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.
Bosses of pension funds administrator N-e-FG fined R30m each for misdirecting client funds into high-risk investments
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Fin24 reports that two executives of a Gauteng pension funds administrator have been fined R30 million each for misdirecting client funds into high-risk investments.
While NLC spends over R8 million on suspended employees, backlog of 3,000 grant applications remains unresolved
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The Citizen reports that the National Lotteries Commission (NLC) has paid at least R8.3 million in salaries to suspended employees currently facing disciplinary action.
Sibanye-Stillwater rules out a five-year wage deal at its gold mining operations
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Fin24 reports that despite record-high gold prices after about a 40% climb in the year to date, Sibanye-Stillwater has shunned a five-year wage deal at its high-cost SA gold operations.
Joburg’s Rea Vaya bus service resumes after disruption caused by taxi industry protest
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The Star reports that City of Johannesburg MMC for Transport, Kenny Kunene, has confirmed that Rea Vaya’s 45 new feeder buses in Soweto will not be operational until further notice.
Morning roundup of labour news on Wednesday, 6 November 2024
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In our Wednesday morning roundup, see
summaries of our selection of recent South
African labour-related reports.
‘Two-pot’ frustrations: After two months, some GEPF withdrawals still not processed
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Fin24 reports that delays in the payment of withdrawals from the two-pot retirement system have led members of the Government Employees Pension Fund (GEPF) to take to social media to express their frustrations.
Wesgro secures R7.75bn in investments projected to create nearly 4,000 jobs over next five years
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TimesLIVE reports that the Western Cape government’s trade and investment promotion agency Wesgro has secured R7.75bn in committed investments for the 2023/2024 financial year.
KZN cop accidentally shoots colleagues – one fatally – during domestic violence incident take-down
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EWN reports that the Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID) is investigating a case of culpable homicide after a KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) officer accidentally shot two colleagues – killing one and injuring another – during an operation.
Mamelodi residents struggle to claim UIF benefits as labour office has been closed since August after service delivery protests
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GroundUp reports that people in Mamelodi trying to claim their Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) money or to report work-related problems to the Department of Employment and Labour (DEL) have been left frustrated.
Finance Minister Godongwana’s repudiation of 4.7% wage offer sets scene for civil service strife
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BL Premium reports that the Public Service Co-ordinating Bargaining Council (PSCBC) said on Sunday that the government could not go back on its 4.7% wage increase offer, as Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana did last week, because “the law states that the last offer stands”.
Principal, deputy and HR cited by probe into racism at Pretoria Girls High School
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TimesLIVE reports that an investigation commissioned by the Gauteng education department into allegations of racism at Pretoria Girls High School has recommended that authorities consider taking action against the principal, deputy principal, two teachers, the estate manager, the HR manager and the acting principal.
Mister Sweet wage strike ends on employer’s terms, with workers to return to work next week
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GroundUp reports that more than 300 workers from Premier’s Mister Sweet branch in Germiston will return to work on 11 November, after negotiations on Friday brought their 11-week strike to an end.
Dondo Mogajane steps down as GEPF chair and all other positions amid VBS Bank allegations
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Fin24 reports that Dondo Mogajane has announced that he will step down from all professional roles and boards, including chair of the Government Employees Pension Fund (GEPF) and CEO of the Moti Group, in the wake of allegations made against him by the former chair of VBS Mutual Bank.
BELA protest on Tuesday set to be biggest march by the Afrikaans community since 1994
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Maroela Media reports that a total of 41 Afrikaans organisations and organisations supporting mother tongue education came together on Monday to express their support for a march to be held on Tuesday, 5 November, against controversial provisions in the Basic Education Laws Amendment (BELA) Act.
Morning roundup of labour news on Tuesday, 5 November 2024
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summaries of our selection of recent South
African labour-related reports.
Joburg’s Rea Vaya bus services suspended until further notice
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According to a SABC News report on Monday evening, Rea Vaya bus services in Johannesburg have been suspended until further notice. The exact cause of the halt in services is presently unknown.
Transnet security chief in R30m row over conditions for contracts to protect rail network
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Sunday Times reports that in a blow to efforts to revive SA’s battered rail network, a senior Transnet executive is in hot water after demanding that six security companies contracted to secure railway corridors must cough up R30m to subcontract some of the work to a third party.
For first time in five months, fuel prices expected to rise on Wednesday
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BusinessLive reports that the Automobile Association (AA) says motorists will have to budget more for their fuel costs in November.
Swellendam municipal manager placed on special leave amid allegations of misconduct
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News24 reports that the Swellendam Municipality was plunged into turmoil after the speaker placed the municipal manager on special leave. The municipal manager faces a slew of allegations of misconduct.
Ekurhuleni metro police officer shot dead in suspected hijacking incident on Sunday
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The Star reports that two Ekurhuleni Metro Police Department (EMPD) officers were shot in the early hours of Sunday morning, resulting in one fatality and the other person being left in a critical condition.
Roundup on Monday, 4 November 2024 of weekend labour reports
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In our roundup of weekend and recent reports,
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South African labour-related articles.
Over 560 ‘starving and dehydrated’ illegal miners flushed out from shafts in Orkney in North West
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TimesLIVE reports that more than 500 illegal miners have resurfaced from abandoned mine shafts in Orkney, North West, after an operation by police and members of the defence force to flush them out.
Morning roundup of labour news on Wednesday, 30 October 2024
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In our Wednesday morning roundup, see
summaries of our selection of recent South
African labour-related reports.
CWU’s Aubrey Tshabalala says reports he’s been expelled from the union are ‘fake news’
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SABC News reports that Communication Workers Union (CWU) general secretary Aubrey Tshabalala says reports that he’s expelled from the union are fake news.
"If something is broken, we must fix it,” Macpherson says about Expanded Public Works Programme
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EWN reports that Minister of Public Works Dean Macpherson told community members in Gqeberha on Monday, during the launch of his national listening tour, that there was a need to rethink ways in which the Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) could be reformed.
Three Ekurhuleni plumbers trapped in Benoni manhole found dead
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EWN reports that three bodies have been retrieved from a manhole in Benoni after a plumbing job went wrong at a business in the area.
Police union Popcru says 'worrying' mental health of cops requires 'urgent attention'
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City Press reports that the Police and Prisons Civil Rights Union (Popcru) is demanding immediate reforms to address the pressing mental health challenges faced by police officers.
Pioneer Foods employees exonerated for the third time in dismissals over ‘looting’ from overturned Coca-Cola truck
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Pretoria News reports that two employees of Pioneer Foods were cleared for the third time after they were initially fired following newspaper articles which implicated them in the looting of cold drink bottles after a Coca-Cola truck had overturned on a road.
Poultry industry seeking once again to have VAT on certain chicken products abolished
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Engineering News reports that the SA Poultry Association (SAPA) announced on Thursday that it would be submitting an application for certain chicken products to be zero-rated in terms of value added tax (VAT).
Average monthly salary in September at highest level ever
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The Citizen reports that monthly average take-home pay reached its highest level yet in September when it surpassed the R17,000 mark.