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.
Case of Durban man accused of setting domestic worker alight transferred to regional court
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News24 reports that the criminal case of a man accused of setting alight a domestic worker has been transferred to the Durban Regional Court. Dustin Govender, 28, accused of attempted murder, made a brief appearance in the Durban Magistrate's Court on Tuesday.
AG gives Department of Labour’s Compensation Fund a disclaimer for 2017-2018 statements
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BusinessLive reports that Auditor-General (AG) Kimi Makwetu has, once again, had to issue a disclaimer on the financial statements of the Compensation Fund, which provides compensation for workers injured or made ill at work.
Gauteng government doing all to ensure service delivery won't suffer after evacuation of nine unsafe buildings
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EWN reports that the Gauteng government says it is doing everything possible to ensure there is no impact on service delivery in the province after nine government buildings were vacated over compliance issues.
Numsa wants in on RDM munitions blast probe as it wants to know what happened
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News24 reports that the Western Cape wing of the National Union of Metalworkers of SA (Numsa) will be writing to the Department of Labour to be part of the formal inquiry into the deadly blast that took place at Rheinmetall Denel Munition (RDM) in the Western Cape last week.
Amcu declares wage dispute with three gold mining companies, but not with AngloGold
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Mining Weekly reports that the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (Amcu) on Tuesday warned gold miners Sibanye-Stillwater, Harmony Gold and Village Main Reef of an imminent strike, should they fail to meet the demands of mineworkers.
Afternoon roundup of labour news on Tuesday, 11 September 2018
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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 September 2018.
Numsa calls for nationalisation of Manyi’s Afro Worldview ‘for sake of employees’
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The Citizen reports that the National Union of Metalworkers of SA (Numsa) has called for the nationalisation of the recently closed Afro Worldview “for the sake of employees”.
Ekurhuleni suspends 48 female firefighters for bringing city into disrepute with protest action
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Sowetan reports that Ekurhuleni has put 48 female firefighters on suspension after they protested about their working conditions and the payment of shift allowances.
Eastern Cape traditional healers want document to serve as sick note for their patients
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Daily Dispatch reports that traditional healers in the Eastern Cape have requested the Department of Health to create a document that would serve as an equivalent to a sick note for their patients.
Police officer wounded on Monday in Soweto drive-by shooting
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The Citizen reports that a Protea Glen police officer was shot and wounded in the early hours of Monday morning in Soweto.
Joburg EMS to remember fallen firefighters at memorial service on Wednesday
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SABC News reports that Johannesburg Emergency Management Services (EMS) will host a memorial service on Wednesday for three firefighters who died battling a blaze at the Bank of Lisbon building.
Gauteng government workers relocated from nine unsafe buildings
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Timeslive reports that the Gauteng government has removed its workers from a total of nine buildings which it says do not meet with basic Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) compliance.
EFF denies race-linked ‘invasion’ forced Joburg restaurant to shut down and jobs to be lost
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Timeslive reports that the EFF is adamant that is it not responsible for the closure of the Smokehouse and Grill restaurant and the consequent loss of 29 jobs.
You’re ignoring white workers‚ Solidarity tells Sasol bosses in open letter
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SowetanLive reports that in an open letter to the two CEOs of Sasol‚ Bongani Nqwababa and Stephen Cornell‚ Solidarity accused the company’s management of ignoring white workers in a staff benefit share scheme.
Cosatu congress next week to discuss establishment of state-owned bank
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SowetanLive reports that Cosatu is pushing for the establishment of a state-owned bank, in a move aimed at ensuring that poor people can access finances.
New AngloGold CEO snaps up nearly R6m worth of shares, giving a signal of confidence
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BusinessLive reports that AngloGold Ashanti’s new CEO, Kelvin Dushnisky, clearly sees an upside in the company’s share price, snapping up 50,000 of its American depositary receipts for R5.86m.
SIU to put discretionary grant funding at MICT Seta under the spotlight
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BusinessLive reports that the Media, Information and Communication Technologies Sector Education and Training Authority (MICT Seta) is being investigated by the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) in connection with the allocation of discretionary grant funding.
GEMS blows R60,000 a month of member contributions on empty Mahikeng offices
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BusinessLive reports that the Government Employees Medical Scheme (GEMS) has admitted to blowing hundreds of thousands of rands of its members’ contributions to pay for an empty building for a year.
Nhlanhla Nene promises details shortly on PIC inquiry
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BusinessLive reports that Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene says details surrounding the commission that will examine governance issues at the Public Investment Corporation (PIC) will be announced shortly.
Afternoon roundup of labour news on Monday, 10 September 2018
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In our afternoon roundup, see summaries
of our selection of South African labour-
related stories that appeared thus far on
Monday, 10 September 2018.
EFF Student Command demands that outstanding TVET certificates be issued
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The Citizen reports that the Economic Freedom Fighters’ Student Command (EFFSC) plans to take up the plight of thousands of students who studied at technical and vocational education and training (TVET) institutions and who have not received certificates from the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET).
Project to relocate officials from deadly building was cancelled and unions want heads to roll
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The Citizen reports that trade unions on Sunday claimed that a tender authorised last year for the relocation of health officials from the Bank of Lisbon building to a refurbished building was cancelled by the Gauteng department of infrastructure development.
Joburg ill equipped for high-rise blazes – firefighters unhappy with gear
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The Star reports that the City of Johannesburg has admitted that it does not have the necessary equipment to extinguish fires in the metro, with an alarming number of buildings condemned as death traps.
Former Transnet director Seth Radebe lashes Gordhan in court over ‘racist’ dismissal
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Timeslive reports that the lawyer for ousted Transnet director Seth Radebe claimed in court on Monday that Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan “failed dismally” to respond to allegations of racism leveled against him.
'Will I come back dead or alive?' - The human costs of South African gold mining
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Boomberg writes that after more than two decades of improving mine safety since the end of apartheid, South Africa’s progress has stalled with an increase in gold-mining deaths.
CEO 'will leave no stone unturned' in probe of Rheinmetall Denel Munition blast
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EWN reports that an intricate and lengthy investigation lies ahead to determine the exact cause of a deadly blast at an arms manufacturing plant in Macassar.
Traffic control officer blamed by regulator for rail crash at Booysens station
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The Star reports that the Railway Safety Regulator (RSR) has blamed a traffic control officer for last week’s Selby Metrorail train accident, but the United National Transport Union (Untu) has rubbished the claim.
DA reports senior eThekwini official to SAHRC for using racial slurs
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Daily News reports that the Democratic Alliance (DA) has reported an eThekwini Municipality senior official to the SA Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) for referring to a senior colleague as the C-word in a leaked recorded phone call.
Catzavelos restaurant says EFF protest led to business closing and 29 people losing jobs
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ANA reports that the Catzavelos-owned Smokehouse and Grill revealed on Sunday that the actions of the EFF members who invaded the restaurant in Braamfontein, Johannesburg, on 6 September compounded bad trading conditions and resulted in the business being forced to close its doors.
Prasa accused of failing to pay its share for unit to protect Metrorail commuters in Cape Town
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ANA reports that City of Cape Town mayoral committee member for transport and urban development, Brett Herron, said on Sunday that the Metrorail system in the city was in jeopardy as the Passenger Rail Agency of SA (Prasa) had failed to pay to protect rail commuters.