDF soldiers plan to march for payment of their full DRC allowances
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City Press reports that soldiers, including wounded personnel, who recently returned from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are furious because they still have not received their full allowances. About 1,400 soldiers are now planning to march to Pretoria to submit their grievances.
Roundup on Monday, 15 September 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.
Body in flight suit washes ashore in Durban, sparking hope in month-long search for missing pilot
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News24 reports that a body has been recovered on Durban’s beachfront, with preliminary investigations suggesting it could be the missing pilot who crashed into the ocean during an airshow last month.
Hawks arrest Kokstad teacher with unlicensed firearm, two stolen cars
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TimesLIVE reports that after the Hawks arrested a teacher in Kokstad, they found that he was in possession of an unlicensed gun, was driving a stolen car and had another stolen car stashed in his garage.
As violence escalates, Western Cape shuts down key taxi ranks and routes from 17 September for 30 days
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News24 reports that the Western Cape government has temporarily closed several taxi ranks and routes at the centre of the ongoing conflict in the industry.
‘I am the victim of staff sabotage’, embattled head of College of Cape Town for TVET tells MPs
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News24 reports that the College of Cape Town’s leadership came under fire in Parliament on Wednesday as MPs grilled them over a deepening governance crisis at the institution.
Boksburg high school teacher fired over 'sexual and verbal assault' of pupils
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TimesLIVE reports that a teacher from Sunward Park High School in Boksburg has been dismissed after allegations were made that he sexually and verbally abused female pupils on school grounds and outside the premises.