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.
On Zuma’s birthday, Cosatu boss offered a friend words of “solidarity and support”
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IOL News reports that Cosatu president S’dumo Dlamini remains the “odd one” out among the labour federation’s leadership, which has called on President Jacob Zuma to step down from office.
Metrorail’s Cape Town Northern Line services to be affected this week after fire
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EWN reports that Metrorail says its services on the Cape Town Northern Line will be affected this week, after three trains were damaged by a fire in Kraaifontein on Friday night. At least eight carriages were destroyed and three more coaches badly damaged.
Junior police officers in Gauteng barracks live in squalor
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TimesLive reports that an intermittent water supply, smashed windows, broken lifts and a lack of security are the conditions police officers and their families living in Gauteng’s SAPS barracks deal with daily.
Job losses in mining slow down
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BusinessLive reports that according to the Chamber of Mines of SA (COM), job losses in mining have slowed down compared with two years ago.
PE teachers in limbo after Bhisho placement bungle
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HeraldLive reports that efforts to address critical teacher shortages at Nelson Mandela Bay schools have suffered yet another setback, with the reassignment of excess teachers delayed by a further three months.
Doctor shortage crippling state healthcare in KwaZulu-Natal
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TimesLive writes that the healthcare system is collapsing in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN)‚ where hospitals are short-staffed and filled with broken equipment, while remaining staff battle to offer patients life-saving treatment.
Department of Social Development strikers to return to work by Tuesday
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TimesLive reports that striking members of the National Education Health and Allied Workers’ Union (Nehawu) employed by the Department of Social Development (DSD) would return to work by Tuesday.
Despite confused messages, Cosatu still wants Zuma gone
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eNCA reports that Cosatu says that despite messages of support for President Jacob Zuma, the trade union federation still wants him to step down.
Web links to selected labour news reports posted from 14 April to 17 April 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, 14 April to Monday, 17 April 2017
Golden Arrow bus service expects to be fully operational by Tuesday
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EWN reports that Golden Arrow bus service says it expects its operations to be fully operational after the Easter weekend.
Numsa calls off strike in road passenger transport sector
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eNCA reports that the National Union of Metalworkers of SA (Numsa) has agreed to end its strike in the road passenger transport sector. All workers are expected back behind the wheel by Tuesday.
Military union Sandu warns that stolen army rifles will end up in gangsters’ hands
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TimesLive reports that the SA National Defence Union (Sandu) general secretary Pikkie Greeff wants strict action taken against the guards and the commander of the military base which was robbed of rifles in the early hours of Friday.
Bus strike: MyCiTi busses up and running on Saturday
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ANA reports that the City of Cape Town announced on Friday that its MyCiTi bus service would start operating again on Saturday morning.
Numsa to consult with its members on Sunday on bus deal
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eNCA reports that the National Union of Metalworkers of SA (Numsa) says it will address its members on Saturday on the agreement reached by three other unions in the bus passenger transport sector.
Bus strike 'effectively over' as three major unions - but not Numsa - accept offer
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eNCA reports that the strike in the bus passenger sector is effectively over in that the National Employers’ Association (Neasa) has signed an agreement with three major bus unions.
Web links to selected labour news reports posted on 13 April 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, 13 April 2017
Translux and City-to-City reach wage agreement at 'shop level'
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TMG Digital reports that thirty minutes before an arranged meeting with labour minister Mildred Oliphant on Friday morning transportation giants Translux and City-to-City reached a wage agreement.
Nehawu members suspend five week-long social development strike
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EWN reports that social workers who are members of the National Education Health and Allied Workers' Union (Nehawu) are expected to return to work next week following a five-week long strike.
Satawu says labour minister to meet with parties on Friday in attempt to resolve bus strike
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TMG Digital reports that Labour Minister Mildred Oliphant is expected to intervene in an effort to end the impasse in the passenger bus transport strike.
Government issues temporary licences to taxis to compensate for ongoing bus strike
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News24 reports that the Department of Transport has issued temporary and special operating licences to taxi operators to compensate for the nationwide bus strike.
Roundup of labour news on Thursday, 13 April 2017
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Cosatu wants bus commuters stranded due to strike to be reimbursed
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ANA reports that Cosatu said in a statement on Thursday that bus companies should reimburse commuters stranded without transport as a result of the ongoing bus strike.
Cosatu president contradicts federation’s stance on Zuma stepping down
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The Citizen reports that glaring contradictions have emerged within the leadership of Cosatu following its call last week for President Jacob Zuma to step down from office. President S’dumo Dlamini has since expressed the labour federation’s unwavering support for Zuma.
Commuters will land up carrying unaffordable bus drivers’ wage hike, warns Sacci
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EWN reports that the SA Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Sacci) has warned that if bus companies agree to wage increases they cannot afford, the costs will ultimately have to be carried by commuters.
Public Works seeks to create 1.4-million EPWP work opportunities this year
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Engineering News reports that newly appointed Public Works Minister Nkosinathi Nhleko on Thursday said he was confident that his department would meet its target of creating six-million work opportunities by the end of March 2019.
R10bn unclaimed in mineworker’s retirement funds
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Fin24 reports that there is R10bn of unclaimed former mineworkers' retirement benefits in various pension and provident funds, according to the Presidency.
Transport union Untu seeking mandate for indefinite wage strike at Prasa
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ANA reports that the United National Transport Union (Untu) on Wednesday asked its members to provide a mandate for an indefinite national strike.
Nationwide bus strike continues in full force‚ says Numsa
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TimesLive reports that the nationwide bus strike entered its second day on Thursday‚ with the National Union of Metalworkers of SA (Numsa) saying it was up to employers to end it all.
Bus strike to affect annual ZCC Moria pilgrimage
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eNCA reports that Zion Christian Church (ZCC) church members will be hard hit by the nationwide bus strike. The Putco bus company has rubbished social media posts claiming that its service to Moria would not be disrupted.
Department of Higher Education reduces backlog with issuing of TVET certificates
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BusinessLive reports that the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) has released about 233,000 National Certificate (Vocational) [NC (V)] certificates out of the outstanding 236,000 at technical and vocational education and training (TVET) colleges.