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.
Municipal Councillors’ Pension Fund looted
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The Star reports that widespread corruption, fraud, theft and mismanagement of hundreds of millions of rand at the Municipal Councillors’ Pension Fund (MCPF) has been referred to the Hawks by its curators.
Eskom and unions to return to wage negotiation table on Tuesday
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Fin24 reports that trade unions will meet with Eskom on Tuesday to give feedback on the power utility’s most recent wage offer.
Case against men accused of killing two police officers postponed
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News24 reports that three men accused of killing two police officers appeared in the Germiston Magistrate's Court on Monday and the case was postponed for further investigation.
HuffPost in SA to close due to ‘challenging’ advertising revenue, staff being ‘consulted’
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BusinessLive reports that Media24 has announced it is ending its publishing arrangement with global internet media brand, HuffPost.
Rio Tinto says workers return at Richards Bay Minerals
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Bloomberg reports that Rio Tinto’s Richards Bay Minerals in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) said workers were reporting for duty after violence and protests that started more than a week ago shut the operations.
Credit Ombud says garnishee order abuse continues despite ConCourt ruling
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Personal Finance reports that the Credit Ombud, Nicky Lala-Mohan, says there is still widespread abuse of the garnishee order system to deduct debt repayments from employees.
Fourth suspect arrested for killing of East Rand cop
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Timeslive reports that a fourth suspect has been arrested in connection with the death of a police officer‚ who was killed on the East Rand last week.
After Sunday’s copper mine blaze, SA’s mine death toll this year hits 54
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Bloomberg reports that SA’s mining industry is heading for the deadliest year since 2012 after six people died in an underground fire at Palabora Mining Company’s copper mine.
NUM, Amcu demand action after six miners killed at Limpopo copper mine
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Mail & Guardian reports that the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) and the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (Amcu) have called for accountability after six mineworkers died in a fire at Palabora Mining Company.
Roundup on Monday, 16 July 2018 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, 13 July 2018.
Bail hearing postponed for men who allegedly torched mineworkers’ bus, leaving six dead
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News24 reports that the case against five men who allegedly torched a bus in which six miners were killed earlier this year has been postponed until August for a formal bail application.
Unions claim victory with Nelson Mandela Bay agreement to back pay bonuses
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GroundUp reports that Nelson Mandela Bay Municipal workers will finally get their long-service back-pay bonuses.
Free-carried interest will foster loyalty among mineworkers, Mantashe reckons
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Mining Weekly reports that Mineral Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe has pointed out that the free-carried interest stipulated in the latest draft of the Mining Charter would result in workers deriving immediate value.
Tshwane mayor Msimanga faces mounting pressure demanding body builder’s exit
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The Citizen reports that Tshwane executive mayor Solly Msimanga faces mounting backlash from opposition parties calling for the dismissal of bodybuilder turned executive director Stefan de Villiers.
Communication Workers Union tells MTN it will strike over wages
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Bloomberg reports that MTN workers are set to go on strike after a breakdown in wage talks between the cellphone company and the Communication Workers Union (CWU).
Cops fight back as heavily armed illegal miners loot mothballed Lily Mine
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City Press reports that illegal miners have been looting gold from Mpumalanga’s mothballed Lily Mine, but police are on their tracks. Mpumalanga police arrested two suspected illegal miners when they embarked on a clean-out operation last weekend. One illegal miner was shot dead.
Post Office workers seek minister’s help in pay talks
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The Sunday Independent reports that SA Post Office (Sapo) workers have called on Telecommunications and Postal Services Minister Siyabonga Cwele to urgently intervene in their wage negotiation deadlock with Sapo management.
Former labour registrar Johan Crouse says something’s rotten in state of unions
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Business Times writes that according to former labour registrar Johan Crouse, trade unions were fleecing their members, and the government was making it difficult to hold them accountable.
Footwear workers' wage strike set to enter second week on Monday
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EWN reports that the National Union of Leather and Allied Workers (Nulaw) indicated in a statement on Sunday that footwear workers would be continuing with their nationwide wage strike.
Five miners die, one still missing after being trapped underground at Palabora Copper mine
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eNCA reports that five miners have died after being trapped underground at the Palabora Copper mine in Limpopo.
Mathunjwa purges rivals in another shake-up at Amcu
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Mail & Guardian reports that Associated of Mineworkers and Construction Union (Amcu) president Joseph Mathunjwa has executed another big purge within his union and is intent on ousting his deputy, Sanele Myeza.
Manyi’s Afro Voice, formerly known as The New Age, applies for liquidation
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The Citizen reports that Afrotone Media Holdings headed by Mzwanele (Jimmy) Manyi announced on Thursday that its daily newspaper, Afro Voice (formerly known as The New Age), would be filing for liquidation.
Cracks widen between alliance partners Cosatu and ANC in North West
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ANA reports that the Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) in the North West on Thursday blasted the African National Congress (ANC) for boycotting its elective conference in Mahikeng.
Outa uncovers grossly wasteful expenditure at Services Sector Seta
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Timeslive reports that the Services Sector Education and Training Authority (Seta) allegedly bought 20‚000 exam pads at R214 each, 30‚000 lanyards at R166.50 each and 30‚000 flash drives at R167 each.
Over 850 Prasa employees suffered disabling injuries on duty over past three years
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Timeslive reports that a stunning 869 employees suffered disabling injuries while on duty working for the Passenger Rail Agency of SA (Prasa) over the past three financial years. Fifteen more people died at the agency's premises during the period between April 2015 and March 2018.
Afternoon roundup of labour news on Thursday, 12 July 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
Thursday, 12 July 2018.
DA’s Maimane accompanies victims of Mpumalanga ‘sex for jobs’ scandal to lay charges
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Timeslive reports that Democratic Alliance (DA) leader Musa Maimane accompanied two job seekers to a police station on Thursday to lay criminal charges against a Mpumalanga Department of Health official.
Average pay of CEOs at SA's 10 biggest companies rises to R24.9 million
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Fin24 reports that according to a new report by PwC, CEOs at South Africa’s largest JSE-listed companies earned total remuneration packages of R24.9m on average last year.
Tshwane mayor defends employing unqualified diary-coordinator for a million rand per year
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The Citizen reports that Tshwane’s executive mayor Solly Msimanga admitted on Power FM on Thursday that a man who, by his own admission does nothing other than coordinating his diary, earns R1 million per annum.
Public servants cash out pensions then return to work, PSC report finds
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Fin24 reports that according to a report by the Public Service Commission (PSC), public servants were resigning to cash out their pensions only then to rejoin the public service.