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.
Fatalities and safety-related incidents down in Rail Safety Regulator’s report
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Engineering News reports that in its Annual State of Safety Report for 2024/25, the Railway Safety Regulator (RSR) recorded .9,200 safety-related occurrences, namely a 7.2% decrease from the previous year, while fatalities fell to 81, which was the lowest in five years.
Calls for Lesufi’s removal after Gauteng Crime Prevention Wardens disbanded
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Daily Maverick reports that DA Gauteng leader Solly Msimanga announced on Thursday that the party would be tabling a motion of no confidence against Premier Lesufi “for his reckless and irresponsible implementation of the failed amaPanyaza project.”
GEPF two-pot withdrawals back online as fund completes update of systems with new actuarial factors
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IOL Business reports that the Government Employees Pension Fund (GEPF) has officially resumed the processing of two-pot withdrawal applications on its self-service platforms, including the GEPF App.
Tshwane licensing officer fired after slapping woman during driver’s licence renewal argument
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IOL News reports that a slap across the face by a Tshwane chief licensing officer, meted out to a member of the public who was trying to assist her sister in renewing her driver’s licence at the Centurion licence office, has cost the officer his job.
SA Reserve Bank warns US tariffs could trim GDP, hit 40,000 jobs
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BusinessDay reports that the SA Reserve Bank (SARB) has warned in its October monetary policy review that the US tariffs imposed on SA exports could shave 0.4 percentage points off GDP growth next year and cost as many as 40,000 jobs. Other studies estimate that up to 22,000 jobs could be lost.
Get off your feminist, Western, culturally superior, subjective high horse, Mbenenge’s lawyer tells tribunal
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Daily Maverick reports that lawyers for Eastern Cape Judge President Selby Mbenenge, who is accused of sexually harassing court secretary Andiswa Mengo, have suggested the complaint was designed to “end his career”.
Morning roundup of labour news on Friday, 24 October 2025
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In our Friday morning roundup, see
summaries of our selection of recent South
African labour-related reports.
Cops vs cops saga sees JMPD arresting seven SAPS officers for kidnapping and extortion
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The Citizen reports that tension between two Gauteng law enforcement agencies has seen the Johannesburg Metro Police Department (JMPD) and the SA Police Service (Saps) arresting each other’s members.
Consumer inflation increase means hope for another repo rate cut in November is fading
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The Citizen reports that consumer inflation increased again in September to 3.4% from 3.3% in August, with economists reckoning that this makes another repo rate cut in November unlikely.
Motorbike fatalities spike amid rising e-commerce demand
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EWN reports that according to DSC Attorneys, between 2023 and 2024, fatalities from motorbike accidents increased from 1.9% to 3.2% of all reported road accident deaths.
Court overturns North West municipal manager appointment over falsified competency tests
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IOL News reports on the case in which the Kagisano-Molopo Local Municipality in Ganyesa was hauled to the North West High Court for attempting to hire a municipal manager based on allegedly doctored competency test results.
Lesufi served legal papers to reverse suspension of Gauteng health boss
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EWN reports that according to Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi, he has been served legal papers to reverse the suspension of the Gauteng Department of Health’s Head of Department (HOD) Lesiba Malotana.
Solidarity report shows Gauteng schools face financial disaster after drastic cuts
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Trade union Solidarity indicated on Wednesday that new report released by the Solidarity Research Institute (SRI) has revealed deeply worrying findings about funding and staffing for Gauteng schools for 2026.
Eviction from staff accommodation halted, after HR employee claims her ex-lover had her sacked
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News24 reports that an HR manager at a fishing company, dismissed after a love tryst with her boss floundered, is off the hook for now after the Western Cape High Court denied an attempt to evict her from staff accommodation.
Sibanye-Stillwater highlights its gold and platinum community upliftment
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Mining Weekly reports that gold and platinum producer Sibanye-Stillwater on Wednesday highlighted its expansive array of community development projects that are contributing to near-mine communities.
Consumer inflation rose marginally in September to 3.4%, but food price increases eased
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IOL Business reports that in an environment of cooling food price increases, headline consumer inflation still ticked up in September. CPI inflation rose by 0.2% month-on-month in September, bringing the year-on-year reading to 3.4% against 3.3% in August.
Skills exodus imperils air traffic control in SA
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BusinessLive reports that Air Traffic and Navigation Services (ATNS) is struggling to fill critical positions, particularly air traffic controllers (ATCs).
Sakeliga launches fresh court salvo against health minister’s NHI Act legal strategy
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BusinessLive reports that business lobby group Sakeliga has pushed back against Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi’s attempt to pause the constitutional challenges to the National Health Insurance (NHI) Act with a new, two-pronged legal attack of its own.
SIU to conduct lifestyle audits on more than 800 top cops
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BusinessLive reports that the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) is close to signing an agreement with the SA Police Service (SAPS) to conduct lifestyle audits on more than 800 top cops.
Public Protector finds Lesufi’s crime prevention wardens irregular and unlawful
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News24 reports that the Public Protector (PP) has found that establishing and deploying the controversial Gauteng crime prevention wardens (CPWs) to conduct policing was irregular, unlawful, and inconsistent with the Constitution.
Morning roundup of labour news on Thursday, 23 October 2025
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In our Thursday morning roundup, see
summaries of our selection of recent South
African labour-related reports.
Somizi denies owning company accused of owing staff salaries of R165,000
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The Citizen reports that celebrity Somizi Mhlongo has denied reports that he co-owns Search Light (Pty) Ltd, a company that reportedly failed to pay its employees. In a statement on Tuesday, Mhlongo said reports linking him to the company were “false and misleading”.
Labour department opposes its sidelining by Home Affairs on general work visa decisions
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BL Premium reports that the Department of Employment & Labour (DEL) is pushing back against the expedited processing of general work visa applications for foreign workers by the Department of Home Affairs (DHA), which it says sidelines it from upfront decision-making.
Government orders physical roll call of more than one million civil servants
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News24 reports that the government has embarked on a drive to physically verify over a million national and provincial public service employees by the end of February.
Morning roundup of labour news on Wednesday, 22 October 2025
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In our Wednesday morning roundup, see
summaries of our selection of recent South
African labour-related reports.
Popcru challenges GEPF over pension cuts despite assurance that ‘no money has been stolen'
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IOL Business reports that the Police and Prisons Civil Rights Union (Popcru) has raised alarm over "unexplained" cuts to members’ pensions and has called for urgent answers from the Government Employees Pension Fund (GEPF).
Professionals fighting corruption fear assassination following 13 murders in two years
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Bloomberg reports that last month two assassins made an appointment to see bankruptcy lawyer Bouwer van Niekerk and, after he had identified himself, they shot him dead in the boardroom of his firm’s offices in Johannesburg. Van Niekerk’s brazen murder is part of a growing trend in SA in which professionals instrumental in fighting corruption are targeted by hit-men.
High-ranking CATA member gunned down on Monday on Cape Town freeway amid fragile taxi peace
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News24 reports that yet another high-ranking member of the Cape Amalgamated Taxi Association (CATA) has been shot and killed in Cape Town, just days after the Western Cape mobility department lifted its month-long closure of conflict-ridden taxi routes.
Much concern over the stoning of Joburg firefighters in Soweto on Saturday
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The Star reports that a routine firefighting operation in Soweto turned dangerous on Saturday when Johannesburg Emergency Management Services (EMS) personnel were attacked while responding to a shack fire.
Road Accident Fund paid R232m in performance rewards despite adverse audit opinion
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BL Premium reports that the Road Accident Fund (RAF) paid R231.7m in performance rewards despite receiving an adverse audit opinion, the standing committee on public accounts (Scopa) heard on Monday.