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.
Cape Town Metrorail commuters robbed, man shot when trying to flee
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GroundUp reports that on Friday five men, two of them armed with handguns, entered a full carriage on a Metrorail Cape Town-bound train and began to rob passengers.
SA’s gold mining still the biggest killer
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City Press reports that the number of fatalities at mines across the country has increased by at least 12% this year so far. Last year, there were 68 fatalities across the mining sector, while 77 men and women have died in 2017 so far.
Gauteng paid R76m over seven years for suspended employees to stay at home
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The Star writes that the trend of the Gauteng government paying suspended employees to stay at home doing nothing is getting worse, with R75.7m blown in the past seven years on salaries of officials placed on precautionary suspension.
Allan Gray points out the real problem at Eskom is a productivity meltdown
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BizNews writes that the analysts at top rated money manager Allan Gray join the financial dots better than most and chief investment officer Andrew Lapping did so again during a recent roadshow.
No disciplinary action after Senqu municipal boss convicted of fraud seven months ago
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DispatchLive reports that seven months after being convicted on three counts of fraud, Senqu local municipality municipal manager, Mxolisi Yawa, is still serving in his position.
Unions furious over government’s continued delay in making wage offer
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BusinessLive reports that public sector unions have condemned the government’s "lax and indifferent" approach to wage negotiations after it failed to present workers with a wage offer, almost three months into the talks.
Steve Biko Hospital ends security contract after guards protest over unpaid wages
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News24 reports that the Gauteng Department of Health has terminated the contract of a private security company "with immediate effect" after its employees staged a protest at the Steve Biko Academic Hospital on Monday.
Promise of no job cuts as Airlink and Safair plan to merge
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TimesLive reports that independent aviation companies Airlink and Safair have inked a merger deal in order to pool their costs.
Web links to selected labour news reports posted on Monday, 27 November 2017
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Our links page provides references to South African labour news reports we have come across on the Internet on Monday, 27 November 2017.
'Suspend Lonmin operations over social and labour plans’, says Mining Forum of SA
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Business Report writes that the Mining Forum of SA (MFSA) has called on Mineral Resources Minister Mosebenzi Zwane to suspend or cancel Lonmin's operations after the platinum producer failed to comply with social and labour plans (SLPs).
Safety concerns lead to shut down of production line at Pelindaba nuclear plant
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The Citizen reports that the National Nuclear Regulator (NNR) shut down a radio isotope cancer treatment production line at the Pelindaba nuclear plant 10 days ago because of safety concerns.
Broke municipal councils use infrastructure grant funds to meet salary bills
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BusinessLive reports that broke municipalities are dipping into their infrastructure grant funds to pay salaries, a concern for the SA Local Government Association (Salga) and the Department of Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA).
Illegal miners in court on Monday in two separate cases
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The New Age writes that the law is taking its course in two separate cases where illegal miners (zama zamas) were allegedly involved in violence which resulted in deaths.
Eskom’s Koko disciplinary case closes early after witnesses decline to testify against him
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BusinessLive reports that the prosecution in Eskom’s disciplinary process against Matshela Koko was forced to close its case prematurely on Saturday after a number of witnesses declined to testify against the suspended former acting CEO.
Game farmer charged with culpable homicide after worker shoots himself with darting gun
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ANA reports that a Limpopo game farmer faces a charge of culpable homicide after a worker on a neighbouring farm accidentally shot himself with his darting gun at a farm near Lephalale.
National Minimum Wage Bill sets up annual reviews of basic pay
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BusinessLive reports that the National Minimum Wage Bill was tabled in Parliament last week to set up a 10-member national minimum wage commission that will review the national minimum wage (NMW) yearly and make recommendations to the labour minister.
Provinces still uncertain on internships for unplaced medical students
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BusinessLive reports that almost 300 medical students will sit their final-year exams this week, not knowing where they will be doing their internships in 2018.
Police monitor protest action by security guards at Steve Biko Academic Hospital
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EWN reports that a protest was taking place on Monday morning at the entrance of the Steve Biko Academic Hospital in Pretoria, apparently by group of private security guards.
Security guards march against the City of Ekurhuleni on Monday
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TimesLive reports that security guards gathered in Germiston on Monday morning‚ prior to their march to the offices of the City of Ekurhuleni to demand that they be considered for employment in new contracts to be signed by the metro.
Numsa’s 18-day strike at Whirlpool ends with agreement on housing assistance
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ANA reports that the National Union of Metalworkers of SA (Numsa) said on Saturday that the strike by some 900 workers at Whirlpool appliances manufacturing facilities was over.
Cosatu warns state’s delay in making a wage offer a recipe for public sector strike
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BusinessLive reports that according to union federation Cosatu, the government’s delay in presenting a wage offer to public servants is a recipe for an unnecessary strike.
Web links to selected labour news reports posted from Friday, 24 November to Sunday, 26 November 2017
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Our links page provides references to South African labour news reports we have come across on the Internet from Friday, 24 November to Sunday, 26 November 2017.
Parliament wants Mineral Resources Department to be part of silicosis class action
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HuffPost reports that Parliament’s portfolio committee on mineral resources has called for the Department of Mineral Resources (DMR) to play a role in the class action lawsuit by 30,000 former mine workers against 82 gold mines.
Auditor-General eyes corrupt officials’ pensions
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City Press reports that corrupt officials may soon find themselves personally liable for losses incurred by the state if Auditor-General Kimi Makwetu has his way.
Push by creditors to liquidate ill-fated Lily Mine
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Mail & Guardian reports that creditors have applied to the court to liquidate Vantage Goldfields-owned Lily Mine in Mpumalanga.
Manufacturing Circle launches plan to create a million new jobs over 10 years
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Engineering News reports that the Manufacturing Circle released a plan on Friday outlining how SA could create a million jobs over a ten-year period through pursuing a series of reforms designed at stimulating demand for South African manufactured products and improving the investment climate.
Ekurhuleni bemoans surge in attacks on emergency staff
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ANA reports that the City of Ekurhuleni said on Sunday that its disaster and emergency management services (DEMS) were experiencing an increase in attacks on staff, including damage to emergency vehicles and fire station centers.
Five North West officials accused of pilfering R1.2m from Klerksdorp hospital
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ANA reports that the North West health department has officially suspended, with immediate effect, five officials who allegedly defrauded the Klerksdorp/Tshepong hospital complex of more than R1.2m from May to November this year.
Union federation Saftu outraged at power wielded by ratings agencies
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Fin24 reports that the SA Federation of Trade Unions (SAFTU) said on Sunday it was angered at the latest decisions by global ratings agencies.
Cosatu links ‘Black Friday’ to history of slavery
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Business Report that labour federation Cosatu has taken offence at the words ‘Black Friday’, claiming that it originates from the time when slaves were sold on a Friday.