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
KZN principals secure interdict to stop education department’s ‘witch hunt’ disciplinary action
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TimesLIVE reports that dozens of KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) school principals have secured an interdict to stop the provincial education department from taking disciplinary action against them.
A ‘criminal enterprise’ operates at the EMPD, Madlanga Commission hears
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TimesLIVE reports that there was a “criminal enterprise” operating in the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Police Department (EMPD), its former deputy police chief Revo Spies said this week at the Madlanga Commission.
AMCU’s appeal against dismissals for refusal to work new shift system rejected by Labour Court
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IOL Business reports that the Labour Court in Cape Town has refused to overturn a decision that the dismissal of some 15 employees by SA Steelworks, a division of SA Metal, was procedurally fair.
Eastern Cape teacher fired for sexually assaulting pupil at matric camp
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News24 reports that a Grade 12 pupil had to deal with the trauma of being sexually assaulted by her accounting teacher while studying at a matric exam camp in 2024.
Gqeberha family found guilty of defrauding the UIF of R500,000 ten years ago
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Cape Times reports that a Gqeberha family has been found guilty of defrauding the Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) ten years after committing the crimes. The matter was marked by medical delays, technical challenges, and legal wrangling.