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.
Last Update: 19-11-2025
SA Labour News
Former cabinet minister Malusi Gigaba in the dock for alleged bribes from Guptas in Transnet corruption case
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BusinessDay reports that former Department of Public Enterprises (DPE) Minister Malusi Gigaba has been formally charged with corruption linked to controversial multi-billion-rand Transnet tenders for locomotives.
Morning roundup of labour news on Wednesday, 19 November 2025
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In our Wednesday morning roundup, see
summaries of our selection of recent South
African labour-related reports.
Former SARS employee sentenced to an effective six years for tax fraud
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Cape Times reports that former SA Revenue Service (SARS) employee and registered tax practitioner, Michael Benson, has been sentenced to an effective six years behind bars for fraud, forgery, uttering and failing to keep proper records.
Gauteng government asks e-hailing operators to comply by registering
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ITWeb reports that e-hailing app drivers working with e-hailing operators in Gauteng have been urged to register their applications in line with the National Land Transport Amendment Act (NLTA) of 2009.
AI expected to result in a jobs boom in hospitality industry
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Sunday World reports that as global industries brace for job losses linked to artificial intelligence (AI), the hospitality sector faces a different headache – not too few jobs, but a critical human shortage.