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.
Bargaining council ruling on backdated salary increase ‘ruinous’ for City of Tshwane
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Moneyweb reports that the City of Tshwane has been dealt a huge financial blow after the SA Local Government Bargaining Council dismissed its application to be exempt from paying staff a 3.5% salary increase in 2021/22.
Former M&G editor Luke Feltham named new editor-in-chief of Business Day
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BusinessDay reports that Luke Feltham has been appointed editor-in-chief of Business Day with effect from 1 November. A former editor of the Mail & Guardian, Feltham is widely experienced in both print journalism and digital publishing.
Two workers critically burnt in Pietermaritzburg substation blast
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News24 reports that two electrical contractors were left with severe burn injuries after a powerful explosion ripped through an electrical substation on Old Howick Road in Pietermaritzburg on Monday.
EPWP and CWP workers march for permanent jobs and better pay
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GroundUp reports that hundreds of workers affiliated with the Maanda-Ashu Workers Union of SA (Mawusa) marched to the Department of Public Works and Infrastructure (DPW&I) in Pretoria on Monday, demanding permanent employment and better pay.
Big cuts to petrol and diesel prices cuts from Wednesday
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The Citizen reports that motorists will pay less for petrol and diesel at the pumps from Wednesday with the cuts no doubt to be welcomed by cash-strapped motorists ahead of the festive season.
NUM urges government’s action on layoffs of 622 workers at Assmang’s Beeshoek mine
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BusinessDay reports that a total of 622 mineworkers are facing a bleak festive season and Christmas following the announcement of a retrenchment process by mining company Assmang, which is set to put its Beeshoek iron ore operation in the Northern Cape under care and maintenance at the end of November.
Female security guard raped and shot dead, another seriously injured in Mthatha clinic attack
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News24 reports that a security guard was shot dead while another was seriously injured after they were abducted and attacked while on duty at the Xhwili Clinic in Mthatha, Eastern Cape, on Sunday night.
Morning roundup of labour news on Tuesday, 4 November 2025
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In our Tuesday morning roundup, see
summaries of our selection of recent South
African labour-related reports.
FlySafair cabin crew locked out from Monday night amid wage dispute
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News24 reports that FlySafair locked out some of its cabin crew members on Monday evening following a deadlock in wage negotiations. The airline has prevented members of the SA Cabin Crew Association (SACCA) from working and has applied to the CCMA to mediate the negotiations.
Tshwane ordered to pay 3.5% wage increase overdue since July 2021
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BusinessDay reports that the City of Tshwane’s application to be exempt from implementing a wage deal reached with labour in 2021/22 has been dismissed again by the SA Local Government Bargaining Council.
Mpumalanga education department’s ‘ghost payroll’ continues to spiral
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The Citizen reports that the Mpumalanga Department of Education (DOE) is under fire over the revelation that a staggering R19 million in salaries was overpaid to deceased and terminated employees last year. This was more than triple the R6 million flagged by the Auditor-General (AG) the previous year.
Possible disciplinary action against Bafana team manager to be decided by Safa NEC ballot
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Sunday World reports that in a bizarre move, which may be interpreted as a plan to protect Bafana Bafana team manager Vincent Tseka, the SA Football Association (Safa) has taken the decision to finalise the Teboho Mokoena blunder on a ballot.
Employers warned by labour department against locking workers inside factories
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Sunday Tribune reports that employers have been warned against locking employees inside business premises. The warning was issued by the Department of Employment and Labour (DEL) following last week’s joint inter-departmental inspection blitz at clothing and textile factories on the KwaZulu-Natal north coast.
Gauteng education department does U-turn over cuts to teacher posts
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Maroela Media reports that the Gauteng Department of Education (DOE) announced in a media release last Thursday that no teacher positions in public schools in the province would be cut in the next two years.
Over 5,000 new police trainees to be selected in SAPS recruitment drive
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EWN reports that the SA Police Service (SAPS) is in the process of selecting more than five thousand new police trainees from across the country.
Saftu demands criminal action against Mafoko Security for failing to pay over provident fund contributions
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Sunday World reports that the SA Federation of Trade Unions (Saftu) is demanding immediate criminal prosecution of Mafoko Security Patrol following court findings that the company deducted provident fund contributions from workers’ wages but failed to pay them over.
GPAA investigates two staffers following the surfacing of racist WhatsApp exchanges
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Sunday World reports that the Government Pension Administration Agency (GPAA) is investigating two white senior officials for allegedly calling their colleagues and the entity’s acting CEO the k-word in racially charged WhatsApp exchanges.
Sanral suspends two more executives as leadership turmoil deepens
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News24 reports that the SA National Roads Agency (Sanral) confirmed last Wednesday, in response to questions, that it had suspended its chief procurement officer (CPO) and chief audit executive.
EPWP workers forced do ‘hard labour’ at Bojanala MMC’s home and to become ANC members
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Sunday Times reports that unemployed residents selected to be part of government’s expanded public works programme (EPWP) for a monthly stipend of R1,800 were allegedly made to work at a North West city official’s home in Lebotlwane, clearing her garden of rubble, cleaning her house and washing windows.
SACE commissions investigation into mental health of teachers amid complaints of heavy workload, fatigue and burnout
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News24 reports that the SA Council for Educators (SACE) has commissioned an investigation to assess the mental health of teachers amid complaints of heavy teaching workloads, emotional fatigue, and burnout.
Roundup on Monday, 3 November 2025 of weekend labour reports
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In our roundup of weekend and recent reports,
see the following summaries of our selection of
South African labour-related articles.
Thirteen arrested after Heilbron Free State farm worker killed and wife stabbed and raped
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SABC News reports that a farm worker has been shot and killed while his wife is recovering in hospital after being raped and stabbed during a farm attack in the early hours of Saturday morning in Heilbron, Free State.
Department of Basic Education dismisses claims of teacher verification or recruitment fees
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EWN reports that in a statement released on Saturday, the Department of Basic Education (DBE) dismissed as false claims circulating on social media that teachers were required to pay R350 for verification.
High Court declares Sibusiso Madonsela's suspension by uMngeni-uThukela Water unlawful
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IOL News reports that the Pietermaritzburg High Court has ruled that the precautionary suspension of uMngeni-uThukela Water’s chief governance and compliance officer, Sibusiso Madonsela, was unlawful.
Business rescue or insolvency practice becoming one of the most dangerous SA professions
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BusinessTech writes that being a business rescue or insolvency practitioner in SA have become one of SA’s most dangerous professions according to Gareth Cremen of Cox Yeats Attorneys.
DA slams Buti Manamela for ‘packing’ Seta boards with ANC cadres
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TimesLIVE reports that Democratic Alliance (DA) MP Karabo Khakhau has accused Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) Minister Buti Manamela of filling the new sector education and training authority (Seta) boards with ANC loyalists.
Death of key witness delays matric certificate ‘fraud’ trial of Eastern Cape health spokesperson
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News24 reports that a senior Eastern Cape Department of Health (DOH) official who had crucial information about departmental recruitment processes and remuneration died of natural causes earlier this year, before she could testify in the fraud trial of DOH spokesperson Sizwe Kupelo.
Jobs of 65 employees at drilling company threatened by mine closure saved
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Maroela Media reports that in the midst of the uncertainty brought by the closure of Assmang’s Beeshoek Iron ore mine near Postmasburg in the Northern Cape, a local drilling company managed to protect the majority of its contract workers from retrenchment.
Numsa to take carmakers’ final wage offer back to members to decide on possible strike action
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BusinessDay reports that the National Union of Metalworkers of SA (Numsa) says its members will have to decide whether or not to embark on a strike at the country’s seven car manufacturing companies after the employers’ revised multi-year offer was rejected.
Medical schemes want answers from Treasury on plan to phase out members’ tax credits
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News24 reports that the Board of Healthcare Funders (BHF) wants urgent answers from government on a move to start phasing out medical scheme tax credits.