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.
CCMA cases pile up with new national minimum wage referrals
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Mail & Guardian reports that the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) has received 1,073 national minimum wage (NMW) referrals for the first half of this year, thereby pushing its overall caseload to over 100,000 complaints.
Ipid under fire for spending most of its budget on salaries rather than operations
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Independent News reports that the Independent Police Investigative Directorate (Ipid) has come under fire from MPs for spending the bulk of its R315 million budget on paying salaries instead of running its operations.
Zandile Gumede due back at work on Tuesday as eThekwini mayor, but DA threatens court action
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Sunday Tribune reports that eThekwini mayor Zandile Gumede is expected back at work on Tuesday, but the ANC provincial leadership must still decide on its next step after it forced her to take a 30-day leave of absence.
BMF objects to appointment of white male as Mango CEO
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Fin24 reports that in a statement on Friday, the Black Management Forum (BMF) condemned the appointment of Nico Bezuidenhout as CEO of state-owned low-cost airline Mango, which is a subsidiary of SA Airways (SAA).
Denel hoping for R2.8bn bailout from government
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Fin24 reports that Denel wants the SA government to give it a R2.8bn financial boost, a spokesperson for the state-owned arms manufacturer confirmed on Friday.
Evidence suggests NHI dream will be a disaster, Solidarity warns
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Trade union Solidarity expressed its concern on Friday about the precarious state of health care in the public sector and argued that the implementation of the National Health Insurance (NHI), as confirmed by newly appointed Health Minister Dr Zweli Mkhize, would only bring “large-scale and far-reaching disaster”.
Cosatu in Gauteng demands Ramaphosa chide Tito Mboweni over e-tolls social media spat
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BusinessLive reports that trade union federation Cosatu in Gauteng says President Cyril Ramaphosa should call finance minister Tito Mboweni to order after a social media spat with Gauteng premier David Makhura over the scrapping of e-tolls.
Saftu calls for arrests after municipal union activist gunned down outside his home in Port Elizabeth
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News24 reports that the SA Federation of Trade Unions (Saftu) has called on police to leave no stone unturned in finding those behind the assassination of Bongani Cola, deputy chairperson of the Democratic Municipal and Allied Workers Union of SA (Demawusa).
PIC denies investment in Edcon was the result of political pressure, but credits unions’ role in saving jobs
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BusinessLive reports that the Public Investment Corporation (PIC) has responded to suggestions that it invested in Edcon because of political pressure by saying that it was in the national interest to contribute to the turnaround of the struggling retailer.
Afternoon roundup of labour news on Thursday, 4 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
Thursday, 4 July 2019.
Communications Minister Ndabeni-Abrahams would rather quit than give blank cheque to bankrupt SABC
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TimesLIVE reports that Communications Minister Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams has told Parliament that she was prepared to quit her job rather than give the cash-strapped SA broadcasting Corporation (SABC) a loan guarantee while it does not have a solid turnaround strategy.
Shocked national police commissioner vows to track down cold-blooded killers of Gauteng cop
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ANA reports that national police commissioner General Khehla John Sitole has expressed shock at the cold-blooded murder of a Gauteng crime intelligence police officer and vowed to track down the killers.
Medic assaulted inside ambulance by father of patient who crashed bakkie into house
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TimesLIVE reports that a paramedic driving an ambulance was attacked by a passenger as they transported an injured motorist to hospital in the North West.
Durban July at risk with Phumelela Gaming and Leisure aiming to retrench 500 workers
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Business Report writes that Phumelela Gaming and Leisure has confirmed that it is in the process of retrenching at least 500 workers and closing some of its Betting World and Tab stores because of the dismal state of the economy.
Internal auditors ‘need state protection’ for exposing corruption
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Independent News reports that a report by the Institute for Internal Auditors SA (IIA SA), which was released in May, revealed that one out of five internal auditors feared for their lives, and those of their families, in the event of them exposing questionable activities in their investigations.
Six Royal Bafokeng board members who are accountants probed by Saica for alleged unethical conduct
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The Star reports that the SA Institute of Chartered Accountants (Saica) has launched an investigation into six board members of Royal Bafokeng Platinum following a complaint about their alleged unethical conduct.
Afrikaans teachers’ union Saou facing probe by labour registrar in addition to criminal investigation
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The Citizen reports that Afrikaans teachers’ union the Suid Afrikaanse Onderwysers Unie (Saou) is facing another investigation, with its secretary-general’s R3.6 million salary among a flurry of alleged irregularities subject to a labour registrar’s probe.
Gautrain to take disciplinary action against bus driver filmed using phone while driving
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TimesLIVE reports that Gautrain operator Bombela advised on Wednesday that it would be taking disciplinary steps against a bus driver who was shown on social media using his cellphone while driving.
Bonus windfalls for Mediclinic executives, despite 70% slump in share value
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BL Premium reports that Mediclinic International’s disappointing offshore ventures have resulted in the private hospital group shedding more than 70% of its value in the past three years, but its senior executives have continued to get generous bonuses.
Concerns over illegal mining prompts Blyvoor Gold to send open letter to Gauteng’s police chief
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Mining Weekly reports that the reemergence of illegal mining in the Carletonville area on the West Rand has prompted Blyvoor Gold to write an urgent open letter to Gauteng's provincial commissioner of police, Lieutenant-General E Mawela.
Passenger takes over and drives taxi after Joburg metro cop 'pepper-sprays' driver
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TimesLIVE reports that a passenger made the hasty decision to take over the driving of a taxi after the driver was allegedly pepper-sprayed by a Joburg metro cop.
Initial work by CSIR on ‘just energy transition’ points to need to cushion coal regions
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Mining Weekly reports that the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) Energy Centre has initiated a project to model the socioeconomic risks and opportunities associated with SA’s transition from a coal-dominant electricity industry to one that is increasingly based on renewable energy.
NUM cries foul after millions allegedly diverted from construction industry retirement fund
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BusinessLive reports that the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) has called for a special board meeting of the Construction Industry Retirement Benefit Fund to discuss the alleged misappropriation of R4.8m.
Afternoon roundup of labour news on Wednesday, 3 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, 3 July 2019.
SA teachers busy with discipline issues at expense of teaching
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Sowetan reports that South African teachers spend less time on actual teaching and learning compared to their counterparts in countries such as Portugal and Sweden.
Increasing number of employers failing to pay salaries, says Cosatu North West
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ANA reports that the Congress of SA Trade Unions (Cosatu) in North West said on Wednesday that there was a growing number of employers who were failing to pay workers’ salaries, both in the private and public sectors.
Survey reveals that half of SA teachers did not choose teaching as first choice
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ANA reports that the Teaching and Learning International Survey (Talis) has revealed that more than half of South African teachers responded that teaching had not been their first choice.
Emergency services operational in Cosmo City with metro cops to escort ambulances
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The Star reports that City of Johannesburg emergency services are operational in Cosmo City after the recent attack on an ambulance crew, but there could be some delays in assisting patients as precautionary security measures have been put in place.
Amcu calls for tougher mine safety regulation following sixth Harmony fatality
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Mining Weekly reports that on Tuesday the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (Amcu) called for greater accountability for mine safety and tougher regulation across the mining industry.
Denosa rejects Gauteng MEC’s proposals for improved safety at Phola Park Clinic as inadequate
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Sowetan reports that the Democratic Nursing Organisation of SA (Denosa) has rejected a proposal by Gauteng health MEC Bandile Masuku to have Ekurhuleni metro police officers patrol Phola Park Clinic in Thokoza.