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.
State ordered to reveal details of Marikana miners’ dockets
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SABC News reports that the defence team in the Marikana trial of former North West Deputy Police Commissioner William Mpembe and three other senior police officers has successfully argued for the state to reveal details of dockets of the two scenes where 34 mineworkers were shot and killed in August 2012.
Nehawu stages three-day picket over Necsa’s turnaround plan that would see 400 jobs cut
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Business Report writes that the National Education, Health and Allied Workers’ Union (Nehawu) was due on Wednesday to kick-off three days of mass action at the state-owned Nuclear Energy Company of SA (Necsa).
Nehawu ends strike at Vaal University of Technology with 7.5% wage increase
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ANA reports that the National Education, Health and Allied Workers' Union (Nehawu) announced on Wednesday that it had ended its strike at Vaal University of Technology (VUT).
Classes suspended at Durban school after teacher gunned down on Tuesday
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Independent News reports that classes at Masuku Primary School in Folweni, south of Durban, have been suspended for the rest of the week after a teacher was murdered there on Tuesday morning.
Executive producer at SABC’s Thobela FM radio station fired for involvement in job-for-sale scandal
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SowetanLive reports that a SA Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) radio station's executive producer has been dismissed after he was found guilty of being involved in a jobs-for-sale scandal.
Continental Tyre SA starts process of closing down PE unit and retrenching 170 employees
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HeraldLive reports that 170 jobs are on the line at Continental Tyre SA, which is shutting down its underground mining tyres and agricultural tyres production unit in Port Elizabeth and moving production out of SA.
Tito Mboweni clamps down heavily on mayoral and municipal gravy trains
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BL Premium reports that finance minister Tito Mboweni has put an end to business class flights, expensive cars, free booze and year-end parties for mayors and all municipal officials and politicians.
Soweto taxi ranks and routes to reopen on 18 June after feuding groups sign peace deal
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ANA reports that the Gauteng Provincial Government has announced that following the signing of a peace deal between rival taxi associations, it would reopen the taxi ranks and routes in Soweto that were closed in March after violent clashes.
Numsa and Cabin Crew Association threaten SAA with total shutdown of aviation industry
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BusinessLive reports that employees of SA Airways (SAA) who are members of the National Union of Metalworkers SA (Numsa) and the SA Cabin Crew Association (Sacca) picketed outside OR Tambo, King Shaka, Cape Town and East London airports on Wednesday.
Afternoon roundup of labour news on Tuesday, 11 June 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, 11 June 2019.
SA companies having trouble retaining skilled staff
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The Citizen reports that South African companies were having trouble retaining the already scarce skilled workforce in the country, a new survey recently revealed.
Teacher shot dead by gunman who walked into Durban school on Tuesday
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TimesLIVE reports that a teacher died after multiple bullets were fired at him by a gunman during school hours on Tuesday morning.
Nehawu vows to continue with wage strike at VUT
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SABC News reports that the National Education, Health and Allied Workers’ Union (Nehawu) has vowed to continue with its strike at the Vaal University of Technology (VUT) until management meets its demands.
Truck drivers threaten a nationwide strike on ‘Trucking Black Day’ on 18 July
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TimesLIVE reports that a looming national strike by truck drivers on 18 July could spell further trouble for the already ailing trucking fraternity.
Police accountability demanded for 2012 Marikana massacre
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ANA writes that rights' groups with interests in the 2012 Marikana massacre continue to ask why it took seven years to bring the police officers accused of killing mineworkers before the courts.
Companies cautious on hiring, with trend set to continue
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Fin24 reports that according to the most recent ManpowerGroup Employment Outlook Survey, SA employers report overall cautious hiring plans for the third quarter of 2019, with the trend set to continue.
Teacher assaulted by pupil at KZN school says attacks on him have happened many times
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The Star reports that as a video of a learner assaulting a teacher on school premises went viral, the KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) Department of Education admitted that school violence was getting deadlier.
As deaths mount in trucking industry, transport union Satawu calls on government to intervene
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EWN reports that the SA Transport and Allied Workers' Union (Satawu) on Monday called on government to take steps to put a stop to the alarming loss of life in the trucking industry.
Death of commander of the SANDF’s Waterkloof Air Force Base to be probed
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Cape Times reports that Defence and Military Veterans Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula has announced a probe into the circumstances leading to the death on 4 June of Brigadier-General Motlhokomedi Kenneth Petso, commander of the SANDF’s Waterkloof Air Force Base in Pretoria.
Ex-North West cop in court for incident leading up to Marikana massacre
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ANA reports that former North West deputy police commissioner William Mpembe, who is accused of several deaths in the lead-up to the Marikana massacre in 2012, and his three co-accused appeared in the North West High Court on Monday.
Numsa and Sacca to picket at major airports on Tuesday
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TimesLIVE reports that the National Union of Metalworkers of SA (Numsa) and the South African Cabin Crew Association (Sacca) are due to picket at all major airports in protests of a “myriad of issues at SAA and SAA Technical" (Saat) on Tuesday.
Free State medical students to return to Pelonomi Hospital after security beefed up
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OFM News reports that the University of the Free State (UFS) on Monday said medical students would return to Pelonomi Hospital following their engagements with the health department over safety measures.
Transnet officials told to approve tender or lose jobs, state capture inquiry told
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EWN reports that state capture commission of inquiry has heard how a Transnet whistle-blower alleged that bid committee members were threatened with losing their jobs should they not ensure that a particular company won a tender.
Firefighter an inspiration as she makes history as Cape Town’s first female operations manager
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TimesLIVE reports that Arlene Wehr has been fighting fires and gender discrimination since 1996 and she has now become the first female operations manager in Cape Town's fire and rescue service in more than 170 years.
Accused in fatal shooting of two Durban metro cops who were guarding councilor’s home appears in court 'injured
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TimesLIVE reports that a suspect arrested in connection with the shooting of two metro police officers in Durban last month appeared to be in great pain as he hobbled into the dock alongside three others on Monday.
Sadtu bank open for business for the teacher union’s members and staff
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SowetanLive reports that a year-and-a-half after applying for a banking licence, the SA Democratic Teachers’ Union (Sadtu) has successfully launched a co-operative financial institution with 217 members and R141,000 in deposits at the time of registration.
Amcu reckons it has the upper hand in upcoming platinum sector wage talks
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Business Report writes that as Sibanye-Stillwater's takeover of Lonmin cleared the final regulatory hurdle on Friday, the platinum producer and its peers now face the challenge of wage negotiations.
DA calls for protection of SABC staff after assassination attempt on audit executive
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The Star reports that the Democratic Alliance (DA) has called for the protection of staff of the SA Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) by the police after the attempted killing of a senior audit official employed at the public broadcaster.
Umlazi protest on Monday emanated from disgruntled contract workers
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News24 reports that a labour dispute between an eThekwini metro contractor and its workers was responsible for major disruptions in the Umlazi area in southern Durban on Monday, the municipality indicated.
Widow of mine security guard killed by elephant struggling to come to terms with his death
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News24 reports that the widow of a security guard who was trampled to death on Saturday by an elephant at the Foskor Mine in Phalaborwa, Limpopo, is still battling to come to terms with her partner's death.