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.
Alleged hitman linked to Prasa regional manager's death in January appears in court
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TimesLIVE reports that a KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) man who is alleged to have carried out a hit on Passenger Rail Agency of SA (Prasa) regional manager Jacob Khoaele on 22 January made a brief appearance in the Durban Magistrate's Court on Monday.
Wesizwe CEO resigns owing to ill health
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Mining Weekly reports that owing to ill health, Long Zou, CEO of JSE-listed Wesizwe, has announced that he will be stepping down from his position effective immediately.
Criminals who shot dead three cops well-trained in handling firearms, says Masemola
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SowetanLive reports that national police commissioner Gen Fannie Masemola says the shooters responsible for killing three police officers in two separate incidents over the weekend were clearly well trained in handling firearms.
West Rand teacher accused of raping a girl at gunpoint fired after refusing to attend disciplinary hearing
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TimesLIVE Premium reports that a West Rand schoolteacher accused of raping a 16-year-old girl at gunpoint, who snubbed disciplinary action by refusing to attend a hearing, has been found guilty, fired and registered as a sex offender.
Labour Court confirms rehire, but rules that CCMA’s award of 18 months’ backpay not reasonable
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IOL Business reports that what started with the sale of 10 discounted bags of damaged cement – and ended with no delivery for three months – has now seen the Labour Court order Cashbuild to reinstate its dismissed Mqanduli branch manager over procedural disciplinary issues.
Tiger Brands gets Competition Commission nod to sell canning business, with no retrenchments for three years
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BL Premium reports that the Competition Commission has approved the sale of Tiger Brands’ Langeberg and Ashton Foods canning business to a consortium of local fruit producers.
Polokwane’s buses missing and more than R16m down the drain, but no consequence management
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City Press reports that six years after spending more than R16 million of taxpayers’ money to acquire 10 buses for the city’s rapid transit system, Polokwane local municipality in Limpopo has not received the vehicles.
PSA condemns clash at Oudtshoorn prison in which one inmate died and four officials were injured
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TimesLIVE reports that the Public Servants Association (PSA) has condemned the violent incident at Oudtshoorn prison last week that resulted in the death of an inmate and left four correctional services officials injured.
Two Cape Town cops arrested for allegedly selling blank affidavit forms for R100 each
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News24 reports that two Cape Town police officers have been arrested for corruption, after allegedly selling blank affidavit forms to the public.
Bellville man’s fake bomb threats so that he could to skip work earn him real jail time
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The Citizen reports that a 50-year-old Bellville man who made hoax bomb threats to police has been sentenced to five years’ direct imprisonment.
Morning roundup of labour news on Tuesday, 12 August 2025
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In our Tuesday morning roundup, see
summaries of our selection of recent South
African labour-related reports.
Kieswetter to step down as SARS commissioner early next year
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Business Times reports that with about eight months left on his contract, SA Revenue Service (SARS) commissioner Edward Kieswetter is set to leave the position early next year.
Chief Justice Mandisa Maya unveils new sexual harassment policy for judiciary
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IOL News reports that as National Women’s Day was celebrated on Saturday, Chief Justice Mandisa Maya announced the introduction of a Sexual Harassment Policy for the South African Judiciary.
Health-care workers fear for their lives as violent crime disrupts services at clinics
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Sunday Times reports that an Eastern Cape nurse has described how she was held at gunpoint last week while parked outside a primary school where she was conducting a vaccination campaign. She and her colleague were robbed of their cellphones and hired vehicle.
Another police officer gunned down, this time in Mpumalanga
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IOL News reports that the SA Police Service (SAPS) lost another colleague in the line of duty on Saturday in Mpumalanga. Three officers were killed in 24 hours.
Roundup on Monday, 11 August 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.
NUM dumps ANC ahead of next year’s municipal elections
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Sunday World reports that the ANC has lost a powerful ally in the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM), which has decided not to campaign for the governing party in the 2026 local elections.
Ambulance overturns on N2 in KZN while attempting to avoid speeding vehicle
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News24 reports that a KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) provincial ambulance was involved in a serious accident on the N2 highway, outside Richards Bay, on Saturday.
Ithala employees present memorandum of grievances at march against management on Thursday
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TimesLIVE reports that workers at Ithala Development Finance Corporation (IDFC), represented by the National Education, Health and Allied Workers' Union (Nehawu), have raised multiple red flags about management of the institution under group CEO Pearl Bhengu.
Two policemen transporting suspect from court shot dead in Florida, Joburg
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TimesLIVE reports that two police officers transporting a suspect from court were shot dead in Florida, Johannesburg, on Friday morning.
Clicks clinic nurse claims she was ‘victimised for reporting sexual harassment’
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The Citizen reports that according to Linda Motloung, a nurse from Tsakane Clicks Clinic, her relationship with the management at her workplace soured after she reported a sexual harassment case.
KZN public works aims to combat artisan shortage through EPWP
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Daily News reports that the Department of Public Works and Infrastructure in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) has announced an initiative aimed at addressing the critical shortage of skilled artisans in the province.
Viral video captures stabbing of e-hailing driver in Brackenfell
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Cape Times reports that while driving in Brackenfell, an e-hailing driver had a narrow escape after being stabbed in the chest during what appeared to be a robbery caught on camera.
Solidarity reports Bidvest to SAHRC and UN and over racially discriminatory school bursary programme
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BusinessTech reports that one of SA’s largest companies Bidvest has been reported to the SA Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) and the United Nations (UN) Commission on Human Rights over its school bursary programme.
Gauteng pulls security guards from high-risk schools without providing reasons
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SowetanLive reports that the Gauteng Department of Education (DOE) has withdrawn security guards from high-risk schools across the province with immediate effect.
Gauteng public hospitals face critical shortage of ICU nurses
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The Star reports that the Gauteng Department of Health has come under fire following revelations that the province’s public hospitals have only 751 ICU nurses, which is less than half of the 1,760 needed to adequately serve its population.
KZN health department announces 270 new doctors and nurses posts
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The Witness reports that KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) Health MEC Nomagugu Simelane has announced that the Department of Health will soon advertise 270 new posts, made up of positions for 150 doctors and 120 nurses.
Cabinet approves support package for exporters exposed to US tariffs
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Engineering News reports that the SA government will on Monday unveil the support measures for companies and workers affected by the imposition of 30% reciprocal tariffs by the US on SA exports as from 8 August.
Former Treasury official Kenneth Brown named as interim Road Accident Fund chair
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News24 reports that former top Treasury official Kenneth Brown has been named the interim chair of the Road Accident Fund (RAF), two weeks after the board was dissolved. Brown is currently a non-executive director at the Development Bank of Southern Africa.
Nelson Mandela Bay’s failed multi-billion-rand bus service has only six buses running
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GroundUp reports that Nelson Mandela Bay’s multi-billion-rand bus service has all but collapsed. Of the service’s 25 buses, no more than six are currently operating.