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.
Policeman killed in Glenwood shooting on Wednesday
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The Mercury reports that an off-duty policeman was killed in a shooting incident in Glenwood, Durban, on early Wednesday night.
Eskom chairman says plan to mothball five power plants only a ‘scenario’
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Reuters reports that the Eskom chairman Ben Ngubane said on Thursday that plans unveiled in March to decommission five coal-fired power station were not set in stone and could be shelved depending on economic growth and other factors.
Protesting Nehawu members interrupt robing of new University of Fort Hare leaders
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DispatchLive reports that the celebration of a new era of leadership for the University of Fort Hare was marked by chaos on Wednesday amid protesting employees battling security.
Axed waste management workers on the rampage in Pretoria
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The Citizen reports that hundreds of furious waste management workers on Thursday drove through the streets of Pretoria spreading litter and blocking roads with tree branches.
Cosatu calls for Mayor De Lille to step down over Cape Town water crisis
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EWN reports that union federation Cosatu in the Western Cape has called for Cape Town Mayor Patricia de Lille to step down as a result of the current water crisis.
Senior Free State official suspended in witch hunt for ‘disrespecting’ Zuma
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The Star reports that a senior Free State government employee has been suspended for his alleged participation in and statements made against President Jacob Zuma at the National Day of Action in Pretoria on 12 April.
Trash picker crushed to death by bulldozer at PE dumpsite
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HeraldLive reports that a Walmer Township man died in a freak accident at the Arlington tip in Nelson Mandela Bay when he was caught under the wheels of a municipal bulldozer on Thursday.
'Nothing came of Lonmin's social and labour plan pledges'
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Business Report writes that Lonmin on Thursday came under the spotlight amid a community protest for jobs at Bapong, next to its Marikana operations, and fresh complaints that the platinum producer was yet to comply with its social and labour plan (SLP).
Indefinite sit-in by nurses averted as Bhisho commits to jobs
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DispatchLive reports that an “indefinite sit-in” at the Eastern Cape provincial health department headquarters by a group of unemployed nurses was averted on Wednesday after the Bhisho government’s eleventh-hour commitment to create 52 nursing posts for them.
Job protesters disrupt Durban morning traffic on Friday
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Daily News reports that Durban motorists had to use alternative routes during peak traffic on Friday after protesters blocked off the M27 link road between Verulam, Umdloti and Umhlanga with burning tree logs, debris and tyres.
Web links to selected labour news reports posted on 4 May 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, 4 May 2017
Roundup of labour news on Thursday, 4 May 2017
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In our Thursday roundup, see summaries
of our selection of South African labour-
related stories that have appeared since
midday on Wednesday, 3 May 2017.
Another breakthrough on the West Rand in combating illegal mining
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Tarlton police on the West Rand have arrested two young males, aged 23 and 27, for illegal mining and being in possession of substances that were suspected to be gold.
ANC takes ANN7 to task over story Zuma was ‘pushed’ to attend May Day rally
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TMG Digital reports that the ANC has rejected reports by television news channel ANN7 claiming that the ANC Deputy President, Secretary General and Treasurer General "pushed" President Jacob Zuma into attending Cosatu’s May Day Rally.
New doctors devastated at lack of opportunity to do compulsory internship
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BusinessLive reports that some medical school graduates who completed their degree in 2016 are at their wits’ end over what they say are a lack of opportunities to do their compulsory internship.
Women driver development an industry first at Barloworld Transport’s new academy
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The Mercury reports that Barloworld Transport recently celebrated the official launch of its Transport Academy at its subsidiary Manline’s Pietermaritzburg headquarters.
ABB opens plant in SA to supply traction transformer units for locomotives
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Reuters reports that Swiss engineering group ABB will supply its first batch of traction transformer units for 240 Bombardier electric locomotives, the company said on Wednesday after opening a production plant in SA.
Truck torched on Tuesday in Bapong near Brits in protest over unemployment
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ANA reports that a truck was set alight by protesters in Bapong near Brits, North West police said on Wednesday.
Popcru says understaffing in prisons puts wardens at risk
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Cape Argus reports that after prisoners attacked five correctional service officials with a lock as part of a gang initiation ritual, their union said it was an attack waiting to happen.
PetroSA makes 'unprecedented' plea to be placed under business rescue
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TimesLive writes that the board of troubled state-owned oil company PetroSA has asked its holding company‚ the Central Energy Fund (CEF)‚ to place it under business rescue‚ raising questions over its status as a going concern.
May Day booing sign of a healthy democracy, says unfazed Zuma
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Fin24 reports that responding to a question at an impromptu media briefing at the World Economic Forum (WEF) on Africa in Durban on Wednesday, President Jacob Zuma said he didn’t feel rejected by the working class after he was jeered off the stage at a rally on Monday.
Mashaba maintains Jozi@Work programme was 'wolf in sheep’s clothing'
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News24 reports that, despite resistance to the decision to cancel the Jozi@Work youth employment programme, Johannesburg Mayor Herman Mashaba maintains the project only served a select few.
Cosatu says workers’ anger was behind May Day heckling
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BusinessLive reports that Cosatu said on Wednesday that the cancellation of speeches at the union federation’s May Day rally on Monday in the Free State reflected the anger of workers towards the ANC-led government and factionalism within the alliance.
Sadtu reiterates rejection of appraisals for principals
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BusinessLive reports that the SA Democratic Teachers’ Union (Sadtu) continues to block the implementation of principal-performance agreements across the country.
NUM to campaign for Ramaphosa to be president
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News24 reports that the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) on Wednesday publicly voiced its support for Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa to become the next president of the country.
'Miracle' that some TVET colleges are still open given lack of funding
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News24 reports that the chairperson of the TVET colleges governors' council told MPs on Wednesday it was a miracle that some TVET (Technical Vocational Education and Training) colleges were still open given their lack of funding.
SAA gets final court interdict against cabin crew strike
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Fin24 reports that the Labour Court has granted South African Airways (SAA) a final order interdicting the SA Cabin Crew Association (Sacca) and its members from embarking on industrial action and declaring last week’s industrial action an unprotected strike.
Roundup of labour news on Wednesday, 3 May 2017
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In our Wednesday roundup, see summaries
of our selection of South African labour-
related stories that have appeared since
midday on Tuesday, 2 May 2017.
Shot‚ intimidated and harassed - journalists under fire
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TimesLive writes that press freedom is being increasingly compromised in southern Africa‚ where journalists and media owners are being targeted for exposing the truth.
Cosatu unions reject Zuma again, this time for central committee meeting
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The Star reports that Cosatu affiliates have warned the ANC not to even think about deploying President Jacob Zuma to address or attend the labour federation’s important mid-term meeting scheduled for later this month.