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.
Morning roundup of labour news on Friday, 22 September 2023
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In our Friday morning roundup, see
summaries of our selection of recent South African
labour-related reports.
Things getting worse and worse at the Bellville department of employment and labour
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GroundUp reports that it took more than a year for Brackenfell resident Stephan Evans to get his Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) money from the Department of Employment and Labour (DEL) office in Bellville, Cape Town.
DA suspects ANC cadre deployment committee for Gordhan rejecting Eskom CEO recommendation
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The Citizen reports that Eskom continues to be without a leader after the Minister of Public Enterprises, Pravin Gordhan, rejected the recommendation of the power utility’s board as to a replacement for former CEO Andre de Ruyter.
Motsoaledi tells Ramaphosa the only way to clear visa backlog is more home affairs staff
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TimesLIVE reports that Department of Home Affairs (DHA) Minister Aaron Motsoaledi has appealed to President Cyril Ramaphosa for more money to employ staff as the department battles to clear visa backlogs.
Visa frustrations force Stellenbosch Business School director to quit
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Financial Mail reports that Prof Mark Smith, the UK-born academic who was appointed director of the Stellenbosch Business School in 2020, had to wait more than a year for home affairs to issue the necessary visa.
Fawu members at SA Forestry Company down tools for higher pay
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BL Premium reports that members of the Food and Allied Workers Union (Fawu) have embarked on a wage strike at SA Forestry Company Limited (Safcol) in support of demands for above-inflation increases.
Four SANDF members killed in service vehicle incident on Wednesday
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News24 reports that four SA National Defence Force (SANDF) members died on Wednesday after an incident involving two service vehicles.
Death toll rises to three in SA Navy submarine incident off Kommetjie
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TimesLIVE reports that an adult female was extricated from a vessel off Hout Bay on Wednesday afternoon, bringing to three the number of people who were killed in an incident involving a South African Navy submarine.
The struggle to claim from the UIF continues unabated
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Moneyweb writes that getting through to the Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) is “like banging your head against a brick wall”.
Morning roundup of labour news on Thursday, 21 September 2023
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In our Thursday morning roundup, see
summaries of our selection of recent South African
labour-related reports.
Gordhan rejected Eskom Board’s CEO recommendation – months after it was put forward to him
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Fin24 reports that the appointment of a new CEO of Eskom has gone back to the drawing board after the recommendation made by the Board was not accepted by Minister of Public Enterprises Pravin Gordhan.
Morning roundup of labour news on Wednesday, 20 September 2023
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In our Wednesday morning roundup, see
summaries of our selection of recent South African
labour-related reports.
Eskom coal supplier Seriti Power starts retrenchment talks at Klipspruit colliery
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Fin24 reports that Eskom’s largest black-controlled coal supplier Seriti Power has launched a retrenchment process at its Klipspruit Colliery that could affect about 800 workers.
City of Tshwane rebuffs Gauteng MEC’s mediation offer in Samwu strike
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BL Premium reports that the City of Tshwane has rejected attempts by the Gauteng government to mediate in the unlawful industrial action by the SA Municipal Workers’ Union (Samwu) that has dragged on for nearly two months.
Permanent interdict granted against disruptive Tshwane municipal workers
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Pretoria News reports that the City of Tshwane has come off the back foot to win a battle against the strike action by its workers after the Labour Court on Friday granted it a permanent interdict against the unrest.
Fort Hare qualifications probe puts Buffalo City mayor's position at risk
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City Press reports that Buffalo City Metro executive mayor Princess Faku will apparently not be among the hundreds of students at the University of Fort Hare (UFH) in Dikeni who will be graduating in early October.
For a decade, staff at defunct Tshwane power station have reported for work but had nothing to do
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TimesLIVE reports that more than 150 employees of the non-operational Rooiwal power station in Tshwane have been reporting to work daily for more than 10 years, earning wages but without work to do.
National Tourism Careers Expo will offer limitless career opportunities
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The Star reports that Deputy Minister of Tourism, Fish Mahlalela, has launched the 13th edition of the National Tourism Careers Expo (NTCE) 2023, which is scheduled to run from 29 September to 1 October at the Johannesburg Expo Centre (Nasrec).
‘The money just isn’t there’ for salary increases, Tshwane mayor Cilliers Brink insists
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TimesLIVE reports that the City of Tshwane refuses to budge on its stance of no salary increases despite the ongoing service delivery disruption by some members of the SA Municipal Workers’ Union (Samwu).
Economists predict another big fuel price hike in October
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The Citizen reports that last month saw a substantial increase in fuel costs, with petrol rising by about R1.71 per litre and diesel surging by R2.80 per litre. However, the storm is far from over as experts forecast even more pain at the pump in October.
SA's ambassador to Japan 'trying to silence' domestic helper who was assaulted by his wife in Tokyo
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City Press reports that according to Tandiswa Tokwe, a former domestic helper of Smuts Ngonyama, SA’s ambassador to Japan, the ambassador’s wife tackled her with a broomstick and now the ambassador is trying to silence her.
Solidarity questions whether possible Kloof 4 layoffs are necessary
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Mining Weekly reports that trade union Solidarity has expressed concern about the fate of almost 3,000 Sibanye-Stillwater mineworkers whose jobs are in jeopardy as the mining company considers the future of its Kloof 4 shaft, in Carletonville.
Morning roundup of labour news on Tuesday, 19 September 2023
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In our Tuesday morning roundup, see
summaries of our selection of recent South African
labour-related reports.
Off-duty Cape Town cop shot dead in Khayelitsha on Sunday in hail of bullets
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News24 reports that Western Cape Police are on the hunt for two men who gunned down a 37-year-old off-duty police sergeant from Bellville South on Sunday evening.
Spar loses information technology chief Mark Huxtable after SAP bungle
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Bloomberg reports that Spar's chief information technology executive Mark Huxtable has resigned from the South African food and liquor retailer, not long after a rocky implementation of a R1.8 billion software system.
We didn’t want a lame duck CEO, says Koos Bekker on Van Dijk sudden departure
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BL Premium reports that Naspers chair Koos Bekker has moved to allay fears that the sudden resignation of the group’s CEO, Bob van Dijk, points to a falling out between him and the board.
Minerals Council, NUM mourn M&R employees killed in bus crash en route to Venetia mine
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Mining Weekly reports that the Minerals Council SA (MCSA) and the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) are mourning the deaths of those killed in an accident between a bus and a truck, near diamond miner De Beers' Venetia mine, in Limpopo, on the afternoon of 17 September.
Eskom acting CEO's role in R500m Fidelity security contract under scrutiny
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City Press reports that Eskom’s board is turning its attention to acting CEO Calib Cassim’s role in the tailor-made R500 million emergency security contract that was awarded to the Fidelity Services Group, which the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has now found to be unlawful.
Nehawu opposes 'illegal' reappointment of Mchunu as acting Social Development director general
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City Press reports that Social Development Minister Lindiwe Zulu’s determination to appoint her department’s acting director-general, Linton Mchunu, on a permanent basis has been taken further in that she allegedly instructed the human resources department to resubmit her motivation for the appointment to the Department of Public Service and Administration (DPSA).
Durban Chamber of Commerce and Industry calls for axing of Transnet CEO and executives
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Fin24 reports that the Durban Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) has called on the Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan to remove Transnet’s CEO Portia Derby, accusing her of sabotaging businesses through lack of service delivery.