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.
Unizulu rocked by allegations of fabrication of nursing students’ marks
- Details
The Citizen reports that whistleblowers allege that hundreds of nurses who graduated from the University of Zululand over the past three years failed to meet the minimum requirements to qualify as nurses as set by the SA Nursing Council (SANC).
Five years on, is a better life finally dawning for Marikana miners?
- Details
TMG Digital writes that mineworker Nelson Zansi, a rock drill operator at Lonmin’s Saffy shaft, is bubbling with hope of a better life‚ on the backdrop of the bloodiest history of post-apartheid South Africa.
Solidarity ready to continue SABC 8 costs bid with or without Motsoeneng
- Details
EWN reports that trade union Solidarity says it will continue with its case to have Hlaudi Motsoeneng held personally liable for legal costs incurred in the dismissals of the so called SABC 8 journalists even should he not be present in court.
Cosatu welcomes stalling of unpopular plan to annuitise provident fund payouts
- Details
BusinessLive reports that labour federation Cosatu has hailed the Treasury’s decision to delay the implementation of the compulsory annuitisation of two-thirds of provident fund payouts as a "victory for workers".
Labour Minister's office to urgently probe pit bull attack on domestic
- Details
Cape Times reports that Minister of Labour Mildred Oliphant’s office says it is investigating “as a matter of urgency” an incident involving a Cape Town domestic worker who was mauled by two of her employer's pit bulls while working at his home.
ArcelorMittal SA initiates retrenchment talks as it pushes ahead with restructuring plan
- Details
Engineering News reports that steel producer ArcelorMittal SA (AMSA) announced on Tuesday that it had initiated consultations with employees regarding its proposed business-restructuring programme, which could result in job losses.
Tshwane roads, railway lines blocked and cars pelted in taxi protest
- Details
News24 reports that taxi drivers embarked on illegal protest action in Tshwane on Wednesday morning, blocking several roads and railway lines and pelting passing cars with rocks.
Web links to selected labour news reports posted on 15 August 2017
- Details
Our links page provides references to South African labour news reports we have come across on the Internet on Tuesday, 15 August 2017.
Wata, Nanduwe granted access to all Soweto routes
- Details
EWN reports that taxi associations Wata (Witwatersrand African Taxi Owners Association) and Nanduwe (Nancefield Dube West Taxi Association) were given back access to all routes in Soweto from Tuesday morning.
84,000 job losses in the SA agriculture sector so far this year
- Details
Business Report writes that according to a report by Agbiz (AgriBusiness Research) there have been 84,000 job cuts so far this year in the agriculture sector.
Hlaudi a no show at Labour Court for SABC 8's costs hearing
- Details
ANA reports that SA Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) COO Hlaudi Motsoeneng failed to appear in the Labour Court in Johannesburg on Tuesday in trade union Solidarity's application for costs related to the cases involving the so-called SABC 8.
UJ, Wits mining schools get R30m funding from Sibanye
- Details
ANA reports that Sibanye Gold on Tuesday announced a R30 million sponsorship for the University of Johannesburg (UJ) and the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) to underpin its commitment to tertiary education.
Yet another major setback for Lily Mine
- Details
Business Report writes that merger talks between Toronto-listed Galane Gold and Vantage Goldfields that were aimed at reviving production at Lily Mine in Mpumalanga have collapsed.
UCT study shows retired rugby players hit by mental illnesses
- Details
Cape Argus reports that a study by the University of Cape Town’s (UCT’s) Division of Exercise Science and Sport Medicine has found that retired rugby players showed a wide variety of symptoms related to mental health.
10111 call centre workers to continue picket at police headquarters on Tuesday
- Details
EWN reports that striking 10111 call centre workers will continue their picket outside the police headquarters in Midrand on Tuesday. They suspended their demonstration on Monday, as they mobilised non-striking workers to join their work stoppage.
Chinese company to open two more factories in KZN, creating 1,000 more jobs
- Details
Business Report reports that KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) Premier Willies Mchunu announced on Monday that a Chinese company, Jingmen Hubei from Hubei Province, will be opening two more factories in KZN at Izimbokodweni and Umgababa, South of Durban.
Amnesty International says SA must prosecute 2012 Marikana deaths
- Details
Bloomberg reports that Amnesty International SA has urged South African authorities to move forward with prosecutions over the killing by police of 34 people on 16 August 2012 at Lonmin’s Marikana platinum operations.
Farming jobs at risk as Western Cape’s dry spell drags on
- Details
BusinessLive reports that jobs in agriculture are on the line in the Western Cape, where halfway through the winter rainy season, the province remains in the grip of one of the worst dry spells on record.
Hlaudi Motsoeneng expected in Labour Court on Tuesday over SABC 8
- Details
News24 reports that former SA Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) COO Hlaudi Motsoeneng was due to appear in the Johannesburg Labour Court on Tuesday to explain why he should not be held personally liable for the wrongful dismissal of the so-called SABC 8 journalists.
Web links to selected labour news reports posted on 14 August 2017
- Details
Our links page provides references to South African labour news reports we have come across on the Internet on Monday, 14 August 2017.
Bench Marks Foundation wants Bokoni Platinum to come clean over suspension plans
- Details
Business Report writes that the Bench Marks Foundation (BMF) has thrown down the gauntlet to Bokoni Platinum in Limpopo, which is retrenching 2651 employees, to give details of its plans to mothball shafts as it reiterated its call for mining houses to pay retrenched employees social grants.
Striking 10111 call centre operators: We will mobilise other workers
- Details
EWN reports that striking 10111 call centre workers say they will now mobilise workers who may be on duty to join nationwide demonstrations. Protesters resumed their industrial action last week demanding a salary adjustment.
Marikana workers reap fruit of bitter sacrifice, saying strike was worth it
- Details
Business Times recalls that at the start of 2014, two years after the Marikana tragedy, platinum mineworkers went on a five-month wage strike that only ended towards the end of June that year.
Cosatu rejects ANC witch-hunt against rebel MPs
- Details
In a letter to Business Day published on Monday, Cosatu wrote that it has noted with concern calls coming from some within the ANC for a witch-hunt to be waged against those MPs who defied the party line and voted with opposition parties during last week’s no-confidence vote on President Jacob Zuma.
DA calls for public service minister to be probed over nepotistic hiring practices
- Details
ANA reports that the Democratic Alliance (DA) said on Sunday that Public Service and Administration Minister Faith Muthambi must be investigated by parliament's joint committee on ethics and members' interests for gross misconduct.
Suspended Soweto taxi routes to remain closed for three more months
- Details
eNCA reports that Gauteng MEC for Road and Transport, Ismail Vadi, on Friday announced that he intended extending the notice closing five taxi ranks and routes linked to violence, unrest, and instability in Soweto for a further three months.
Large numbers of teachers habitually skip classes
- Details
City Press reports that according to a study by the Centre for Development and Enterprise (CDE), pupils lose about 40% of learning time every year in SA schools because teachers habitually skip classes.
Lonmin gives in to Amcu over minority union recognition at Marikana
- Details
City Press reports that, after four years of trying, the Association of Mining and Construction Union (Amcu) has finally succeeded in getting minority unions derecognised at Lonmin and stripped of their already limited organisational rights.
Sugar tax a certainty, with focus now on how to mitigate the job losses
- Details
Heath24 reports that the proposed tax on sugary drinks is likely to go ahead later this year, following negotiations between government, labour and industry at the National Economic Development and Labour Council (Nedlac).
Cape Town domestic worker lucky to be alive after pit bull mauling
- Details
Cape Times reports that a domestic worker believes she is lucky to be alive after she was mauled by her employer's two pit bulls in Monte Vista, Cape Town.