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.
Government Employees Pension Fund (GEPF) says it is 'over-exposed' to SA economy
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Fin24 reports that Abel Sithole, principal executive officer of the Government Employees Pension Fund (GEPF), said on Tuesday that the fund was “over-exposed” to the South African economy and this needed to be addressed.
Alleged murderer of Eskom’s Thembisile Yende back in court on Wednesday
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News24 reports that David Ngwenya, who has been charged with the murder of Eskom employee Thembisile Yende, was due to appear on Wednesday in the Springs Magistrate's Court.
Durban commuters late for work throw stones at female train driver, threaten to kill her
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ANA reports that a female train driver on the Durban/Stanger route was left traumatised on Tuesday morning after angry commuters who were late for work reportedly threw stones at her when she refused to proceed past a red stop signal.
No arrests yet for torching of Bapo tribal offices by Unemployed Forum members over nonpayment
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ANA reports that no arrests have yet been made following the arson attack on the Bapo-Ba-Mogale tribal office in Bapong near Brits on Thursday and investigations continue.
More retrenchments loom for Group Five
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Business Report reports that further retrenchments are looming at Group Five following the revision by the listed construction and engineering group of its strategy.
Web links to selected labour news reports posted on Tuesday, 14 November 2017
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Hillbrow congregants' attack on metro cop embarrassing, says Samwu
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ANA reports that that the SA Municipal Workers’ Union (Samwu) has condemned the attack on Sunday on a Johannesburg metro police in Hillbrow.
It is a bit rich for the Chamber of Mines to cry about transparency with mining's own track record
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As the court challenge to the third Mining Charter begins, Robert Krause, researcher at the Centre for Applied Legal Studies at Wits University, writes that mining companies have done to communities what they accuse government of doing to them, namely drowning out their voices.
Square Kilometre Array construction project creates over 7,000 jobs
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Cape Times reports that the construction of the groundbreaking Square Kilometre Array (SKA) project has created a total of 7,284 direct and indirect jobs.
Govt. must leave UIF money alone, says Cosatu on fees commission TVET proposal
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News24 reports that labour federation Cosatu said on Monday that it would reject the proposed ring-fencing of R50bn from the Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) for technical and vocational education and training (TVET) colleges.
NHI ‘will require trade-offs’ in form of finances taken from other projects
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BusinessLive writes that National Health Insurance (NHI) was not feasible without sustained economic growth and it required so much money there would have to be trade-offs with other spending plans such as expanding access to tertiary education.
Civil Engineering Bargaining Council strengthens negotiation skills through training
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Engineering News reports that to ease wage negotiations in its industry, the Bargaining Council for the Civil Engineering Industry (BCCEI) has embarked on building strong negotiations through training.
Twelve corrupt cops stationed at border posts dismissed after internal investigation
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The Mercury reports that twelve police officers, who had all been working at border posts in northern KwaZulu-Natal (KZN), have all been dismissed for engaging in “corrupt activities”.
EFF chief whip in North West alleged to have assaulted junior female staffer
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SowetanLive reports that the EFF chief whip in North West has been accused of assault by a junior staff member at the provincial legislature after an argument.
Union says huge bonus paid to CEO shows SABC’s finances better than claimed
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The Star reports that according to the Broadcasting, Electronic, Media and Allied Workers’ Union (Bemawu), the SA Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) is not in the financial quagmire it claims to be in.
Attack on JMPD officer: Hillbrow police to meet church leaders
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EWN reports that police in Hillbrow will meet with leaders from The Revelation Church of God after a Johannesburg Metro Police Department (JMPD) officer was assaulted by members of the congregation.
After Durban guard's hand was chopped off, cable ties around wrist saved his life
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Daily News reports that cable ties fastened around a security guard’s wrists saved him from bleeding to death after robbers cut off his hand during an incident in Cato Ridge at the weekend.
Nursing agency owed R6.2m stops providing nurses to Rahima Moosa Hospital
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ANA reports that a nursing agency has stopped providing nurses to the Rahima Moosa Mother and Child Hospital in west Johannesburg because it is owed over R6 million by the Gauteng health department.
Department can't act against SGB teacher accused of kicking 8-year-old girl
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Daily Voice reports on a case of alleged assault of an eight-year-old girl by a teacher at a Mitchells Plain primary school last week that resulted in the little girl being so traumatised that she now cries constantly and is scared to go to school.
Eskom says it has ‘healthy’ coal stockpiles ahead of NUM strike from Sunday in coal sector
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Reuters reports that state-owned power utility Eskom said on Monday it had healthy stockpiles across its coal-fired power stations and was building them further ahead of a potential coal sector wage strike by the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM).
Web links to selected labour news reports posted on Monday, 13 November 2017
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Harmony Gold, Amcu reach agreement to end Kusasalethu strike
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EWN reports that according to Harmony Gold it has reached an agreement with the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (Amcu) to end the strike at its Kusasalethu mine in Carletonville.
Church claims congregants were provoked into attack on JMPD officer
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EWN reports that the Revelation Church of God maintains its congregants were provoked by a Johannesburg Metro Police Department (JMPD) officer who was clamping cars parked on the road.
Finance minister Gigaba supports salary hike for MPs, ministers
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BusinessLive reports that Finance Minister Malusi Gigaba supported the recommendations of the Independent Commission for the Remuneration of Public Office Bearers to raise the salaries of ministers and MPs.
NUM concerned about its members’ houses and cars burnt by ‘thugs’ at Kusasalethu mine
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ANA reports that the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) on Sunday appealed to Harmony Gold to take action against “thugs who have decided to target our members for reporting on duty” at the Kusasalethu gold mine on the West Rand.
Heher report proposes TVET colleges should be fee-free
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TimesLive reports that the Heher commission of inquiry has proposed that Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) colleges should be fee-free.
Department of Water and Sanitation pays bonuses despite parlous state of finances
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BusinessLive reports that Water and Sanitation Minister Nomvula Mokonyane has admitted that her department paid out R30m worth of bonuses to its employees, despite the department having been found wanting in the management of its financial books.
Home Affairs extends deadline for submission of ZSP supporting documents
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The Department of Home Affairs has extended to 31 January 2018 the deadline for submission of supporting documents and biometrics for Zimbabwean Special Permit (ZSP) holders who have completed their online applications.
Mbalula says Cape Town police must make an example of EMS attackers
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EWN reports that Police Minister Fikile Mbalula has called on Cape Town police to "make an example" out of the suspects who robbed an ambulance, an act which might be directly to blame for a child's death.
SA is a ‘kleptocracy ruled by thieves’, says Saftu
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ANA reports that Mac Chavalala, president of the SA Federation of Trade Unions (Saftu), said on Saturday that the claim that South Africa was becoming a kleptocracy – a country ruled by thieves – was no exaggeration and has now been proven.