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.
High Court presumes as dead the 11 missing fishermen who went missing off Cape Town coast in May
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News24 reports that the Western Cape High Court has presumed as dead, the 11 fishermen who went missing at sea in May 2024. The men went missing after their fishing vessel, the MFV Lepanto, encountered trouble and sank on 17 May 2024, 34 nautical miles off the coast of Hout Bay.
Morning roundup of labour news on Wednesday, 2 October 2024
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In our Wednesday morning roundup, see
summaries of our selection of recent South
African labour-related reports.
Tough round of pay talks this week for parties at public service bargaining council
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BusinessLive reports that unions representing SA’s 1.3-million government workers, who are demanding a 12% pay hike, prepared themselves for a long round of talks scheduled to start from Tuesday this week.
Eastern Cape cop shot dead on Monday in ambush
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News24 reports that a police officer was shot and killed by three armed men in Ngqeleni, Eastern Cape, on Monday afternoon.
Rail Safety Regulator commits to achieving highest level of safety on train lines
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SABC News reports that the Rail Safety Regulator says it is committed to achieving the highest level of safety for passenger and freight rail in the country.
Emfuleni claims service delivery not affected after failure to pay staff their September salaries
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EWN reports that the Emfuleni Local Municipality claims that service delivery has not been affected by the non-payment of salaries to its employees.
Amid ongoing strike, casual worker at Mr Sweet loses finger on duty
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GroundUp reports that a casual worker at Premier‘s Mister Sweet Factory in Germiston is receiving treatment after his finger was cut off while on duty over a week ago.
Qualifications of Prasa’s acting head of security questioned
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The Star reports that Alexio Papadopulo, the Passenger Rail Agency of SA’s (Prasa’s) acting head of security, has rubbished claims that he’s acting in the position without possessing the required qualifications.
Emfuleni employees unpaid for September after Eskom attaches bank accounts
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Sunday Independent reports that the situation at cash-strapped Emfuleni Municipality, headquartered in Vanderbijlpark, has gone from bad to worse as the employees have not received their salaries for September.
Key employees appointed by agriculture minister John Steenhuisen not paid for three months
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City Press reports that key personnel appointed by Agriculture Minister John Steenhuisen have been working for three months without a salary because their appointments are being delayed.
SAPS ‘speedy’ disciplinary processes hit speed bump
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Sunday World reports that the Police and Prisons Civil Rights Union (Popcru) scored a monumental policy victory last week as expeditious disciplinary measures in the SAPS take a back seat to fair hearings and due process.
Two former Kruger National Park rangers sentenced to 20 years in jail for involvement in rhino poaching
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News24 reports that two former Kruger National Park (KNP) rangers were sentenced on Friday to an effective 20 years in prison for their involvement in rhino poaching.
GEPF members frustrated by delays, technical issues with ‘two-pot’ system withdrawals
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City Press reports that the Government Employees Pension Fund (GEPF) has so far received around 205,000 withdrawal applications for the ‘two-pot’ retirement system with a total value of around R5.7 billion.
SA miners slashed almost 7,000 jobs in second quarter
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BL Premium reports that SA’s mining industry shed almost 7,000 jobs in the second quarter, reflecting a wave of restructurings and retrenchments over the past year as falling prices of platinum group metals (PGMs), rising input costs and logistical challenges continued to weigh on mining companies.
Roundup on Monday, 30 September 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.
Morning roundup of labour news on Friday, 27 September 2024
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In our Friday morning roundup, see
summaries of our selection of recent South
African labour-related reports.
More jobs added in second quarter, but employment still less than a year ago
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The Citizen reports that employment statistics for the second quarter show that more jobs were added compared to the first quarter.
SA Institute of Professional Accountants dismisses its chief executive with immediate effect
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Moneyweb reports that Shahied Daniels, chief executive of the SA Institute of Professional Accountants (Saipa), has been dismissed with immediate effect following a disciplinary process spanning six months.
AA expects major fuel price cuts in October
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BusinessLive reports that motorists can expect major fuel price cuts in October when fuel prices are adjusted next week.
DRDGold’s Ergo operation commits R2.5m to provide skills training for 50 Gauteng unemployed youths
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Mining Weekly reports that Gauteng Growth and Development Agency subsidiary The Innovation Hub has signed a memorandum of understanding with surface gold tailings retreatment company DRDGold’s Ergo operation to train and incubate 50 unemployed young people.
Huawei's SA workforce is now majority local, from 90% foreign two years ago
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Fin24 reports that in two years, tech giant Huawei transitioned from having 90% of its employee base in SA as foreign nationals to employing mostly local people.
Morning roundup of labour news on Thursday, 26 September 2024
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In our Thursday morning roundup, see
summaries of our selection of recent South
African labour-related reports.
Morning roundup of labour news on Wednesday, 25 September 2024
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In our Wednesday morning roundup, see
summaries of our selection of recent South
African labour-related reports.
Big petrol and diesel price cuts expected in October
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Daily Investor reports that motorists are set for significant relief at the pumps next week, with petrol and diesel prices expected to come down by over R1 per litre.
Emfuleni municipal employees may not get paid on Wednesday due to R8bn Eskom debt
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News24 reports that thousands of Emfuleni Local Municipality employees, managers and councillors may not be paid their salaries this week, while the municipality awaits a High Court judgment in connection with Eskom's attachment of its four bank accounts over an R8 billion unpaid bill.
Boland rugby player dies after ribs broken during a match in Robertson on Saturday
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News24 reports that tributes have been pouring in on social media for rugby player Ashwill Sauls who died during a rugby match in Robertson in the Western Cape on Saturday.
Three teachers and general worker seek protection orders against 'threatening' Joburg primary school principal
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News24 reports that in what could possibly be an unprecedented move in SA, three teachers along with a general worker from a primary school in Johannesburg are seeking a protection order against their principal whom they allege has been threatening them.
Roundup on Monday, 23 September 2024 of weekend labour reports
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In our roundup of weekend and recent reports,
see summaries of our selection of South African
labour-related stories that recently appeared.
Reserve Bank eases into interest rate cutting cycle as inflation outlook improves
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BusinessLive reports that in a widely expected move, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the SA Reserve Bank (SARB) announced on Thursday a 25 basis-point cut in its benchmark repo rate, lowering it to 8%.
Hlaudi Motsoeneng loses ConCourt appeal bid as SIU so far recovers R6.47m of ‘success fee’
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TimesLIVE reports that the Constitutional Court (ConCourt) on Wednesday denied a bid by former SA Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) COO Hlaudi Motsoeneng to appeal against a Supreme Court of Appeal decision regarding the “success fee” he received from the public broadcaster.