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.
NUM to persuade Pravin Gordhan to speed up the sale of Gupta-linked Optimum and Koornfontein mines
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Business Report writes that the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) plans to urge Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan to fast-track the sale of the Gupta-linked Optimum and Koornfontein mines.
Tshwane mayor won’t cut trip to China short for city protests
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Sowetan writes that the capital city is on fire, but its mayor is in China, and won’t be cutting his trip short.
Security guard shot dead, another injured in foiled KZN South Coast cash-in-transit robbery
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TimesLIVE reports that a security guard was shot dead and another injured during a foiled cash-in-transit robbery in Hibberdene, on the KwaZulu-Natal south coast, on Thursday.
Unemployment even worse than the gloomy official numbers suggest, says Solidarity
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Engineering News reports that trade union Solidarity said on Thursday that SA’s official unemployment numbers as announced this week by Statistics SA, although alarming, nonetheless painted a rosier picture than the reality many people experienced.
DA demands answers after government spent R3.2m on Geneva IOL ‘jol’
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BusinessLive reports that the Democratic Alliance (DA) is demanding answers after the Department of Employment and Labour (DEL) spent millions of taxpayers' money to send a large delegation to a 12-day International Labour Organisation (ILO) conference in Geneva, Switzerland, in June.
Sars suspends three executives, including Moyane’s ‘hitman’, for ‘serious allegations of misconduct’
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BusinessLive reports that the SA Revenue Service (Sars) has suspended three executives who were among controversial former commissioner Tom Moyane’s close allies.
Abysmal jobs numbers should spur State to protect chicken industry, says Fairplay
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BusinessLive reports that according to Fairplay the latest unemployment statistics should act as a spur to government to protect the chicken industry against unfair trade which has already cost thousands of jobs.
Confusion reigns over reinstated CEO Peter Moyo’s status at Old Mutual
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BL Premium reports that confusion reigned on Wednesday about whether Old Mutual CEO Peter Moyo should return to work or not, with the company saying he had to stay at home while it appealed the court judgment that reinstated him.
MultiChoice executives rake in millions even as pay-TV subscriptions decline and job losses loom
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BusinessLive reports that in the face of declining premium subscribers in SA and retrenchments at the company, the four top executives at pay-TV provider MultiChoice earned a total of R54.5m in salaries.
New critical skills list for SA expected by March 2020
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BusinessLive reports that the Department of Higher Education has begun the lengthy process of compiling a new list of critical skills that will be used to determine whether a foreigner may apply for a visa to live and work in SA.
Afternoon roundup of labour news on Wednesday, 31 July 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, 31 July 2019.
Moyo’s lawyer says he will continue working while Old Mutual appeals his reinstatement
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EWN reports that the lawyer representing Old Mutual CEO Peter Moyo said the fact that the insurer was appealing his reinstatement did not mean that Moyo could not continue to work.
Ramaphosa faces surging unemployment problem, with goal of 275,000 jobs a year looking unlikely
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BusinessLive writes that President Cyril Ramaphosa has been dealt another blow as SA’s unemployment rate climbed to an 11-year high, nearing the 30% mark. Reducing the unemployment rate and putting the economy on a robust growth path are at the top of the priority list in Ramaphosa’s reform drive.
President Ramaphosa extends deadline for PIC commission report until end of October
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BusinessLive reports that the number of issues coming up at the inquiry into governance at the Public Investment Corporation (PIC) have once again prompted President Cyril Ramaphosa to extend the deadline for the submission of the final report.
Peter Moyo’s reinstatement as Old Mutual CEO could wreak havoc on share price
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BL Premium reports that analysts say that Peter Moyo’s reinstatement as Old Mutual CEO and his legal challenge to have the insurer’s board of directors – including chair Trevor Manuel – declared delinquent could wreak havoc on its share price.
After peaceful early morning, Tshwane municipal workers resume chaotic protest on Wednesday
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ANA reports that after what started off as a peaceful early morning following two days of unrest, disgruntled SA Municipal Workers’ Union (Samwu) members again took to the streets of the Tshwane central business district on Wednesday, blockading roads and upending trash bins to press for higher wages.
Denel going after former bosses to claw back 'misspent' money, aware of Solidarity’s dossier
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TimesLIVE reports that state-owned arms manufacturer Denel says it is pursuing civil and criminal action against former executives following several forensic investigations into alleged fraud and misappropriation of money.
Old Mutual to appeal court ruling reinstating Peter Moyo as CEO
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Bloomberg reports that Old Mutual will appeal a court ruling that the insurer must reinstate its fired chief executive officer, thus preventing Peter Moyo from reporting for duty on Wednesday as he had planned to do.
MEC wants answers on Tshwane city manager's reported 'R7m golden handshake'
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News24 reports that Gauteng Human Settlements MEC Lebogang Maile is demanding answers about the alleged R7m golden handshake set to be paid to outgoing City of Tshwane municipal manager Dr Moeketsi Mosola.
As labour department raids Randjiesfontein stables, horse grooms demand better living conditions
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TimesLIVE reports that cramped rooms, dirty toilets and showers, low salaries and a lack of "job appreciation" were among a multitude of concerns horse grooms raised at the Randjiesfontein racecourse in Midrand during a site inspection by the department of labour on Tuesday.
Ambulance driver and patient killed on Tuesday in collision with truck on N3 near Cedara
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TimesLIVE reports that a paramedic and a patient died when an ambulance collided with a truck on the N3 near Cedara, KwaZulu-Natal (KZN), on Tuesday.
Axed Old Mutual CEO Peter Moyo reinstated by High Court
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Moneyweb reports that Peter Moyo has won his legal battle against Old Mutual to be reinstated as the life insurer’s CEO.
ANC supports Samwu’s crippling strike action in City of Tshwane
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BusinessLive reports that the ANC in the greater Tshwane region has thrown its weight behind the crippling strike action by SA Municipal Workers’ Union (Samwu) members in Pretoria.
Pravin Gordhan appoints Freeman Nomvalo as Eskom’s chief restructuring officer
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BusinessLive reports that public enterprises minister Pravin Gordhan on Tuesday appointed former treasury accountant-general Freeman Nomvalo as chief restructuring officer (CRO) of Eskom.
Labour department to cut back on overseas costs in wake of R3.5m jaunt to ILO conference in Geneva
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BusinessLive reports that employment and labour minister Thulas Nxesi said this week his department would review its policy regarding the composition and costs of overseas delegations with a view to containing and cutting costs of future delegations.
Union calls for Central Rand Gold, which is liquidation, to be rescued instead
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City Press reports that the majority union at the troubled Central Rand Gold SA has applied for the mining company which is already under liquidation, to be put under business rescue instead.
Afternoon roundup of labour news on Tuesday, 30 July 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, 30 July 2019.
Tshwane bus blockaders to be charged, may get fired
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The Citizen reports that the City of Tshwane is determined to bring criminal charges against the striking bus drivers responsible for the gridlock in the city centre on Monday.
Male teacher at well-known Durban girls' school suspended after sexual harassment allegations
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News24 reports that a male teacher accused of sexually harassing female pupils at Grosvenor Girls High School in Durban has been suspended.
Households employ 49,000 fewer people, overall unemployment rises to 29% in second quarter
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TimesLIVE reports that according to the latest Quarterly Labour Force Survey released by Statistics SA on Tuesday, there are 49,000 fewer people employed in domestic environments, while the beleaguered mining sector is among the industries to have shed thousands of jobs.