Today's Labour News

newsThis 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.

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SARSDaily Investor reports that SA Revenue Service (SARS) Commissioner Edward Kieswetter was paid R11.71 million for his services in the 2023/24 financial year – an 83.4% increase from the year before.

MakanaTimesLIVE reports that the Makana local municipality’s traffic department, and its engineering and infrastructure offices, have been shut by the Department of Employment and Labour (DEL), which declared the structures unsafe.

Services SetaThe Star reports that a damning investigation has uncovered widespread corruption and irregularities in the Services Sector Education and Training Authority (Services Seta), with nine service providers implicated in tender manipulation.

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farming thumb medium80 84SABC News reports that according to Western Cape traffic authorities, two people died and 20 others were injured after a truck transporting agricultural workers overturned in Wellington.

numReuters reports that the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) said on Wednesday that it had agreed to a wage deal with Sibanye-Stillwater's gold mining operations after months of negotiations.

putcoBL Premium reports that public transport company Putco has told the South Gauteng High Court that about 400 jobs at the company are on the line, and nearly 30,000 commuters in Gauteng will be left without transport, should the provincial Department of Transport (DoT) cut back on its service subsidy.

FSCAFin24 reports that two executives of a Gauteng pension funds administrator have been fined R30 million each for misdirecting client funds into high-risk investments.

NLCThe 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 StillwaterFin24 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.

reavayaThe 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.

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GEPFFin24 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.

WesgroTimesLIVE 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.

sapsEWN 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.

southafricalogoGroundUp 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.

PSCBCBL 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”.

education blackboard thumb medium80 92TimesLIVE 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.

newsGroundUp 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.

GEPFFin24 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.

protestMaroela 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.

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reavayaAccording 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.

transnetlogo thumb100 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.

petrolpumpBusinessLive reports that the Automobile Association (AA) says motorists will have to budget more for their fuel costs in November.

SwellendamNews24 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 thumb medium85 107The 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.

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newsTimesLIVE 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.