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.
Private security guard faces murder charge after protester shot six times on KZN South Coast
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TimesLIVE reports that shocking footage of a 29-year-old protester being shot six times on the KwaZulu-Natal South Coast, allegedly by a private security guard, was shared on Twitter on Friday. The video shows the shooting, which occurred last month.
Ndabeni-Abrahams given deadline by MPs to finalise SABC turnaround strategy
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EWN reports that Parliament’s portfolio committee on communications wants Minister Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams to move with speed to resolve the liquidity crisis at the SA Broadcasting Corporation (SABC).
Nehawu claims state employees are being intimidated over early retirement offer
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EWN reports that while some public sector unions are discouraging their members from taking up government’s tax exempted early retirement offer, others have warned of intimidation by managers.
Engineering brain drain is alarming, says civil engineering body Saice
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Business Report writes that the SA Institute of Civil Engineering (Saice), one of the biggest voluntary professional organisations in the country with 12,000 members, indicated on Monday that it had lost 1.73% of its members to emigration in the past three years.
Cash-strapped NPA will have to shed over 550 jobs to stay within budget, says Batohi
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BusinessLive reports that the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) does not have enough money to pay all of its salaries this financial year and will have to slash staff by more than 550 if it is to remain within budget over the medium term.
Five-year suspended sentence for Cape Town driver's licence examiner who took bribes
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TimesLIVE reports that a driver's licence examiner who took bribes for learner’s and driver’s licences in Khayelitsha, Cape Town, has been sentenced to a five-year jail term.
Denel pays staff salaries – but leaves out pensions contributions
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TimesLIVE reports that employees at state-owned arms manufacturer Denel learned on Tuesday that the company had paid their salaries, but not their pension contributions.
Kenny Kunene's e-hailing business empowers drivers with cars
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Sunday Independent reports that while its established competitors in the e-hailing taxi business expect drivers to have their own cars or be employed by a vehicle owner, new player YooKoo Ride is empowering drivers who do not own cars.
Diepsloot taxi drivers, passengers regularly robbed at gunpoint
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Independent News reports that in recent weeks, taxi drivers and passengers on the route between Marabastad and Diepsloot have been robbed at gunpoint by criminals posing as passengers.
No beards or tattoos for City of Cape Town law enforcement officers
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Saturday Star reports that law enforcement officers in Cape Town can’t sport a beard, a funky moustache or a visible tattoo.
De Beers and partners launch three-year programme for female engineers
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ANA reports that diamond company De Beers said on Monday it had launched a three-year partnership with Women in Engineering (WomEng), consumer goods company Unilever and professional services firm EY to develop the next generation of highly skilled female engineers.
Afternoon roundup of labour news on Tuesday, 9 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, 9 July 2019.
Afrisam's collapse caused serious tensions between PIC and GEPF, Mpati inquiry hears
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Business Report writes that former Public Investment Corporation (PIC) CEO Dr Daniel Matjila has told of how the collapse of cement company Afrisam, "created serious tensions between the PIC and GEPF (Government Employees Pension Fund)."
Joseph Mathunjwa risks losing Amcu amid questions of identity and direction
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Miningmx writes that the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (Amcu) seems to have reached a plateau after its five-month strike in Sibanye-Stillwater’s gold mines effectively accomplished nothing beyond the impoverishment of its members.
Progress being made in reducing public sector wage bill
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The Star reports that according to Public Service and Administration Minister Senzo Mchunu, government has put measures in place to manage the public sector wage bill.
Matjila tells Mpati inquiry he would welcome workers on PIC board
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Business Report writes that former Public Investment Corporation (PIC) CEO Dan Matjila has indicated that he would welcome the representation of workers on the asset manager’s board just as long as processes were followed.
Shortage of nursing staff makes NHI impossible, says AfriForum
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AfriForum said on Tuesday that the critical and increasing shortage of nursing staff in SA was a fatal weak point in putting the envisaged National Health Insurance (NHI) into practice.
Nurses 'burnt out' at clinic that turned away pregnant woman, says Human Rights Commission
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TimesLIVE reports that the SA Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) says no action has been taken against officials who allegedly turned away a heavily pregnant woman who ended up giving birth outside a clinic in Pretoria.
Armed robbers accost guard, hold up patients on Tuesday at Durban's Westville Hospital
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TimesLIVE reports that four armed robbers held up patients at Durban's Life Westville Hospital on Tuesday.
SABC confident turnaround strategy will save the public broadcaster
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EWN reports that the SA Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) is confident that its turnaround strategy will save the organisation.
Three construction workers killed in trench collapse in Cape Town on Monday
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TimesLIVE reports that emergency services worked into the night on Monday to recover the bodies of three construction workers who died after a trench collapsed on them in Cape Town.
State forging ahead with plans to cut public sector wage bill
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BL Premium reports that the government is forging ahead with plans to trim the unsustainable public sector wage bill, a stance likely to put it on a collision course with its labour allies.
Platinum producers enter wage talks with the advantages of both cash and stockpiles
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Bloomberg writes that when the world’s biggest platinum miners sit down to hammer out a wage deal with the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (Amcu) this week, they will hold two potentially winning cards in reserve, namely the cash and metal stockpiles to endure a strike.
Markus Jooste opposes Steinhoff Group’s bid to recoup excessive salary and bonus payments
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Business Report writes that former Steinhoff International chief executive Markus Jooste has filed opposing papers at the Western Cape High Court against the retailer’s R850 million claim against him.
New Sars boss Kieswetter accused of bullying, 'jobs for pals'
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Fin24 reports that new SA Revenue Service (Sars) Commissioner Edward Kieswetter has been accused of corruption in the Technology Innovation Agency (TIA), the board of which he chairs.
Old Mutual ready to fight axed CEO Peter Moyo publicly in court
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BL Premium reports that Old Mutual is ready to discredit axed CEO Peter Moyo’s court papers to defend its board and chair Trevor Manuel.
Security guard shot in Durban school robbery dies in hospital
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TimesLIVE reports that a security guard who was shot in the chest at Folweni High School, south of Durban, last month died on Saturday. He was the second person to be killed in Folweni in a month.
Roundup on Monday, 8 July 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
Friday, 5 July 2019.
Manager 'thrown into fire' during violent 'farm invasion' in KZN on Saturday
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TimesLIVE reports that a farm manager in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) was hospitalised with burns on Saturday after "violent thugs" invaded a farm, set it alight and allegedly threw him into the flames.
Mboweni declines government guarantee to bail out cash-strapped SABC
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TimesLIVE reports that Finance minister Tito Mboweni has declined to give the cash-strapped SA Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) a much-needed government guarantee in order for the public broadcaster to stay on air.