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.
Military vets threaten action unless they receive state benefits
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ANA reports that several police officers rushed to the scene on Monday as hundreds of angry ex-combatants gathered outside the department of military veterans (DMV) in Hatfield, Pretoria, threatening violence unless they received benefits from the government.
Matshela Koko faces new Eskom disciplinary inquiry
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BusinessLive reports that Eskom’s chief generation officer, Matshela Koko‚ who is implicated in awarding contracts to a company linked to his stepdaughter‚ is facing a new disciplinary inquiry.
Right2Know Campaign seeks job security for non-management ANN7 staff down the line
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BusinessLive reports that the Right2Know (R2K) Campaign on Monday made an impassioned plea to whomever acquires the now-cancelled ANN7 licence to retain non-management staff.
SA’s 112,000 gold mineworkers earn R30bn yearly
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Mining Weekly reports that Roger Baxter, CEO of the Chamber of Mines of SA, said on Monday that, despite SA no longer being a significant producer of gold on a global scale, gold mining remained a key part of the SA economy.
Solidarity lays criminal charges against Molefe and Ngubane over R30m pension payout
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ANA reports that trade union Solidarity on Tuesday laid criminal charges against former Eskom chief executive Brian Molefe and former Eskom board chairperson Ben Ngubane over the R30-million pension awarded to Molefe when he left the state-owned power utility.
Union federation Saftu condemns PIC loan to Eskom
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ANA reports that the SA Federation of Trade Unions (Saftu) on Tuesday strongly condemned the decision of the Public Investment Corporation (PIC) to afford Eskom a loan of R5 billion to cover its operational costs for this month.
No word on when Cape Town central line will reopen
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EWN reports that Metrorail management in the Western Cape cannot say when the central line is expected to reopen after having been suspended for four weeks. No tickets are being sold for the central line this month.
Plans afoot to re-open Lily Mine before end of 2018
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SABC News reports that, speaking on Monday during a commemorative event to mark two years since the Lily Mine disaster, Joseph Mathunjwa, president of the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (Amcu), said the mine was likely to be re-opened before the end of 2018.
Firefighter dies in mountain inferno near Franschhoek
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Timeslive reports that a wildfire raging across the mountains outside of Franschhoek has claimed the life of a firefighter in the Western Cape.
CCMA called in as DUT month-long wage strike continues
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Timeslive reports that the Durban University of Technology (DUT) has turned to the Commission for Conciliation‚ Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) in a last ditch bid to resolve the month-long impasse with unions over wage increases.
Public Servants Association takes aim at PIC and Gigaba after new Eskom bail-out
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BusinessLive reports that after strenuous denials regarding an Eskom bail-out by the finance minister last year, the Public Investment Corporation (PIC) and the Government Employees Pension Fund (GEPF) have agreed to extend a R5bn bridging loan to cash-strapped Eskom.
Hlaudi Motsoeneng's CCMA arbitration hearing postponed 'indefinitely'
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SowetanLive reports that former broadcasting boss Hlaudi Motsoeneng's lawyer wants more time to be set aside for an arbitration hearing over his dismissal from the SA Broadcasting Corporation (SABC).
Property sector firms chided over pay policy
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BusinessLive reports that with the maturation of the listed South African property sector that began with just a few companies in the early 2000s, remuneration structures are now being challenged.
Cape Town’s Mining Indaba kicks off with miner safety in the spotlight
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ANA reports that the 2018 Mining Indaba kicked off in Cape Town on Monday with issues of health and safety in the mining industry firmly in the minds of delegates.
Nampak’s ‘back-dated’ bonuses for executives vetoed at AGM
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Business Report writes that packaging manufacturer Nampak’s remuneration policy was taken to task by shareholders at the group’s annual meeting last Thursday, with shareholders blocking windfall payments to two company’s executives.
Zwane advises that inquiry into Lily Mine tragedy completed
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ANA reports that Mineral Resources Minister Mosebenzi Zwane said on Monday that government had completed its inquiry into the Lily Mine tragedy and that the report would be handed over to the Department of Mineral Resources (DMR) in the next few weeks.
Metrorail Cape Town central line service down for fourth straight week
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EWN reports that Metrorail commuters in Cape Town who travel on the notorious central line have been left in the lurch for a fourth week.
Families of trapped Lily Mine workers gather on Monday for remembrance ceremony
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EWN reports that the families of the three miners trapped at Lily Mine were expected to gather in Barberton on Monday for a remembrance ceremony.
BMW SA opens training centre at Rosslyn plant which can host 300 apprentices a year
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Engineering News reports that BMW Group SA (BMW SA) on Friday cut the ribbon on a new, R73m training academy at its Rosslyn plant, in Pretoria.
Bogus Johannesburg Water employee arrested in sting operation
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Timeslive reports that a Johannesburg man who pretended to be an employee of Johannesburg Water has been arrested for allegedly scamming and soliciting bribes from residents for water services.
Hlaudi Motsoeneng goes to CCMA to challenge axing by the SABC
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BusinessLive reports that Hlaudi Motsoeneng was due to challenge his dismissal from the SA Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) at the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration on Monday.
Lifestyle audits for Eskom’s executives, senior managers and middle managers
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Business Report writes that Eskom said on Friday that its executives and senior managers would be subjected to independent lifestyle and conflict of interest audits as part of the power utility’s efforts to root out corruption.
Roundup on Monday, 5 February 2018 of weekend labour news
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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, 2 January 2017.
Amcu and Sibanye-Stillwater agree that operations at Beatrix to remain suspended on Monday
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SABC News reported on Sunday evening that the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (Amcu) had confirmed that operations would remain suspended at Sibanye-Stillwater’s Beatrix Gold mine in the northern Free State.
NUM calls for ‘infrastructure audit’ in SA mines
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ANA reports that the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) on Friday called for an infrastructure audit to be conducted on all mines in a bid to prevent underground accidents.
Springs farmworker relates how employer scooped a jug into sewage and forced him to drink it
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City Press reports that for more than a month Joseph Mona (36) complained to the authorities that his employer had severely abused him.
Planned ‘illegal march’ by military veterans over benefits causes concern
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ANA reports that he Department of Military Veterans on Friday said it was deeply concerned after receiving information that there were some military veterans planning to undertake “an illegal march” to its offices in Pretoria this week.
Hawks head disturbed by increasing numbers of public officials committing criminal offences
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ANA reports that acting national head of the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (Hawks), Lt-Gen Yolisa Matakata, has expressed concern about the alarming rate at which public officials are continually being found to be in conflict with the law.
Concor contract workers at Anglo Plats mine down tools demanding permanent employment
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SABC News reports that according to the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (Amcu), the 72 striking workers at Anglo American Platinum’s Mogalakwena mine will continue with their action until their demands are met.
EFF tables motion to insource all City of Johannesburg contract workers
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EWN reports that the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) party says it has successfully tabled a motion in the Johannesburg Metropolitan Council, pushing for the city to insource all its contract workers.