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.
Fears of a full-blown taxi war as 14 minibus taxis and buses torched in Nyanga
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News24 reports that tensions and internal conflicts within the Cape Amalgamated Taxi Association (CATA) are believed to be behind the torching of 14 minibus taxis, four buses, and a private vehicle at the Nyanga taxi rank on Sunday night.
SA’s military reinforces beleaguered DRC mission
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Reuters reports that according to political and diplomatic sources, SA has sent additional troops and military equipment to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in recent days after 14 of its soldiers were killed in fighting with Rwanda-backed rebels last month.
Staff picket at Prince Mshiyeni Hospital in Umlazi over working conditions
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SABC News reports on a picket staged by healthcare workers affiliated with the Public Servants Association (PSA) outside the Prince Mshiyeni Memorial Hospital in Umlazi, south of Durban, on Monday.
ActionSA calls for intervention in ‘horror show’ at Compensation Fund and UIF
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The Citizen reports that ActionSA on Sunday demanded urgent intervention from Department of Employment and Labour (DEL) Minister Nomakhosazana Meth, following damning audit findings that revealed widespread corruption and mismanagement at the Compensation Fund (CF) and Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF).
Eskom employee hijacked and abducted in KZN while attending to an electricity fault
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News24 reports that the KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs department has called for heightened protection for essential services workers, after an Eskom employee was hijacked and abducted while responding to an electricity fault on Saturday.
Department of Employment and Labour offers 20,000 graduate internships over two years in enforcement programme
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The Citizen reports that the Department of Employment and Labour (DEL) has introduced a massive enforcement internship programme and is set to recruit a total of 20,000 Inspector and Enforcement Interns over the next two years.
State’s revised 5.5% wage offer for public servants accepted by some unions
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BL Premium reports that some of the unions in the Public Service Co-ordinating Bargaining Council (PSCBC) have accepted the government’s latest above-inflation wage offer of 5.5%.
Morning roundup of labour news on Tuesday, 11 February 2025
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In our Tuesday morning roundup, see
summaries of our selection of recent South
African labour-related reports.
SA soldiers in DRC ‘just want to go home alive'
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Rapport writes that SA soldiers have to beg M23 rebels for water as they are effectively being held as prisoners of war at the Goma Airport in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
Rea Vaya driver ‘went to work and came back as a dead body'
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Sunday Times reports that the family members of Rendani Tshilande, a Rea Vaya bus driver who was shot and killed last Monday night, are reeling and struggling to come to terms with his death.
AfriForum and Solidarity reject US resettlement offer
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City Press reports that civil rights group AfriForum and trade union Solidarity have welcomed the political pressure US President Donald Trump has placed on the ANC government, but have rejected the withdrawal of US aid and the classification of Afrikaners as refugees.
Tswaing municipality in North West investigating deaths of two workers in a sewage manhole
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SABC News reports that the Tswaing local municipality in North West Province is investigating the deaths of two employees who lost their lives on duty on Thursday last week.
Two SANDF soldiers killed, 17 injured after military truck overturned in Northern Cape on Friday
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News24 reports that two SA National Defence Force (SANDF) members were killed and seventeen others injured when their military truck overturned on the R31 road in the Northern Cape.
Audit reveals that UIF job interviews fail to follow procedure and lack integrity
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Sunday World reports that an internal audit has uncovered significant flaws and irregularities in the recruitment process for the deputy director of communication at the Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF).
Two female Free State cops arrested for assaulting GBV complainant appear in court
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News24 reports that two female police officers accused of assaulting a woman at the Heidedal police station in Bloemfontein have made their first court appearance.
Netcare CEO delays his retirement again after selected candidate to replace him pulls out at last minute
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BL Premium reports that private hospital group Netcare announced that it has extended CEO Richard Friedland’s contract after the candidate it had identified for the role pulled out at the last minute.
‘Exxaro tainted by CEO’s acrimonious exit’
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Business Times reports that an analyst has described the acrimonious exit of Exxaro Resources CEO Nombasa Tsengwa, who resigned on Thursday after a failed attempt to have her suspension lifted, as “not good for the company”.
Roundup on Monday, 10 February 2025 of weekend labour reports
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In our roundup of weekend and recent reports,
see summaries of our selection of South
African labour-related articles.
Wanatu temporarily suspends operations amid dispute over impounded vehicles
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The Citizen reports that the e-hailing service Wanatu has temporarily halted its service after the Tshwane Metro Police Department (TMPD) impounded three of its vehicles over permits.
Aaron Motsoaledi says Trump’s aid freeze puts more than 15,300 healthcare posts on the line
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BL Premium reports that the Trump administration’s freeze on foreign aid has put more than 15,300 healthcare workers’ jobs on the line, Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi told parliament on Wednesday.
Resolute Ramaphosa says to US ‘We will not be bullied’
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Daily Maverick writes in an opinion piece that anyone wondering if President Cyril Ramaphosa would attempt to placate the Trump administration got their answer at Thursday night’s State of the Nation Address (Sona).
Amsa holds off mothballing of long-steel plants as it awaits state’s word on rescue
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BL Premium reports that SA’s largest steel manufacturer, ArcelorMittal SA (Amsa), has delayed closing its ailing long-steel business for a month to allow further talks with the government on rescuing it.
Repatriation of 14 fallen SANDF soldiers from DRC delayed
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TimesLIVE reports that repatriation of the remains of 14 SA soldiers killed in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has been delayed.
CEO of Exxaro Resources resigns with immediate effect
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Fin24 reports that the suspended CEO of Exxaro Resources, Nombasa Tsengwa, has tendered her resignation from the JSE-listed mining company with immediate effect.
Morning roundup of labour news on Friday, 7 February 2025
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In our Friday morning roundup, see
summaries of our selection of recent South
African labour-related reports.
NHI compromise a step in right direction, but not good enough, says Solidarity
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Maroela Media reports that Solidarity views the ANC’s willingness to hold talks with the DA on the National Health Insurance (NHI) as a step in the right direction, but says that alone is not good enough.
Government must allow for public comment on national minimum wage increase, IRR insists
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The Institute of Race Relations (IRR) issued a statement on Wednesday noting that, while the national minimum wage (NMW) will be hiked from 1 March in line with new regulations issued by Department of Employment & Labour (DEL) Minister Nomakhosazana Meth, no provision was made for the legal requirement of a 21-day period for public comment.
Government signals breakthrough in NHI impasse
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Bloomberg reports that SA’s government has signalled that it is making headway in resolving an impasse over a new national medical insurance plan that critics say will infringe on the rights of patients and healthcare workers and sideline the private sector.
No improvements, underspending and lack of accountability are issues Compensation Fund still faces
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The Citizen reports that the Auditor-General (AG) has revealed details about ongoing issues at the Compensation Fund (CF) and has highlighted a lack of accountability and ineffective consequence management.
Gauteng fires five officials guilty of graft in R580m refurbishment of hospital donated by AngloGold Ashanti for Covid patients
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City Press reports that the Gauteng health department has fired five of the nine officials embroiled in the R580 million corruption relating to the refurbishment for Covid of a Anglo Ashanti hospital, but it has failed to explain why it took the provincial government three years to conclude the disciplinary hearings.