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.
Afternoon roundup of labour news on Thursday, 5 September 2019
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In our afternoon roundup, see summaries
of our selection of South African labour-
related stories that appeared thus far on
Thursday, 5 September 2019.
SOE tenders for multi-billion rand projects give construction sector hope
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Moneyweb reports that SA’s troubled construction industry has been given a glimmer of hope, with state-owned enterprises (SOEs) Transnet, Eskom, the Airports Company of SA (Acsa) and the SA National Roads Agency (Sanral) advertising multiple multi-billion rand construction projects.
Government Employees Pension Fund denies any responsibility for PIC’s failures
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BL Premium reports that the board of trustees of the Government Employees Pension Fund (GEPF) says it has not failed in its responsibility to look after the interests of its 1.7-million members and pensioners.
Old Mutual must see fight with axed CEO Peter Moyo through to the end and not do a quiet deal
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BL Premium comments that Old Mutual has no choice but to see the battle with former CEO Peter Moyo play out to the very last.
Teacher from Amy'Leigh’s school reportedly among three people arrested for her kidnapping
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News24 reports that one of the three people arrested for the kidnapping of six-year-old Grade R pupil Amy'Leigh de Jager is a teacher at her school, Laerskool Kollegepark, in Vanderbijlpark.
Two former ‘SABC 8’ journalists and another to give evidence at state capture inquiry on Thursday
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News24 reports that the state capture commission of inquiry was scheduled to hear testimony on Thursday from three former SA Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) employees, including two who were part of the infamous ‘SABC 8’.
Ex-Bank of Lisbon workers claim new premises also defective and shakes
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The Star reports that a year ago on Thursday, a fire broke out at the Bank of Lisbon building in the Joburg CBD, killing three firefighters who were struggling to douse the flames.
NUM lashes out at Ramaphosa, Mantashe and ANC for snubbing its special congress
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Independent News reports that the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) has lashed out at President Cyril Ramaphosa, Mineral Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe and the ANC for snubbing its two-day special national conference in Durban.
Minerals Council calls for government intervention as xenophobic violence in Gauteng continues
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Mining Weekly reports that the Minerals Council SA (previously known as the Chamber of Mines) on Wednesday said it was “deeply concerned and saddened” at the violence that had erupted in and around Gauteng over the course of the last few days.
McKinsey reckons SA could add 1.2m jobs by 2030 through digitisation and automation advancements
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Bloomberg reports that digitisation and automation advancements could add 1.2 million jobs in South Africa by 2030, McKinsey & Co said in a report Thursday.
Two Cape Town law enforcement officers shot dead on Wednesday for their firearms
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TimesLIVE reports that two Cape Town law enforcement officers died on Wednesday after being shot for their firearms.
Polokwane cop arrested for writing his own sick notes since 2013
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TimesLIVE reports that a suspicious-looking sick note has unmasked a police warrant officer and his wife for running a bogus doctor's certificate and prescription scam going back to 2013.
SAA in search of new chief restructuring officer after turnaround expert Peter Davies steps down
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BusinessLive reports that the British airline turnaround expert Peter Davies is to step down as the chief restructuring officer (CRO) of SAA.
Afternoon roundup of labour news on Wednesday, 4 September 2019
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In our afternoon roundup, see summaries
of our selection of South African labour-
related stories that appeared thus far on
Wednesday, 4 September 2019.
White men still rule, but government is pinning its transformation hopes on employment equity bill
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City Press reports that government is pinning its hopes on the pending Employment Equity Amendment Bill to allow it to speed up transformation in the workplace.
Eastern Cape seeking to make sex work safer through provincial decriminalisation
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City Press reports that the Eastern Cape government is embarking on a process that could see sex work being decriminalised in the province.
Cost of trucking sector strife ‘could run into billions of rands’
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The Citizen writes that according to economist Mike Schűssler, if all the knock-on effects of the ongoing trucking sector violence were taken into account, the final costs to the country could run into billions of rands.
Gang robbery at Durban private hospital leaves staff and patients traumatised
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TimesLIVE reports that a gang of men overpowered guards at Durban's St Augustine's Hospital before brazenly robbing staff and making off with televisions, cellphones and a microwave in the early hours of Wednesday morning.
Cape Town worker’s life saved thanks to co-worker's first aid skills
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Cape Argus reports that a worker's first aid skills played a big role in helping save a colleague’s life on Tuesday.
Gauteng Health blasted over extension of irregular hospital security contracts
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ANA reports that the Democratic Alliance (DA) advised on Wednesday that irregular Gauteng hospital security contracts worth R650 million annually that were awarded in 2014 have been extended on a month by month basis for three years.
Cape Town doctor forced to quit hospital in gang-infested area because of 'burnout'
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Cape Times reports that a Cape Town doctor has spoken out about the burnout he suffered while working in a public hospital that treats 4,500 patients a month and handles as many as 80 acute trauma cases a day in one of the city’s notorious gang-infested areas.
Guard who murdered colleague during cash-in-transit robbery in 2009 gets life
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TimesLIVE reports that a security guard who murdered his colleague in a cash-in-transit robbery has been jailed for life.
Q(h)ubeka silicosis trust has already paid out R166m to 1,626 qualifying beneficiaries and dependants
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Mining Weekly reports that the Q(h)ubeka Trust has so far paid out R166-million to 1,626 qualifying beneficiaries and dependants since its inception in March 2016.
SABC CEO tells inquiry of ‘dire situation’ after years of problems at the public broadcaster
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BusinessLive reports that Madoda Mxakwe, CEO of the SA Broadcasting Corporation (SABC), says his team inherited an organisation in financial ruin stemming from years of disregard for internal controls and governance processes.
ANC leadership confirms Zandile Gumede’s removal as eThekwini mayor
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BusinessLive reports that the ANC top brass on Tuesday confirmed that controversial eThekwini metro leader Zandile Gumede had been officially ousted as mayor.
Delivery truck petrol-bombed on N1 in Cape Town on Wednesday morning
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TimesLIVE reports that a truck was petrol-bombed by three men on the N1 in Cape Town on Wednesday morning.
Afternoon roundup of labour news on Tuesday, 3 September 2019
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In our afternoon roundup, see summaries
of our selection of South African labour-
related stories that appeared thus far on
Tuesday, 3 September 2019.
Looting, intimidation of foreign truck drivers a sign of the desperation of the unemployed, experts reckon
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Independent News reports that experts say that the recent torching and looting of trucks and intimidation of foreign truck drivers was a clear indication of the desperation and frustration of unemployed South Africans, a crisis that needed urgent government intervention.
United Association of SA demands decisive action to contain violence against foreign-owned small businesses
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ANA reports that the United Association of SA (Uasa) on Tuesday demanded decisive action from President Cyril Ramaphosa to contain a wave of violence targeted in the main at mostly-African foreign small business owners.
Metalworkers’ union Limusa and miners’ union NUM to merge in bid by Cosatu to strengthen them
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The Star reports that with labour organising ground shifting, rendering some unions almost obsolete, the Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) has embarked on a process to re-align certain of its affiliates.