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
Two Cape Town traffic officers and a civilian get lengthy jail sentences for issuing fake learner’s driver licences
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IOL News reports that two traffic officers and a civilian who issued fake learner’s driver licences will each serve lengthy imprisonment terms after being sentenced in the Cape Town Regional Court last week.
SA’s call centre growth drawing global attention and creating jobs
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Business Times reports that between April and June, a total of 8,180 new jobs in SA were recorded in high-end customer service call centres serving clients of companies such as Amazon, Lufthansa, and Investec from around the world.
Cape Town metro police officer falls to his death from roof while pursuing robbery suspects in Kensington
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IOL News reports that a Cape Town metro police officer died in the line of duty when he fell from a roof after a scuffle with alleged robbers. Tyler
Daybreak Foods workers march to labour department for TERS funding to be approved
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GroundUp reports that about 200 workers of poultry company Daybreak Foods affiliated with the Food and Allied Workers Union (FAWU).marched to the Department of Employment and Labour (DEL) in Pretoria on Friday.
Gigaba ‘not under arrest’ but ‘engaging with anti-corruption investigating body’
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Daily Maverick reports that on Friday (7 November), former public enterprises minister Malusi Gigaba announced on social media that he had been summoned to appear in court on corruption charges. But, the Investigating Directorate Against Corruption (Idac) swiftly dismissed the claim, saying they were merely engaging with him.