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.
Roundup on Monday, 12 August 2019 of weekend labour reports
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In our roundup of weekend news, see
summaries of our selection of South African
labour-related stories that appeared since
Thursday, 8 August 2019.
Second truck petrol-bombed in Cape Town in less than a week
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News24 reports that a truck assistant suffered burn wounds to his face and hands after a bread truck was petrol-bombed near Strand on Saturday.
AngloGold Ashanti sets safety record
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Mining Weekly reports that AngloGold Ashanti set a new safety record, the Johannesburg- and New York-listed gold producer advised on Thursday.
ConCourt confirms that Brian Molefe must pay back R10m of his golden handshake from Eskom pension fund
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Business Report writes that former Eskom boss Brian Molefe will have to pay back the power utility R10 million of a R30m golden handshake he received when he resigned from the state-owned company after his last-ditch attempt to keep the money was dealt a fatal blow by the Constitutional Court (ConCourt).
New Massmart CEO on his way after getting work visa at last
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Business Times reports that newly appointed Massmart CEO Mitchell Slape has at last received his work visa for SA and will soon take up his new position.
Sibanye-Stillwater took huge hit from Amcu’s five-month gold strike
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BusinessLive reports that Sibanye-Stillwater is putting a difficult start to the year behind it as it sees its strike-hit gold operations return to normal production.
Cape Town's gun violence is making health workers ill‚ authorities warn
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TimesLIVE reports that according to the head of trauma at Groote Schuur Hospital in Cape Town, high levels of violence and the severity of some of the injuries they deal with are driving health workers to their sick beds.
Impala Platinum confirms fatality at Rustenburg shaft in underground locomotive accident
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Mining Weekly reports that a worker died in a locomotive accident at the Rustenburg 1 Shaft of Impala Platinum (Implats) this week.
Old Mutual signals willingness to talk to axed CEO about a settlement
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BL Premium reports that insurer Old Mutual’s board struck a conciliatory tone on Wednesday, saying the nasty fight between it and axed CEO Peter Moyo had dragged on for too long and it was perhaps time for the two parties to negotiate a settlement.
Government needs to act to decriminalise sex work, says Human Rights Watch and Sweat
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News24 Wire reports that Human Rights Watch (HRW) and the Sex Worker Education and Advocacy Taskforce (Sweat) launched a report on Wednesday entitled ‘Why Sex Work Should be Decriminalised in South Africa’.
Many women get no maternity leave pay at all, while very few get full pay
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TimesLIVE reports that fewer than two out of 10 women receive full pay from their employers when they go on maternity leave.
PSA supports three-year moratorium on wage hikes for public-office bearers
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Engineering News reports that the Public Servants Association (PSA) on Tuesday said it supported calls for a three-year wage moratorium for public-office bearers and a review of salary perks for members of the government.
Report on gender pay gap shows that SA women earn on average 25% less than men
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TimesLIVE reports that digital recruitment platform Giraffe on Tuesday launched its gender pay gap report, which indicates that women in SA earn on average 25% less than men.
Workers fund the elite but struggle to get funding for their own homes, Blade Nzimande laments
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Business Report writes that Blade Nzimande, SA Communist Party (SACP) general secretary, has called for an affordable housing subsidy programme from the government for public sector workers, who are not poor enough to qualify for the reconstruction and development programme housing, but do not earn enough to qualify for funding through the banks.
Solidarity invites DTI to attend next ArcelorMittal retrenchment meeting
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Trade union Solidarity issued a statement on Wednesday indicating that it had made the decision to invite the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) to attend the next ArcelorMittal retrenchment meeting.
NUM demands 25% wage hike at RBPlat
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Business Report writes that Royal Bafokeng Platinum (RBPlat), which posted a hefty R164m net loss in the six months to June on teething problems at its Styldrift mine, is facing a demand for a 25% wage hike from the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM).
SABC still trying to claw back R21m from former COO Hlaudi Motsoeneng
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TimesLIVE reports that, while former SA Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) chief operations officer (COO) Hlaudi Motsoeneng says the findings of a damning probe into editorial interference at the broadcaster are "nonsensical", the board says it is still trying to recoup millions from him.
Mineral Resources says probe into graft at Mpumalanga offices to be wrapped up soon
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Mining Weekly reports that the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) said on Wednesday that it was in the process of completing its investigation on the allegations of maladministration and corruption at its Mpumalanga offices.
No firm timing for AngloGold Ashanti's exit from SA, but it will be ‘sooner rather than later’
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Mining Weekly reports that gold producer AngloGold Ashanti (AGA) on Wednesday said that it did not have firm timing for its exit from SA, but that the move would be "sooner rather than later".
Finance union Sasbo plans 'total shutdown’ of banking industry for two days next month over job losses
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TimesLIVE reports that finance union Sasbo has threatened a "total shutdown" of the banking industry if its demands for minimal retrenchments in the sector are not heeded.
Man charged for allegedly driving over and killing Limpopo cop who was directing traffic
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TimesLIVE reports that a 51-year-old man was arrested after he allegedly drove over and killed a senior traffic official in Masodi village outside Mokopane in Limpopo.
Afternoon roundup of labour news on Tuesday, 6 August 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, 6 August 2019.
All services fully restored following strike, claims City of Tshwane
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EWN reports that according to the City of Tshwane, all its services have been fully restored following last week’s four-day strike over salary increases.
Survey shows that several sectors in SA economy experiencing critical skill shortages
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ANA reports that several sectors in the South African economy are experiencing critical skill shortages, with information and technology, engineering, finance and health the most affected, a recent critical skills survey by Xpatweb showed.
Thirteen Gauteng SAPS officers convicted of crimes out of 124 awaiting trial
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The Citizen reports that the Democratic Alliance (DA) said on Tuesday it was shocked to learn that only 13 Gauteng police officers had been convicted for committing crimes out of 137 who had been arrested.
Paramedics attacked and another ambulance crew forced by mob to transport dead man to hospital
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SowetanLive reports that two paramedics were attacked and beaten by a mob while their colleagues were forced to tamper with a murder scene by transporting a dead man to hospital.
Special review not granted for fraudster Portia Sizani who appointed ‘ghost teachers’ to Grade R posts
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ANA reports that an application by the defence to have convicted fraudster Portia Sizani’s case taken on special review was dismissed in the Port Elizabeth Commercial Crimes Court on Tuesday.
Cape Town police arrest two vehicle examiners for issuing fraudulent roadworthy certificates
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ANA reports that two vehicle examiners were scheduled to appear in the Athlone Magistrate's Court on Tuesday to face charges of fraud and corruption.
DA to probe City of Tshwane, unions pay deal reached to end strike
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Pretoria News reports that the federal council of the Democratic Alliance (DA) has undertaken to investigate last week’s deal between the City of Tshwane and labour unions to pay workers an ex gratia once-off payout.
DME’s Mpumalanga office reopens, but Mantashe mum on corruption probe
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ANA reports that the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DME) has reopened its Mpumalanga regional office almost a year after its closure following allegations of corruption and backlogs in the issuing of licenses.