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.
Roundup on Monday, 2 June 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.
Hospital officials ‘did not believe his sick note’, says medical intern’s mother at his funeral
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News24 reports that officials at the Prince Mshiyeni Memorial Hospital in KwaZulu-Natal allegedly wanted another medical practitioner’s opinion when Dr Alulutho Mazwi presented them with a sick note.
Morning roundup of labour news on Friday, 30 May 2025
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In our Friday morning roundup, see
summaries of our selection of recent South
African labour-related reports.
Unions demand crackdown on non-compliant KZN security firms
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The Witness reports that union workers on Tuesday called for the termination of the contracts of all security companies that were not in compliance with National Bargaining Council for the Private Security Sector (NBCSS) requirements.
Business rescue practitioners tell MPs they've turned SAPO around and are preparing to exit business rescue
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EWN reports that the SA Post Office's (Sapo’s) business rescue practitioners (BRPs) say they've managed to turn the ailing state-owned entity around. The team of BRPs is now preparing to exit the business rescue process and hand control of the entity back to management after almost three years.
Mpumalanga education department head suspended over R2m laptop tender
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SowetanLive reports that Mpumalanga Premier Mandla Ndlovu has placed the head of the province’s education department, Lucy Moyane, on suspension in connection with the investigation into the R2m laptop saga.
Take-home pay fell in April for second month amid economic uncertainty
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BL Premium reports that despite a favourable inflation backdrop, SA salary earners experienced another dip in take-home pay in April 2025, marking the second consecutive month of decline amid mounting global and domestic uncertainty. However, 2025 is still on track to deliver a second year of real wage growth.
Road Accident Fund CEO placed on special leave pending SIU probe into R79m contract
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BL Premium reports that Road Accident Fund (RAF) CEO Collins Letsoalo has been placed on leave pending a Special Investigating Unit (SIU) inquiry into multimillion-rand contracts and tenders at the fund.
Another wage strike by EMPD cops on cards for next week
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News24 reports that the Municipal Employees and Civil Servants Union (Mecsu) has served the City of Ekurhuleni with a seven-day notice of its intent to strike if the City does not respond to wage demands by its metro police officers.
Morning roundup of labour news on Thursday, 29 May 2025
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In our Thursday morning roundup, see
summaries of our selection of recent South
African labour-related reports.
No change to legal position in respect of retirement age in South Africa
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Daily Maverick writes that South Africa’s retirement age has not been changed. Some online articles have claimed that sweeping pension reforms are being implemented – most notably a uniform retirement age of 65 for all citizens regardless of gender or employment sector, and effective from 30 May 2025.
Intoxicated eThekwini municipal worker involved in multiple collisions, arrested in Verulam
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Daily News reports that an intoxicated municipality employee's erratic driving culminated in a dramatic series of events in Temple Valley, KwaZulu-Natal, on Tuesday afternoon.
Morning roundup of labour news on Wednesday, 28 May 2025
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In our Wednesday morning roundup, see
summaries of our selection of recent South
African labour-related reports.
Two Mpumalanga police officers sentenced to prison for attempted murder during high-speed chase
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IOL News reports that two police officers – one currently serving and the other a former member – have been sentenced to prison by the eMalahleni Regional Court for attempted murder and assault related to a high-speed chase incident that occurred in 2020.
Business rescue begins at Daybreak Farms as 2,800 jobs hang in the balance
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News24 reports that state-owned chicken producer Daybreak Foods has confirmed the appointment of a business rescue practitioner (BRP), with the crisis-hit company aiming to save 2,800 jobs and provide a turnaround plan to save itself from financial ruin.
Plastics industry employers table above-inflation multi-year wage offer to unions
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BL Premium reports that employers in SA’s plastics industry have tabled a multi-year wage proposal to unions in the sector’s bargaining council aimed at bringing stability to businesses employing nearly 40,000 workers nationally.
Morning roundup of labour news on Tuesday, 27 May 2025
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In our Tuesday morning roundup, see
summaries of our selection of recent South
African labour-related reports.
Roundup on Monday, 26 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.
Brawl over alleged worker abuse between union rep waste company boss leads to assault charges
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IOL News reports that a North West union representative and a director-general (DG) of a waste management company have opened assault charges against each other following a viral video of the two of them involved in a tussle.
PSA accuses Gauteng government of a cover up over Tembisa hospital fire
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SABC News reports that the Public Servants Association (PSA) has accused the Gauteng provincial government of attempting to cover up the cause of last month’s fire at the Tembisa Hospital.
Fuel price drop in June still looks likely despite general levy hike
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BL Premium reports that the rand’s strength and lower oil prices could lead to a fourth consecutive month of fuel price cuts in June despite the fuel levy hike announced by Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana.
Protesters from Mpumalanga picket at Eskom’s head office demanding local recruitment
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GroundUp reports that about 70 protesters from several districts in Mpumalanga picketed outside Eskom’s Megawatt Park head office in Johannesburg on Wednesday, demanding jobs.
Lesufi announces relaunch of Nasi Ispani and promises 32,000 new assistant teacher jobs
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IOL News reports that Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi announced on Thursday that the province was set to relaunch Nasi Ispani in June and would be creating 32,000 jobs for assistant teachers.
Hawks get order to seize Sandton home, cars in R5m PPE scandal tied to ex-Mpumalanga health official
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City Press reports that the Hawks (Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation) in Mpumalanga have obtained a preservation order to seize properties of a former provincial health department secretary embroiled in a R5 million dodgy personal protective equipment (PPE) scandal.
Morning roundup of labour news on Friday, 23 May 2025
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In our Friday morning roundup, see
summaries of our selection of recent South
African labour-related reports.
Godongwana reverses decision to expand zero-rated food basket
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The Citizen reports that Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana announced on Wednesday when delivering his third budget speech this year that the zero-rated food basket will no longer be expanded.
Public Works determined to root out ghost employees to save costs
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News24 reports that in a bid to cut costs in the Department of Public Works and Infrastructure (DPWI), Minister Dean Macpherson has launched an audit to clamp down on ghost workers.
Youth Capital slams Godongwana’s jobseeker grant proposal as ‘inadequate’ for youth unemployment crisis
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City Press reports that youth advocacy group Youth Capital has criticised Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana’s latest budget speech, arguing that the government’s ongoing consideration of a jobseeker grant would do little to address SA’s structural youth unemployment crisis.
General fuel levy set to rise from June as a consequence of scrapping of proposed Vat hike
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Moneyweb reports that SA’s general fuel levy will increase for the first time since 2022, Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana announced during his budget speech on Wednesday.
Consumer inflation inched up slightly in April to 2.8% due to food costs
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Fin24 reports that annual consumer inflation ticked up marginally in April to 2.8%, from 2.7% in March. The month-on-month change in inflation between March and April was 0.3%.