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
Gauteng education department does U-turn over cuts to teacher posts
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Maroela Media reports that the Gauteng Department of Education (DOE) announced in a media release last Thursday that no teacher positions in public schools in the province would be cut in the next two years.
Over 5,000 new police trainees to be selected in SAPS recruitment drive
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EWN reports that the SA Police Service (SAPS) is in the process of selecting more than five thousand new police trainees from across the country.
Saftu demands criminal action against Mafoko Security for failing to pay over provident fund contributions
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Sunday World reports that the SA Federation of Trade Unions (Saftu) is demanding immediate criminal prosecution of Mafoko Security Patrol following court findings that the company deducted provident fund contributions from workers’ wages but failed to pay them over.
GPAA investigates two staffers following the surfacing of racist WhatsApp exchanges
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Sunday World reports that the Government Pension Administration Agency (GPAA) is investigating two white senior officials for allegedly calling their colleagues and the entity’s acting CEO the k-word in racially charged WhatsApp exchanges.
Sanral suspends two more executives as leadership turmoil deepens
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News24 reports that the SA National Roads Agency (Sanral) confirmed last Wednesday, in response to questions, that it had suspended its chief procurement officer (CPO) and chief audit executive.