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.
Sanral probes worker's death on Friday at Eastern Cape construction site
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News24 reports that the SA National Roads Agency Limited (Sanral) is investigating the death of a construction worker at the Msikaba Bridge in Lusikisiki, in the Eastern Cape.
Roundup on Monday, 8 May 2023 of weekend labour reports
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In our roundup of weekend news, see
summaries of our selection of South African
labour-related stories that appeared since
Friday, 5 May 2023.
Hawks uncover R7.8m worth of illicit cigarettes in gas tanker
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IOL reports that a 49-year-old man is expected to appear in the Potchefstroom Magistrate’s Court on Friday after he was found in possession of illicit cigarettes worth R7.8 million.
Business Unity SA requests government to let medical schemes continue under NHI
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BL Premium reports that Business Unity SA (Busa) is lobbying the government to allow medical schemes to continue operating under National Health Insurance NHI, arguing this will ensure the private healthcare sector remains viable and reduce the load on public health facilities.
Froneman’s R110m pay cut was due to a fall in Sibanye’s share price, not restraint by remuneration committee
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Financial Mail writes that Sibanye-Stillwater’s remuneration report for 2022 shows that CEO Neal Froneman’s remuneration was reduced by a whopping R110.6m, but he was still left with a hefty R189.7m, which was not quite as indignation-creating as the R300.3m he was awarded a year earlier.
Man accused of killing Eastern Cape court orderly in hospital after shooting at Anti-Gang Unit
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News24 reports that a man accused of stabbing a member of the public and shooting a court orderly dead at the Motherwell Magistrate's Court on Wednesday is fighting for his life in hospital after Anti-Gang Unit members shot him.
Morning roundup of labour news on Friday, 5 May 2023
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In our Friday morning roundup, see
summaries of our selection of recent South African
labour-related reports.
Putco buses to hit the road again on Friday after ‘high level talks’ with Gauteng government
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BusinessLive reports that Putco bus services will resume on Friday after high-level talks between the company, the Gauteng roads and transport department and Gauteng premier Panyaza Lesufi on Thursday.
Fort Hare University questions poor police work in death of protection unit member whose vehicle was rammed at the weekend
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SowetanLive reports that the University of Fort Hare (UFH) has raised concern about alleged poor police work around the death of a member of its protection unit whose vehicle was rammed at the weekend.
Gauteng calls on communities to collaborate with 4,000 recently-deployed wardens, but serious concerns raised
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News24 reports that despite widespread criticism, the Gauteng legislature’s community safety committee has come out in defence of a recently launched crime prevention unit, saying that the project would likely reduce crime throughout the province.
Eskom welcomes sentence ordering former Kriel finance manager to pay back stolen money
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TimesLive reports that in a recent landmark judgment, a former Eskom employee was ordered to repay all the money he stole from the power utility when he was employed as a finance manager at Kriel power station.
Allegations by union of torture by police amid investigation of assassinations at University of Fort Hare
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TimesLive reports that the National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) claims that a member, who is an employee at the University of Fort Hare (UFH), was tortured by a group of police.
Murder of two nurses, allegedly by a cop, leaves union Denosa shocked
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News24 reports that the Democratic Nursing Organisation of SA (Denosa) has expressed shock at the death of two nurses in Mpumalanga, allegedly at the hands of a police officer.
NPA drops murder charge in Thabo Bester's prison escape because of paperwork confusion
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News24 reports that contradictory reports on Bereng Mpholo's cause of death have prompted the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) to drop its case – at least, for now – that he was murdered to enable rapist and killer Thabo Bester to fake his death and escape from the Mangaung Correctional Centre.
Workplace equity delinquents to be barred from state contracts, warns Nxesi
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BL Premium reports that Department of Employment & Labour (DEL) Minister Thulas Nxesi said in the National Assembly on Wednesday that companies that failed to comply with the Employment Equity Amendment Act would be barred from doing business with the state.
Former bank employee gets an effective 20-year sentence for theft; pension forfeited to the bank
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News24 reports that a former bank employee was sentenced to an effective 20 years' imprisonment after he stole more than R500,000 over three days.
Morning roundup of labour news on Thursday, 4 May 2023
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In our Thursday morning roundup, see
summaries of our selection of recent South African
labour-related reports.
Suspect arrested after sergeant shot dead in Motherwell court on Wednesday
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TimesLive reports that a man was arrested soon after a 41-year-old police officer was shot dead at the Motherwell Magistrate's Court in Gqeberha, Eastern Cape, on Wednesday morning.
Team leader killed on 30 April in fall-of-ground at Harmony’s Kusasalethu mine
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Mining Weekly reports that Harmony Gold Mining has reported the death of an employee owing to a seismic-induced fall-of-ground (FoG) event at its Kusasalethu mine, near Carletonville, on 30 April.
Putco to suspend services from Thursday because Gauteng hasn't paid subsidy
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TimesLive reports that Putco says it will suspend its services from Thursday until further notice, due to diesel shortages as a result of an unpaid subsidy by the Gauteng government.
Ex-Eskom COO Jan Oberholzer returns to spearhead crucial projects
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BL Premium reports that former Eskom chief operating officer (COO) Jan Oberholzer, who retired at the end of April, has signed a contract to stay on at the power utility to oversee some of its most crucial projects, including getting all units at Medupi and Kusile online.
Probe finds eThekwini municipality HR head faked her qualifications
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IOL reports that the future of the deputy city manager of the eThekwini Municipality, Kim Makhathini, hangs in the balance after an internal investigation by the City Integrity Committee Investigations Unit (CIIU) found that Makhathini faked her qualifications.
With legal wrangle over illegal strike ongoing after five years, dismissed Vector Logistics employees still waiting to return
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BL Premium reports that nearly 100 employees of Vector Logistics, who have been idling at home for the past five years after being dismissed for alleged participation in an illegal strike, will have to stay put as there is no end in sight to a protracted legal wrangle.
Court battle looms as Sadtu takes Cosatu to court over resolution to back the SACP in elections
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Fin24 reports that the rifts between Cosatu's public sector unions have deepened, with the SA Democratic Teachers’ Union (Sadtu) dragging Cosatu and all of its affiliates to court over the labour federation's resolution to back the SA Communist Party (SACP) in elections.
Department of Correctional Services terminates contract with G4S for running of Mangaung prison
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SowetanLive reports that the Department of Correctional Services (DCS) has decided to terminate its contract with the private security company G4S for the running of the Mangaung correctional centre.
Morning roundup of labour news on Wednesday, 3 May 2023
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In our Wednesday morning roundup, see
summaries of our selection of recent South African
labour-related reports.
Diesel prices plummeted at midnight, but petrol prices soared
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BusinessLive reports that, as has been the trend recently, motorists driving diesel cars will enjoy a big fuel price cut in May, while petrol drivers will be hit with another hike.
Suspects believed to be linked to Intercape bus attacks in the Eastern Cape nabbed
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IOL reports that two men were scheduled expected to appear in the Cofimvaba Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday on charges of assault, robbery and malicious damage to property.
Ten correctional services officials suspended following escape at Ngqeleni prison on Freedom Day
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IOL reports that two more officials from the Ngqeleni Correctional Centre have been suspended following the escape of two inmates from the prison in the Eastern Cape last week.
Public warned about compensation fund scam targeting former miners
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TimesLive reports that the government has warned the public about fake compensation fund agents inviting former mineworkers to be assisted with fund applications.