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.
Death of SANDF soldier in DRC was ‘definitely not in vain’
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News24 writes that it was a sombre moment for the family of rifleman Moalosi Mokhothu, who died during a gunfight with rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), as they watched him take his last military march at the Air Force Base in Waterkloof.
No extension of deadline for Lesotho special permit applications
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EWN reports that the Department of Home Affairs (DHA) says it will not postpone the deadline again for Lesotho nationals who are working, studying or running businesses in South Africa illegally to apply for special permits.
Cosatu threatens mass action against Sun City over sewage leak in staff food storage area
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News24 reports that Cosatu in the Moses Kotane region in North West has threatened to make 2017 a difficult year for Sun International’s (SI’s) Sun City holiday resort.
The rich can afford to buy better education, says Vavi
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The Citizen reports that Zwelinzima Vavi, former general secretary of labour federation Cosatu, has taken to social media to air his views on the state of the country’s quality of education.
Claim of 'sewage-contaminated water' leaking onto Sun City staff's food
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Based on a Sunday Times report, News24 writes that staff at holiday resort Sun City claim that damaged pipes have resulted in sewage-contaminated water leaking onto food that they have been given to eat.
Time running out for Basotho to apply for special permits for work, study or business in SA
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eNCA reports that the Department of Home Affairs has urged Basotho nationals in South Africa to apply for special permits or face deportation come Saturday.
One worker killed and another injured at Tronox’s KZN site
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The Citizen reports that a Tronox Ltd employee lost his life and another was injured at the company’s Mineral Separation Plant in Empangeni, KwaZulu-Natal, on Thursday morning.
NUM to continue its battle against ‘apartheid’ wage gap at Eskom
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The Citizen reports that the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) has vowed to continue to fight against the “apartheid” wage gap and high executive salaries at Eskom.
SANDF to receive remains of soldier killed in DRC on Friday
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TMG Digital reports that the SA National Defence Force (SANDF) is preparing to receive the body of late Rifleman Moalosi Albert Mokhothu who died during a firefight with rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) last week.
Three arrested for attack on Tuesday on medics in Khayelitsha
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ANA reports that following a tipoff from the community, three men have been arrested in connection with an attack on paramedics in Khayelitsha on Tuesday.
Presidency confirms that Tuesday, 27 December is a public holiday
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News24 reports that The Presidency has confirmed that Tuesday, 27 December will indeed be a public holiday, after South Africans inquired if that was true.
Danny Glover stands in for Thuli Madonsela at Numsa congress
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Terry Bell writes that both the ministers of finance and economic development turned up to address the national congress of the National Union of Metalworkers (Numsa) this week, but, as many suspected, former public protector Thuli Madonsela didn’t pitch up.
As case drags on, drunken judge paid R14m since January 2007 to stay at home
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The Citizen reports that on Wednesday judgment was reserved in the North Gauteng High Court regarding an application by drink-driving Judge Nkola Motata to have numerous sections of the Judicial Service Act declared unconstitutional.
Claws are out for police killers‚ warns Hawks head
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TMG Digital reports that three suspects allegedly linked to Monday’s murder of Sea Border Unit constable Mziwonke Siwisa will spend the long weekend behind bars after being arrested on Wednesday night.
Numsa will expose ‘common agenda’ of the ANC, DA, says Irvin Jim
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The Citizen reports that the National Union of Metalworkers of SA (Numsa) has vowed to expose the “common agenda” of the ANC and the DA to pursue neo-liberal policies at the expense of the poor.
Gauteng finally pays community health workers
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The Citizen reports that according to the Gauteng department of health, community healthcare workers (CHW) were finally paid their stipends this week.
Wine estate Spier shares cash spoils of carbon trade with workers
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ANA reports that workers at the Spier estate in Stellenbosch will have a little extra to spend this Christmas after the farm decided to divide a portion of cash earned via carbon credits.
Manufacturing never really recovered after 2008, says Numsa
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News24 reports that in the secretariat report to its 10th national congress, the National Union of Metalworkers of SA (Numsa) notes that SA’s manufacturing sector has bled 400,000 jobs since March 2008.
Rosemary Hunter’s application in case of cancelled pension funds dismissed
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Moneyweb reports that the application by the former deputy registrar of pension funds at the Financial Services Board (FSB), Rosemary Hunter, that the court should supervise an investigation into the cancellation of thousands of dormant pension funds by the FSB has been dismissed in the Pretoria High Court.
Consumer inflation edges up to 6.6% in November
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Moneyweb reports that headline consumer inflation (CPI) accelerated to 6.6% year-on-year in November from 6.4% in October, data from Statistics SA showed on Wednesday.
Unhappy Christmas for farm workers with rise in chicken import dumping
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TMG Digital reports that more than 1,000 KwaZulu-Natal chicken farmworkers face a bleak Christmas due to increased dumping of chicken imports.
Sanef applauds ‘SABC 8’ for courage during inquiry
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News24 reports that the SA National Editors’ Forum (Sanef) on Wednesday applauded the courage of and commitment to ethical journalism the so-called ‘SABC 8’ journalists displayed by testifying before Parliament's ad-hoc committee this week.
Atlatsa reports fatality at Bokoni mine
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Mining Weekly reports that Atlatsa Resources on Tuesday reported a fatality at the Brakfontein shaft of its Bokoni mine, near Polokwane.
Death threats against SABC 8 continue
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BusinessLive reports that Parliament on Wednesday condemned the continued death threats directed at the ‘SABC8’ and any other witness who appeared before the inquiry into the crisis at the public broadcaster.
Bogus Pikitup workers held in Christmas donations scam
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The Star reports that ten people, including several Pikitup employees, have been arrested in southern Johannesburg over the past week on charges of fraud and misrepresentation.
Amcu calls for a new Marikana inquiry ‘to find the real perpetrators’
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Business Report writes that the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (Amcu) on Tuesday called for a new commission of inquiry to be set up to find the “real perpetrators” of the Marikana massacre.
Gupta colliery faces liquidation over non-payment relating to construction of clinic
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Business Report writes that Re-Action Consulting, a social enterprise company focused on providing health solutions including HIV/Aids testing, has approached the high court for an application to liquidate Optimum Coal.
School leavers warned of bogus nursing colleges in Northern and Eastern Cape
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EWN reports that that the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) says it is aware of the increasing number of bogus nursing colleges in the Northern Cape and Eastern Cape.
Solidarity applies to court to have MEIBC placed under curatorship
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Business Report writes that trade union Solidarity has applied to the Labour Court to place the Bargaining Council for the Metal and Engineering Industries (MEIBC) under curatorship.
Top brass meet to stem cop slayings in Western Cape
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TimesLive reports that acting National Police Commissioner General Khomotso Phahlane will meet provincial SA Police Service (SAPS) leaders in an effort to curb a recent spate of police killings in the Western Cape.