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.
Joburg’s Rea Vaya bus services suspended until further notice
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According to a SABC News report on Monday evening, Rea Vaya bus services in Johannesburg have been suspended until further notice. The exact cause of the halt in services is presently unknown.
Transnet security chief in R30m row over conditions for contracts to protect rail network
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Sunday Times reports that in a blow to efforts to revive SA’s battered rail network, a senior Transnet executive is in hot water after demanding that six security companies contracted to secure railway corridors must cough up R30m to subcontract some of the work to a third party.
For first time in five months, fuel prices expected to rise on Wednesday
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BusinessLive reports that the Automobile Association (AA) says motorists will have to budget more for their fuel costs in November.
Swellendam municipal manager placed on special leave amid allegations of misconduct
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News24 reports that the Swellendam Municipality was plunged into turmoil after the speaker placed the municipal manager on special leave. The municipal manager faces a slew of allegations of misconduct.
Ekurhuleni metro police officer shot dead in suspected hijacking incident on Sunday
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The Star reports that two Ekurhuleni Metro Police Department (EMPD) officers were shot in the early hours of Sunday morning, resulting in one fatality and the other person being left in a critical condition.
Roundup on Monday, 4 November 2024 of weekend labour reports
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In our roundup of weekend and recent reports,
see summaries of our selection of recent
South African labour-related articles.
Over 560 ‘starving and dehydrated’ illegal miners flushed out from shafts in Orkney in North West
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TimesLIVE reports that more than 500 illegal miners have resurfaced from abandoned mine shafts in Orkney, North West, after an operation by police and members of the defence force to flush them out.
Morning roundup of labour news on Wednesday, 30 October 2024
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In our Wednesday morning roundup, see
summaries of our selection of recent South
African labour-related reports.
CWU’s Aubrey Tshabalala says reports he’s been expelled from the union are ‘fake news’
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SABC News reports that Communication Workers Union (CWU) general secretary Aubrey Tshabalala says reports that he’s expelled from the union are fake news.
"If something is broken, we must fix it,” Macpherson says about Expanded Public Works Programme
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EWN reports that Minister of Public Works Dean Macpherson told community members in Gqeberha on Monday, during the launch of his national listening tour, that there was a need to rethink ways in which the Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) could be reformed.
Three Ekurhuleni plumbers trapped in Benoni manhole found dead
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EWN reports that three bodies have been retrieved from a manhole in Benoni after a plumbing job went wrong at a business in the area.
Police union Popcru says 'worrying' mental health of cops requires 'urgent attention'
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City Press reports that the Police and Prisons Civil Rights Union (Popcru) is demanding immediate reforms to address the pressing mental health challenges faced by police officers.
Pioneer Foods employees exonerated for the third time in dismissals over ‘looting’ from overturned Coca-Cola truck
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Pretoria News reports that two employees of Pioneer Foods were cleared for the third time after they were initially fired following newspaper articles which implicated them in the looting of cold drink bottles after a Coca-Cola truck had overturned on a road.
Poultry industry seeking once again to have VAT on certain chicken products abolished
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Engineering News reports that the SA Poultry Association (SAPA) announced on Thursday that it would be submitting an application for certain chicken products to be zero-rated in terms of value added tax (VAT).
Average monthly salary in September at highest level ever
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The Citizen reports that monthly average take-home pay reached its highest level yet in September when it surpassed the R17,000 mark.
Morning roundup of labour news on Friday, 25 October 2024
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In our Thursday morning roundup, see
summaries of our selection of recent South
African labour-related reports.
Standard Bank customers voice frustration over delayed payment of salaries into accounts on Friday
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The Citizen reports that the Standard Bank call centre experienced high call volumes on Friday as customers inquired why their salaries were not reflecting in their accounts.
Performance bonus manipulation rocks Technology Innovation Agency
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BL Premium reports on performance bonus scandal at the Technology Innovation Agency (TIA), an entity of the Department of Science and Innovation (DSI), which saw its top brass, including its acting CEO, award themselves bonuses to the exclusion of scores of workers who qualified for the scheme.
Numsa demands 15% wage hike from state-owned arms manufacturer Denel
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BL Premium reports that members of the National Union of Metalworkers of SA (Numsa) protested outside the Centurion offices of state-owned arms manufacturer Denel on Thursday, demanding a 15% wage increase.
Discovery increases its minimum pay rate to R16,600 per month
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BL Premium reports that financial services group Discovery has hiked its minimum pay to R200,000 per year with effect from October. This was disclosed in the company’s 2024 annual report published on Wednesday.
Denosa calls for justice after Limpopo nurse shot dead outside Lebowakgomo Hospital
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IOL News reports that the Democratic Nursing Union of SA (Denosa) in Limpopo has called on police to probe the fatal shooting of a Lebowakgomo Hospital nurse, who was killed outside the gate of the hospital on Tuesday night.
Morning roundup of labour news on Thursday, 24 October 2024
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In our Thursday morning roundup, see
summaries of our selection of recent South
African labour-related reports.
Consumer inflation slows for fourth month, further raising interest rate cut prospects
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BL Premium reports that consumer inflation slowed in September for the fourth month running, reaching its lowest level since March 2021 as fuel prices continued to fall. This paves the way for another interest rate cut in November.
Higher education department slams Educor for 'misleading' claim that registration has been fully restored
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Fin24 reports that the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) has denied fully reinstating the registration of Educor, after the private education group issued a statement saying its registration would be "fully reinstated".
More than 50% of unhappy medical scheme members win their cases referred to regulator
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SmartAboutMoney reports that about 2,000 medical scheme members complained about denied claims and other medical scheme issues last year and the Council for Medical Schemes (CHS) found in favour of more than 50% of the complainants.
Employee who was fired for running a loan shark business at work, loses Labour Court appeal
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IOL News reports that a former Free State National Botanical Gardens employee, who was fired for operating a loan shark business at work, has lost his appeal at the Labour Court to get his job back.
It was an honest mistake, says Cato Manor cop about bank card found on him after deadly carjacking
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News4 reports that according to a Cato Manor police officer, he took a bank card from a vehicle that had been carjacked because he mistook it for his own and it is his intention to pay back the money he withdrew with the card.
Police probe alleged fraud at BMW’s medical aid, amid disciplinary steps taken against 25% of Rosslyn workforce
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BL Premium reports that car manufacturer BMW says it has taken steps to ensure that production at its Rosslyn plant in Pretoria is not affected by disciplinary steps it has taken against 25% of its workforce on suspicion they defrauded the group’s medical aid scheme.
Morning roundup of labour news on Wednesday, 23 October 2024
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In our Wednesday morning roundup, see
summaries of our selection of recent South
African labour-related reports.
NUM faces asset seizure by SARS due to R7 million income tax debt
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City Press reports that the SA Revenue Service (SARS) is aiming to recoup more than R7 million from the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM), potentially through a court order to sell the union’s assets, due to its alleged failure to pay income taxes.