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.
There is no Cosatu to go back to, Vavi tells Fawu congress
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ANA reports that expelled Cosatu general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi told delegates at the Food and Allied Workers Union’s (Fawu’s) national congress on Monday they cannot go back to the labour federation.
No women leaders whatsoever at 39% of SA businesses
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Fin24 reports that according to a Grant Thornton report on women in business, about 39% of local businesses do not have any women at all in leadership positions.
KZN teacher who videoed himself having sex with pupils on the run
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The Mercury reports that the teacher accused of sexually abusing as many as six under-age girls at Ekucabangeni High School in Nquthu is on the run.
Vodacom warns on fake job offers
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The New Age reports that cellphone network provider Vodacom has cautioned people against falling prey to scammers using the company's name to lure desperate job seekers.
Samwu prepared to accept any political administration in metros if workers keep jobs
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Cape Talk reports that the SA Municipal Workers' Union (Samwu) says, although it’s saddened by the political changes in hotly contests metros, it will accept any municipal administration that has been democratically elected.
War of words as CWU strike at Telkom drags on
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Fin24 reports that telecoms company Telkom and the Communication Workers Union (CWU) are locked in a bitter battle over continuing strike action.
NUM sticks to its guns over Northam demands
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Business Report writes that the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) is sticking to its guns over demands it has made of Northam Platinum in Limpopo, including that the platinum producer’s CEO Paul Dunne should resign.
Employee dies in accident at Amplats’ Rustenburg East mine
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Mining Weekly reports that Anglo American Platinum (Amplats) on Monday reported that an explosion-related incident at the company’s Rustenburg East mine fatally injured an employee on 18 August.
Roundup of labour news on Monday, 22 August 2016
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In our Monday roundup, see summaries
of our selection of South African labour-
related stories that have appeared since
midday on Friday, 19 August 2016.
Now SABC boss seeks bonus for Hlaudi Motsoeneng
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Sunday Times reports that James Aguma, acting CEO of the SA Broadcasting Corporation (SABC), wants to pay COO Hlaudi Motsoeneng a bonus for negotiating a questionable deal between the SABC and MultiChoice.
Mine-wide safety stoppages cost mines R4.8bn in 2015, and 2016 may be worse
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David McKay reports that a report by the Chamber of Mines of SA (CoM) estimates the application of safety stoppages in terms of Section 54 of the Mine Health & Safety Act (MHSA) have cost the industry R4.84bn in lost revenue in 2015.
New Tshwane administration already faces a workers’ protest
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TMG Digital reports that barely a week with a new mayor‚ the City of Tshwane on Monday faced a workers’ protest.
Temporary teachers in Limpopo not paid since April, says Sadtu
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News24 reports that the SA Democratic Teachers' Union (Sadtu) has threatened to protest if more than 205 temporary teachers in Limpopo do not receive their salaries on or before 23 August.
Names of SANDF bus crash victims released; joint memorial on Wednesday
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The names of 11 SA National Defence Force (SANDF) members killed in a bus crash at Clarens in the Free State on Friday have been released.
Ceppwawu: Fuel sector workers expected back on Monday after strike
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EWN reports that the Chemical Energy Paper Printing Wood and Allied Workers’ Union (Ceppwawu) says that, while all its members should be back at work on Monday following a strike in the petroleum sector, it has asked employers for time to contact workers who are not in immediate reach.
Hundreds of political support staff in Nelson Mandela Bay to be jobless
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HeraldLive reports that with a new multi-party government in Nelson Mandela Bay, the contracts of hundreds of support staff who worked as political advisers, ward assistants and cleaners will terminate at the end of this month.
Mvoko argues in appeal application that SABC infringed his rights
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IOL News reports that SA Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) contributing editor Vuyo Mvoko has applied for leave to appeal against the dismissal of his earlier court action to have his contract enforced.
Telkom blames strike for spike in acts of sabotage
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TMG Digital reports that telecoms company Telkom said on Sunday that the "spike in sabotage" that affected about 13,200 of its customers was related to "industrial action" by the Communication Workers Union (CWU).
UIF has surplus of R110bn, but pregnant and new mothers wait for months for benefits
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Times Live reports that new mothers and heavily pregnant women on maternity leave are queuing for months and sometimes nearly a year after giving birth for financial assistance from the Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF).
Government Employees Medical Scheme (Gems) could face insolvency
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BDLive reports that the Government Employees Medical Scheme (Gems) could be insolvent by financial year-end if drastic cost-containment measures are not instituted.
Web links to selected labour news reports posted from 19 August to 21 August 2016
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Our links page provides references to South African labour news reports we have come across on the Internet from Friday, 19 August to Sunday, 21 August 2016
Western Cape worker electrocuted when vehicle touched power lines
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TMG Digital reports that a man in his 60s was electrocuted on Friday when the industrial vehicle he was travelling in touched power lines in the Western Cape.
Death toll in military bus crash in Free State rises to 11, all women
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ANA reports that the death toll in a bus accident in the Golden Gate Highlands National Park in the Free State involving SA National Defence Force (SANDF) personnel on Friday has climbed to 11.
Roundup of labour news on Friday, 19 August 2016
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In our Friday roundup, see summaries
of our selection of South African labour-
related stories that have appeared since
midday on Thursday, 18 August 2016.
Lonmin CEO refutes statement that miners prefer living in shacks
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News24 reports that Lonmin will investigate a statement made by its spokesperson that miners at its platinum mine in Marikana do not want houses and want to live in informal settlements.
We are led by stupid people, Mathunjwa says about DMR at Lily Mine protest
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ANA reports that an irate Amcu leader Joseph Mathunjwa refused to hand over a memorandum to Department of Mineral Resources (DMR) officials during a protest in Pretoria on Thursday.
Runaway locomotive causes death of train driver in Northern Cape
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The United National Transport Union (UNTU) announced on Friday that a runaway diesel locomotive on Thursday caused the tragic death of train driver and member Alexander Flemming.
CGE says decriminalise sex trade to protect workers' rights
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Cape Times reports that the Commission for Gender Equality (CGE) says the decriminalisation of sex work is the only viable approach to protecting and promoting the rights and dignity of sex workers.
Teacher who filmed himself having sex with pupils suspended
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The Mercury writes that a scandal has erupted at a high school in Nquthu, KwaZulu-Natal (KZN), where at least one male teacher has been suspended and several others face an investigation of allegations that they had sex with pupils.
Miners detained during Marikana strike to be paid out in next few months
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BDLive reports that the Presidency says the government will make settlement offers in the next few months to those who were unlawfully detained during the 2012 strike at Lonmin’s Marikana mine.