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.
Millions paid by Gauteng for just 142 internships must be paid back by consultancy
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BL Premium reports that a Gauteng consultancy walked away with millions of rand in profit after promising the provincial government it would create 75,000 internships for unemployed youths in the province over three years, but ended up creating just 142 such opportunities.
Four Limpopo road construction workers killed on job after being knocked down by car on N11
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TimesLIVE reports that four construction workers died on Monday morning after being knocked down by a car on the N11 at Ga-Machikiri in the Waterberg district in Limpopo.
Solidarity’s Bank Charges Report 2024 shows competitiveness and transparency strengthened among the big five
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The Solidarity Research Institute (SRI) issued its annual bank charges report on Monday. This year, the report focused solely on bank charges.
Foskor procurement executive killed in suspected hit in Richards Bay on Monday morning
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News24 reports that a senior procurement executive at fertiliser and chemicals producer Foskor was killed in broad daylight in Meerensee, Richards Bay, on Monday in a suspected hit.
Morning roundup of labour news on Tuesday, 13 February 2024
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In our Tuesday morning roundup, see
summaries of our selection of South African
labour-related reports.
Roundup on Monday, 12 February 2024 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 stories that recently appeared.
Top Hawks investigator in Matlosana CFO’s corruption case arrested for extortion
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Sunday World reports that the SA Police Service (SAPS) national intelligence and anti-corruption unit arrested a high ranking Hawks officer for corruption and extortion in a sting operation last week.
uShaka Marine World to close from Monday due to wage strike
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IOL News reports that Durban's uShaka Marine World is expected to be closed from Monday due to a strike over wages. On Friday, staff issued management with a 48 hour notice to strike after a stalemate had been reached during wage negotiations.
Amsa delays closure of long steel units, banks on Transnet turnaround
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BL Premium reports that ArcelorMittal SA (Amsa) has deferred the mothballing of its long steel units at Newcastle and Vereeniging for up to six months, saying commitments by the government and Transnet have bought the operations some time.
UCT Employees Union members to go on strike on Thursday
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GroundUp reports that the University of Cape Town Employees Union (UCTEU) is planning to strike on Thursday after failed negotiations with the university management.
Morning roundup of labour news on Thursday, 8 February 2024
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summaries of our selection of South African
labour-related reports.
Morning roundup of labour news on Wednesday, 7 February 2024
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summaries of our selection of South African
labour-related reports.
Two foreign ‘doctors’ with internet-sourced qualifications arrested for treating patients in Hillbrow
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IOL News reports that two foreign nationals have been arrested for allegedly treating patients and even performing illegal backstreet abortions in Hillbrow, Johannesburg.
Air Force's 22 Squadron hero pilot’s evasive actions save the day, avoiding crash in DRC
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City Press reports that had it not been for the Air Force 22 Squadron commander who employed desperate evasive tactics on Friday morning as rebel gunfire ripped through the Oryx he was piloting, everyone on board would probably have been killed in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
‘Not everyone is happy with new National Minimum Wage’
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The Citizen reports that not everybody is happy with the new National Minimum Wage (NMW) rate that Department of Employment and Labour (DEL) Minister Thulas Nxesi announced on Friday.
Government official found guilty of fraud has to use her pension fund to pay back the money
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IOL News reports that a 52-year-old government official, found guilty of fraud and money laundering, has been ordered to pay back the money using her pension fund.
SA platinum industry could shed up to 7,000 jobs to cut costs
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Reuters reports that the the Minerals Council SA (MCSA) said on Monday that restructuring of SA’s platinum group metals (PGM) industry in response to rising costs and falling prices could result in between 4,000 and 7,000 job cuts.
Morning roundup of labour news on Tuesday, 6 February 2024
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summaries of our selection of South African
labour-related reports.
Beware of on-line job scams
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The Citizen writes that in in a time when unemployment is high and thousands of job seekers who completed matric are joining the job market, it is important to beware of job scams.
Business threatens legal action should NHI Bill become law
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BL Premium reports that organised business has urged President Cyril Ramaphosa not to sign the National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill, threatening legal action should it become law.
The race to be ready for pension fund reform is on, complicated by no final legislation and early implementation date
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Moneyweb reports that pension funds and their administrators are racing against time to implement highly complex changes to their rules before pension fund reforms come into effect on 1 September this year.
Get ready for big fuel price hikes from Wednesday
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BL Premium reports that after three months of declining fuel prices brought relief to motorists, February is expected to bring major hikes across the board.
Roundup on Monday, 5 February 2024 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 stories that recently appeared.
Government in talks with ArcelorMittal SA and stakeholders to avert steel plant closures
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BL Premium reports that the Department of Trade, Industry & Competition (DTIC) is pushing to increase steel exports to other African countries and root out customs fraud on imported steel in a bid to avoid the closure of ArcelorMittal SA’s (Amsa's) long-steel operations.
Government makes big changes to employment equity targets
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Fin24 reports that government has made changes to proposed new employment equity targets, including doing away with specific targets for African, coloured, Indian and white workers.
National minimum wage hiked by 8.5% from 1 March
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Fin24 reports that the national minimum wage (NMW), including for domestic and farm workers, will be been hiked by 8.5% to R27.58 an hour from 1 March.
Calls for increased security at Rahima Moosa Hospital after hijacking and shooting at hospital gate
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The Citizen reports that the Gauteng Health Department has called for heightened policing in and around Coronationville in Johannesburg as persistent crime incidents continue to affect Rahima Moosa Mother and Child Hospital.
Morning roundup of labour news on Friday, 2 February 2024
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summaries of our selection of South African
labour-related reports.
Metrobus ‘strike’ on Wednesday and Thursday left thousands of Joburg commuters stranded
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BL Premium reports that some 16,000 Joburg commuters were left stranded on Wednesday and Thursday when Metrobus employees downed tools, citing unresolved grievances with the City of Johannesburg-owned bus company.
Implats restarts operations at tragedy-hit shaft amid sharp earnings fall
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Fin24 reports that Impala Platinum (Implats) indicated on Wednesday that it would complete repairs at its Rustenburg 11 shaft during February and use the following weeks to ramp up to full production capacity during April.