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.
Looming jobs bloodbath in eThekwini sparks debate on EPWP reform
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TimesLIVE reports that a looming jobs bloodbath in the eThekwini Expanded Public Works Employment Programme (EPWP) due to a reduction of R42m in the incentive grant from the Department of Public Works and Infrastructure has drawn attention to the need for reform.
Morning roundup of labour news on Thursday, 8 August 2024
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In our Thursday morning roundup, see
summaries of our selection of South African
labour-related reports.
Municipal protest at Thusong Service Centre in Mamelodi closes walk-in UIF services at the shared centre
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The Citizen reports that protests at a municipal services centre in Mamelodi have halted operations at the area’s Department of Employment and Labour (DEL) office.
Northern Cape Cricket Union’s former financial manager sentenced to four years for pocketing R400,000
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The Citizen reports that a former Northern Cape Cricket Union financial manager has been sentenced to four years imprisonment for depositing payments due to service providers, totalling more than R400,000, into his own account.
Gauteng traffic officer facing criminal charges after heated argument with EMPD officers
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The Citizen reports that a Gauteng traffic police officer is facing criminal charges after having been filmed during a heated argument with Ekurhuleni Metro Police Department (EMPD) officers.
Seven to appear in court for theft from Rustenburg mine of precious metals worth R350m
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TimesLIVE reports that seven suspects were arrested in Rustenburg and Brits in the North West on Wednesday for alleged theft of precious metals worth R350m.
In past six years, PSiRA revoked registrations of over 4,000 private security company for non-compliance
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EWN reports that the Private Security Industry Regulatory Authority (PSiRA) says that over the past six years it revoked over 4,400 company registrations for non-compliance.
DA calls on national government to intervene and stop attacks on Western Cape social workers
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EWN reports that the Democratic Alliance (DA) in the Western Cape has called on national government to step in and help stop the attacks on social workers in the province.
Woman who duped two municipalities into paying money into her account charged in Kimberley court
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TimesLIVE reports that a woman who allegedly duped two municipalities into depositing close to R1m into her bank account appeared in the Kimberley Magistrate's Court on Tuesday.
‘We will get you’, Nzuza warns Home Affairs officials who provide illegal foreigners with SA IDs
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The Citizen reports that Department of Home Affairs (DHA) Deputy Minister of Njabulo Nzuza has sent a stern warning to officials who collude with undocumented foreigners to give them SA identity documents.
Nedbank slashes half its office space as work from home takes hold
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Moneyweb reports that Nedbank has cut the amount of office space it utilises across SA and the rest of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region by more than half since 2016 as it moved to ‘consolidate’ and ‘standardise’ its own buildings.
Former Popcru boss and GEMS chair Nkosinathi Theledi found murdered in his car in Mpumalanga
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IOL News reports that Mpumalanga police are investigating the murder of former police union executive member, Nkosinathi Theledi.
Three City Power employees among group caught red-handed stealing copper worth R20,000
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News24 reports that three City Power employees were among a group who were allegedly caught red-handed stealing copper brazing rods worth R20,000 from a City Power office on Sunday.
Four Koelenhof farmworkers die after drinking ‘expired alcohol’ suspected to have been poisoned
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Cape Argus reports that the farming community of Koelenhof in Stellenbosch is mourning four farmworkers who died after drinking ‘expired alcohol’.
Morning roundup of labour news on Wednesday, 7 August 2024
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In our Wednesday morning roundup, see
summaries of our selection of South African
labour-related reports.
Motsoaledi opens door for new consultations on NHI with 'massive roadshow' to be conducted
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Fin24 reports that Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi says he will embark on a "massive roadshow" on the National Health Insurance (NHI) to meet all stakeholders to understand their concerns and learn what kind of universal health coverage they would find acceptable.
SABS wage strike ends, amid claims of backlogs in condom testing and food and water sampling
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Fin24 reports that the National Education, Health, and Allied Workers’ Union (Nehawu) has ended its strike at the SA Bureau of Standards (SABS) after reaching an agreement on salary increases on Friday.
Ventersdorp school principal and circuit manager in court for allegedly selling teaching jobs
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The Citizen reports that a school principal from Ventersdorp is in the hot seat after being charged with five counts of corruption.
Morning roundup of labour news on Tuesday, 6 August 2024
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In our Tuesday morning roundup, see
summaries of our selection of South African
labour-related reports.
Pretoria West community alleges that non-locals used fake proof of residence to obtain jobs at hospital
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SABC News reports that a group of community members in Pretoria West have handed over a memorandum of demands to the Pretoria West hospital.
JMPD’s role in fatal shooting of EFF councillor during protest in Alexandra on Sunday under investigation
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EWN reports that Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) councillor Moshe Mphahlele was killed during a service delivery protest in Alexandra on Sunday. Apparently, he was shot while police were dispersing a crowd of people protesting over the occupation of flats in Bramley.
Two bogus cops arrested for 'selling fake jobs' inside Soweto police station
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SowetanLive reports that two women aged 50 and 55, who were allegedly involved in a fraudulent scheme while posing as members of the SA Police Service (SAPS), were arrested in Diepkloof, Soweto last Thursday for extortion and impersonating police officers.
Alfred Nevhutanda goes to court to stop SIU probe into affairs of National Lotteries Commission
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GroundUp reports that the former chairman of the National Lotteries Commission (NLC), Alfred Nevhutanda, has gone to court to challenge the proclamation signed in October 2020 by President Cyril Ramaphosa giving the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) the go-head to investigate the affairs of the commission.
Msunduzi municipality investigating Pietermaritzburg fire that started at shoe factory on Saturday
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SABC News reports that the Msunduzi Local Municipality in KwaZulu-Natal is investigating the cause of a fire that engulfed multiple buildings in Pietermaritzburg on Saturday.
Reserve Bank expects two-pot system to boost household disposable incomes by between R31bn and R79bn
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BL Premium reports that the SA Reserve Bank (SARB) estimates that the “two pot” retirement fund system could boost household disposable incomes by as little as R31bn or as much as R79bn in the fourth quarter of the year.
Motorists get another month’s reprieve at fuel pumps in August
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Moneyweb reports that motorists can breathe a sigh of relief once more when the price of petrol and diesel drops at midnight on Tuesday.
Nehawu calls on North West health department to temporarily close Brits Mortuary over poor hygiene
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SABC News reports that the National Education, health and Allied Workers’ Union (Nehawu) in the North West has called on the provincial health department to temporarily close the Brits Forensic Pathology Mortuary in the Madibeng Local Municipality.
SANDF generals live it up in luxury homes while decrepit bases can't keep the lights on
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City Press reports that although they earn enormous salaries of nearly R2 million per year, the military’s top generals do not pay a cent for water and electricity because taxpayers pick up that tab.
Outrage over salary increases for Joburg city managers amid financial woes
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The Citizen reports that the City of Johannesburg (CoJ) is struggling with service delivery and financial problems, but it has granted its City Manager Floyd Brink and other senior managers a 3.3% salary increase.
Patrice Motsepe’s mining company shows the CCMA the middle finger over alleged unfair medical retrenchment
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Sunday World reports that Patrice Motsepe’s mining company showed the CCMA the middle finger when it failed to appear for a case of unfair medical retrenchment after it laid off a bodyguard who had sustained injuries.