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.
Survey shows SA could lose 53% of university graduates to emigration
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Bloomberg News reports that according to a survey conducted by the Social Research Foundation (SRF), about half of SA’s top earners and university graduates are considering emigration.
Limpopo cop dies after being knocked off motorbike, dragged by second vehicle
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News24 reports a Limpopo police officer died in a collision on Saturday night on the R579 near Sepanapudi.
Secondary strike fails to rock Makro’s owner Massmart as employees show 'zero interest'
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Fin24 reports that according to the Massmart Group, a secondary strike by the SA Commercial, Catering, and Allied Workers’ Union (Saccawu) at its other subsidiaries over a wage dispute at Makro had no impact on operations, as too few employees were interested in taking part in the industrial action.
Harmony Gold reports fatality at Kusasalethu mine
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Mining Weekly reports that according to Harmony Gold, an employee was killed in a fall-of-ground incident at the gold producer’s Kusasalethu mine on the afternoon of 15 December.
Axed SANParks CEO fights back, claims he was framed
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City Press reports that Macbeth Ncongwane, the lawyer representing former SANParks CEO Fundisile Mketeni, has vowed to reveal how officials within the entity coached a woman to frame his client.
Joburg’s Rea Vaya bus service suspends operations over labour dispute
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EWN reported that on Friday the Rea Vaya bus service in Johannesburg had suspended its operations following a labour dispute.
Ramaphosa backs off from plan for grand social compact with labour, business
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News24 reports that President Cyril Ramaphosa's ambition to strike a grand social compact with business and labour might not work out after all, he suggested to delegates at the ANC conference on Friday evening.
Game, Builders to be hit by secondary strikes, as dispute resolution talks at Makro fail
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Fin24 reports that the SA Commercial, Catering and Allied Workers’ Union (Saccawu) will press on with secondary strikes at Massmart companies on Thursday after talks to resolve a wage dispute at Makro failed.
Over 300 government officials on suspension for alleged fraud, theft, rape paid in excess of R130 million
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Pretoria News reports that the government has paid more than R130 million to more than 300 public servants who are on suspension with full pay and benefits.
New police recruits joining a broken organisation, low on morale and resources
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The Citizen reports that the SA Police Services (SAPS) this week welcomed 10,000 new recruits. But, a recent study by the Solidarity Research Institute (SRI) indicates that this cohort are joining the ranks of members largely demotivated by the sorry state of affairs in the police, where they will find it almost impossible to fight crime.
Chris Griffith fell on his sword “to allow company to move forward”, says Gold Fields chairman
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Miningmx reports that according to Gold Fields chairman Yunus Suleman, it was CEO Chris Griffith’s decision to leave the gold producer rather than a fallout or a major bust up with the board.
Hawks raid Tembisa Hospital over 'illegally' awarded R850 million contracts flagged by slain whistleblower Babita Deokaran
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News24 reports that the Hawks (Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation) descended on Tembisa Tertiary Hospital on Tuesday to conduct a search and seizure operation over allegedly illegal multimillion-rand contracts awarded at the institution.
Zimbabweans hesitant about applying for alternative visas
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BL Premium reports that according to Department of Home Affairs (DHA) Minister Aaron Motsoaledi, just 6,000, or 3%, of the estimated 178,000 Zimbabweans living in SA under the Zimbabwean Exemption Permit (ZEP) had by September applied for alternative visas.
Popcru concerned about dangerous conditions in Eastern Cape prisons, saying guards are ‘at the mercy of prisoners'
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Mail & Guardian reports that according to the Police and Prisons Civil Rights Union (Popcru), prisoners are in control of prisons in SA, and its members are at the mercy of prisoners.
ActionSA calls for arrest of teachers involved in Mpumalanga matric exam cheating scandal
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The Star reports that despite the fact that Department of Basic Education (DBE) spokesperson Elijah Mhlanga has confirmed that they will investigate allegations of a matric exam cheating scandal in Mpumalanga, ActionSA has called for the arrest of the teachers involved.
Sexual assault case against former Oudtshoorn deputy mayor postponed to next year
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News24 reports that the former Oudtshoorn deputy mayor, who faces charges of sexual assault, will remain in custody until next year.
Two security officers shot dead at Mossel Bay garbage transfer site
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IOL reports that two security guards were shot in the head and killed on Monday morning at the Loerie Fourie Road garbage transfer site near Kwanonqaba in Mossel Bay, Western Cape.
Saccawu suspends plan to strike at Massmart group companies to give arbitration at Makro a chance
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Fin24 reports that the SA Commercial, Catering and Allied Workers’ Union (Saccawu) has opted to suspend plans to strike at all of Massmart Group's companies over a dispute at Makro, and will attempt to seek an arbitrated solution instead.
Morning roundup of labour news on Wednesday, 14 December 2022
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In our Wednesday morning roundup, see
summaries of our selection of recent South African
labour-related reports.
SA audit firms experiencing "unusually high" staff turnover at supervisory and managerial levels
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Fin24 reports that according to the Independent Regulatory Board for Auditors (IRBA), the local auditing profession is bleeding from the "great resignation" trend, which poses a risk to SA's audit quality in the long run.
NPA concerned over asset-stripping at Gupta-linked Optimum mine and NUM’s stance
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EWN reports that the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has fears about the stripping of assets at the Gupta-owned Optimum coal mine in Mpumalanga amid ongoing attempts to stop the state from seizing control over it.
Gold Fields CEO Chris Griffith steps down as he takes the blame for failed Yamana deal
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BL Premium reports that Gold Fields CEO Chris Griffith has taken the blame for the failed deal to buy Yamana Gold, a rival in Canada, and will step down at the end of December.
Eskom tariff hike of more than 20% unlikely, analyst reckons
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BL Premium reports that South Africans who have this year already endured multiple interest rate increases, persistent high inflation in essentials such as food and fuel, and the worst load-shedding in Eskom’s history, must prepare for another cost-of-living shock when next year’s electricity tariff increase is announced on Wednesday.
Despite energy crisis, Cyril Ramaphosa upbeat about exports and jobs
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BL Premium reports that on the eve of the ANC’s 55th elective conference, President Cyril Ramaphosa in his weekly letter on Monday addressed many of the challenges facing SA.
“Bizarre” conviction case reveals that magistrates in maintenance and family courts lack training
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GroundUp reports that a “bizarre” case in which a maintenance defaulter was found guilty and sentenced when charges were never put to him and he never pleaded has highlighted an embarrassing lack of training of magistrates in maintenance and family courts.
SA's healthcare sector faces collapse if government fails to implement NHI, warns WHO expert
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News24 writes that South Africans are among the biggest purchasers of voluntary health insurance in the world, and an expert has warned that this has the potential to derail the public healthcare system.
ANC’s Free State staff facing hospitalisation, homelessness after six months with no pay
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The Citizen reports that while staffers in other provinces have been paid so far, African National Congress (ANC) employees in the Free State face another bleak Christmas.
Morning roundup of labour news on Tuesday, 13 December 2022
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In our Tuesday morning roundup, see
summaries of our selection of recent South African
labour-related reports.
‘Stressed’ UCT vice-chancellor Phakeng given more 'time off' amid looming probe into mismanagement
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News24 reports that the University of Cape Town (UCT) Council has announced that the university's vice-chancellor, Mamokgethi Phakeng, will be given more time off after being discharged from hospital last Friday.
Joburg’s City Power pulls staff from Jeppestown after gunmen rob and assault technicians
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News24 reports that City Power has pulled its staff from Jeppestown in Johannesburg after a team of technicians was attacked.