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.
Sassa debacle is proof that ANC hates the poor‚ claims Numsa
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TMG Digital reports that according to trade union Numsa, the brewing crisis surrounding the grant payment system at the SA Social Security Agency (Sassa) is further proof that the ANC government hates the poor and the working class.
Mpuma agency to throw Vantage Goldfields lifeline to reopen Lily & Barbrook mines
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City Press reports that the Mpumalanga provincial government is ready to throw a lifeline to cash-strapped Australian company Vantage Goldfields to save jobs at its two mothballed mines.
Gigaba clamps down on employers hiring undocumented migrants
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The Citizen reports that seven employers were recently arrested and charged for employing undocumented migrants when 567 business premises were inspected by the Department of Home Affairs (DHA) in Tshwane and Johannesburg.
Web links to selected labour news reports posted on 3 March to 5 March 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, 3 March 2017 to Sunday, 5 March 2017
Two public officials appeal against contempt of court sentences
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TMG Duigital reports that on Thursday the Constitutional Court heard two appeals by state officials who were found guilty of contempt of court for failing to comply with court orders.
Cosatu slams Brian Molefe's appointment as MP
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ANA reports that Cosatu on Thursday declared its disapproval of the appointment of former Eskom chief executive Brian Molefe as a member of Parliament.
Poultry association seeks import protection to save industry and jobs
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BusinessLive reports that according to the SA Poultry Association (Sapa), the poultry industry is in trouble because of an oversupply of chickens from the EU flooding the local market.
Retention of teacher bursary scheme gets the nod from Cabinet
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BusinessLive reports that Cabinet has granted the Department of Basic Education (DBE) approval to retain the Funza Lushaka Bursary Programme, which is meant to attract young people to teaching by offering bursary-for-work agreements.
Some four million people depend on SA’s motor industry
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Business Report writes that one of the findings of recent research is that about four million people in South Africa are dependant on the motor industry.
ANC needs to refocus on revolutionary values, says Cosatu
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IOL News reports that Cosatu plans to fight for the unity and cohesion of its alliance with the ANC and SACP, as the governing party prepares for its elective conference later in the year.
Samwu distances itself from Jozi@Work trashing of streets
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ANA reports that the SA Municipal Workers’ Union (Samwu) on Thursday distanced itself from Jozi@Work workers who left a trail of destruction in their wake in central Johannesburg late on Wednesday.
New minerals director-general appointment sets cat among mining pigeons
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Mining Weekly reports that the Chamber of Mines said on Thursday that it had been caught by surprise by the appointment of Adv. Thabo Mokoena as new director-general (DG) of the Department of Mineral Resources (DMR).
ANCWL rubbishes Cosatu's call for Social Development Minister to resign
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eNCA reports that the ANC Women’s League (ANCWL) has issued a scathing statement aimed at Cosatu for the labour federation’s allegations on the Sassa social grants payment debacle.
Prasa to hand over report on Letsoalo's salary to Transport Minister
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EWN reports that the Passenger Rail Agency of SA (Prasa) is expected to hand over a report to Transport Minister Dipuo Peters on Friday about former acting CEO Collins Letsoalo's salary issue.
Cosatu threatens to embark on protest action over Cape Town water crisis
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News24 reports that Cosatu in the Western Cape plans to go on strike over what it calls the City of Cape Town's failure to address the water crisis.
Employee dies in conveyor belt accident at Exxaro’s Matla mine
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Mining Weekly reports that the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) has expressed concern about the number of fatalities occurring in the mining industry, after an employee at Exxaro’s Matla colliery was killed in a conveyor belt-related incident on Tuesday.
Country Bird to close chicken abattoir in Mahikeng
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Bloomberg reports that chicken producer Country Bird is to close one of its three abattoirs as the local industry struggles to compete with cheap European imports, which it argues amount to dumping.
Cosatu: Social Development Minister Bathabile Dlamini must go
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Daily Maverick reports that, with the SA Social Security Agency (Sassa) struggling to explain how 17-million people will receive their social grants in April, Cosatu on Thursday said Social Development Minister Bathabile Dlamini should resign or be dismissed.
Government won’t allow poultry industry to be ‘decimated’, says Rob Davies
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Engineering News reports that Trade and Industry Minister Dr Rob Davies is adamant that government will not stand by while the country’s poultry industry is “decimated”. But he has also acknowledged that there are issues of industry competitiveness to be addressed.
AB InBev cans executive bonuses, but SA bosses not affected
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BusinessLive reports that, highlighting its tough management reputation, Anheuser-Busch InBev (AB InBev) has canned bonuses for most of its executive board because of the disappointing 2016 financial results.
Cosatu signs up for national minimum wage
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BusinessLive reports that union federation Cosatu has accepted the proposed national minimum wage (NMW). In February, it pulled out of a NMW wage signing ceremony, citing the need to consult its central executive committee (CEC).
Angry commuters hijack train and force it to stop in KwaMashu
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TMG Digital reports that a mob of angry commuters hijacked a passenger train on Wednesday night‚ forcing the driver to head into KwaMashu instead of going to Stanger‚ north of Durban.
Legal action looms over mayhem in Pretoria caused by protesting coal truckers
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Pretoria News reports that Tshwane Metro Police will take legal action against the organisers of Wednesday’s protest motorcade by members of the Coal Transportation Forum (CTF), who drove their trucks into Pretoria in convoys and at low speeds, bringing traffic to a standstill.
Difficult juggling act between minimum wage and jobs
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The Citizen writes that with Deputy President Cyil Ramaphosa’s assertion that the institution of a R20 an hour national minimum wage (NMW) won’t alleviate poverty, the fact remains that there aren’t enough jobs to go around.
‘When the dust settles’
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CHRONICLE and CODE4SA write that in 100 years, no mining company has ever been prosecuted for exposing its workers to harmful quantities of dust underground.
Cosatu formally accepts national minimum wage deal
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Business Report writes that Cosatu has agreed to sign the national minimum wage (NMW) deal, weeks after it pulled out of collectively signing with other constituencies at the National Economic Development and Labour Council (Nedlac).
Nine City of JHB swimming pool cashiers expected in court for theft
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EWN reports that nine City of Johannesburg officials will be appearing in the commercial crimes court on Thursday morning for allegedly stealing R40,000 while working at public swimming pools near Rosettenville.
Lack of reskilling of coal miners, truckers a concern, says Greenpeace
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Mining Weekly reports that in the wake of industrial action by truck drivers in the coal transportation sector on Wednesday morning, Greenpeace Africa campaigner Nhlanhla Sibisi said that the protest were concerning.
Man sentenced to seven years for fraud after impersonating employee
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News24 reports that a 33-year-old man has been sentenced to seven years imprisonment after he was found guilty of stealing more than R100,000 through impersonation.
Vuyo Mvoko still waiting for SABC disciplinary process
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News24 reports that SA Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) producer Vuyo Mvoko has been out of work for eight months while he waits for the outcome of an internal disciplinary process.