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.
Brian Molefe called up by the army with rank of colonel and monthly salary of R57,000
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City Press reports that former Eskom CEO Brian Molefe has been called up to serve as a colonel in the army, earning R57,000 a month. Molefe, who has no military experience, started in August.
KZN cops promise swift action after four officers were shot in less than three days
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TimesLive reports that in the space of just three days last week‚ four police officers in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) came under fire from criminals in two separate incidents. One of them is dead‚ the other three are recovering in hospital.
Strike at Coca-Cola Beverages SA partially resolved
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Nelspruit Post reports that over 30% of striking workers at Coca-Cola Beverages SA (CCBSA) are back at work, according to spokesperson Nathalie Hendricks.
NUM to serve another 48-hour strike notice in coal sector if further wage talks fail
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EWN reports that the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) says it will serve another 48-hour notice to go on strike in the coal sector if it cannot reach a wage agreement with employers on Monday.
Court likens Mount Edgecombe Country Club Estate’s 'repressive' domestic worker rules to apartheid
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News24 reports that a full bench of the Pietermaritzburg High Court has found that rules for domestic workers at Mount Edgecombe Country Club Estate were repressive and reminiscent of the position the apartheid regime took.
Eskom’s proposed 19.9% tariff hike a threat to mining jobs, Chamber of Mines warns Nersa
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Mining Weekly reports that the Chamber of Mines of SA (CoM) on Friday opposed State-owned power utility Eskom’s proposed 19.9% tariff increase application.
Drought in the three Cape provinces could see 50,000 jobs lost
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City Press reports that the drought gripping the three Cape provinces could see up to 50,000 farm workers lose their jobs amid rising inflation.
Coal strike averted, for now, while NUM studies new wage offer from producers
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Miningmx reports that a coal sector wage strike affecting as much as half of SA’s production, which was due to commence on Sunday (19 November), seems to have been averted for the time being after producers submitted new proposals.
Big jobs boost for rural communities, with launch of new scheme on Friday by Ramaphosa
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The Citizen reports that a total of 26 million people in rural communities under the control of traditional leaders nationwide stand to benefit in terms of jobs and economic empowerment in a first of-its-kind rural development scheme.
Yet another Cape Town ambulance crew attacked
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EWN reports that yet another ambulance crew has been targeted by criminals in Cape Town.
Web links to selected labour news reports posted on Thursday, 16 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 Thursday, 16 November 2017.
Majority of police crime intelligence staff have 'no security clearance'
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TimesLive reports that almost three quarters of rank and file police crime intelligence staff do not have security clearance.
Protest on Wednesday by Tshwane Metro Police ex-trainees for jobs
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The Citizen reports that former Tshwane Metro Police Department (TMPD) trainees chanted outside Tshwane House on Wednesday demanding to be reinstated and accusing mayor Solly Msimanga of “lying” and promising them “heaven and earth”, yet not doing anything.
Desperate commuters at Nyanga Junction throw stones and bricks at each other
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GroundUp reports that commuters clinging to the roof of Metrorail coaches and commuters on the platform at Nyanga Junction threw stones at each other on Wednesday as the overcrowded coaches left the platform.
SAHRC hearings reveal skills shortage in mental healthcare sector
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EWN reports that the SA Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) says that its hearings into the status of mental healthcare in the country has revealed a shortage of skills, training and resources.
Nehawu blames government’s outsourcing for 42 dead bodies on Joburg freeway
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eNCA reports that the National Education Health and Allied Workers’ Union (Nehawu) has condemned the horrific incident of transporting corpses using an open trailer in Johannesburg on Wednesday.
Yende family considering civil case against Eskom
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ANA reports that the family of Thembisile Yende, the Eskom employee who was murdered in May, said on Wednesday they would be looking at the possibility of opening a civil case against the power utility.
Numsa to meet Whirlpool management over housing strike
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ANA reports that the National Union of Metalworkers of SA (Numsa) said on Wednesday that its members would be meeting with management at appliance manufacturer Whirlpool, in KwaZulu-Natal, to discuss the ongoing strike at the firm.
KZN health department head Dr Sifiso Mtshali suspended over oncology crisis
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Daily News reports that Dr Sifiso Mtshali, KwaZulu-Natal’s department of health head, has been suspended over the unresolved oncology crisis in the province. He was appointed department head in 2015.
Accreditation for LLB programme at UCT could be withdrawn
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Daily Maverick reports that the University of Cape Town (UCT) is in danger of losing its undergraduate law degree.
Plaudits for Sasol over investment turnaround in staff skills development
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BusinessLive that ahead of its 2017 annual general meeting (AGM) this Friday, one of Sasol’s longtime critics has praised the energy group for the significant turnaround in its investment in skills development.
Lily mine remains in limbo, parties need to get together, says Solidarity
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Mining Weekly reports that as the future of the distressed Lily mine hangs in the balance, trade union Solidarity has called on all parties to expedite the processes under way and make a decision on the mine’s future.
Web links to selected labour news reports posted on Wednesday, 15 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 Wednesday, 15 November 2017.
Transport Minister announces that Metrorail Western Cape to get R8bn injection
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Fin24 reports that Metrorail services in the Western Cape are due to get no less than R8bn in new investment to improve ailing infrastructure, according to Transport Minister Joe Maswanganyi.
Ugu residents expected to lay charges against Samwu and workers over water crisis
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The Mercury reports that criminal charges against Ugu District Municipality workers and their union, the SA Municipal Workers’ Union (Samwu), are expected to be laid next month by residents on the South Coast.
Mining Charter III could hinder South Africa’s economic growth, warns Solidarity
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Mining Weekly reports that trade union Solidarity says that 25,177 jobs have been affected by retrenchments in the mining industry in 2017 and it has pointed to the much-talked-about contentious Mining Charter Three as being a major contributing factor.
Fate of five suspended UKZN executives still unclear
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Daily News reports that the fate of five University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) executives who were suspended for accusing vice-chancellor Dr Albert van Jaarsveld of racism has yet to be decided.
Twenty people rescued from stuck lift in Durban building on Tuesday
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The Mercury reports that twenty people – including a pregnant woman – were safely evacuated from a lift after it became stuck between the 15th and 16th floors at a Durban building on Tuesday.
Solidarity ranks South Africa’s SOEs, with ‘deplorable’ SAA the worst
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Engineering News reports that trade union Solidarity has ranked South African Airways (SAA) as the most poorly managed State-owned enterprise (SOE) in the country.
Eskom doesn’t plan to retrench any workers despite a liquidity crunch
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Reuters reports that cash-strapped power utility Eskom said on Tuesday that it has enough cash to pay wages and keep operations going for a few months and did not plan to retrench any workers despite a liquidity crunch.