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.
Former SANParks CEO accused of threatening senior executive who allegedly wanted him listed in annual report as a gender-based violence perpetrator
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News24 reports that former SANParks CEO Fundisile Mketeni allegedly threatened a senior executive over claims that she allegedly wanted to have him listed as a gender-based violence perpetrator in the company's annual report.
Metrorail reinstates Naledi–Johannesburg line with new electric train sets
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Engineering News reports that commuter rail service Metrorail resumed the weekday train service between Naledi, in Soweto, and Johannesburg, with effect from Monday.
Morning roundup of labour news on Tuesday, 29 November 2022
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In our Tuesday morning roundup, see
summaries of our selection of recent South African
labour-related reports.
NUM’s Gauteng leader, five young union members die in car accident
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SowetanLive reports that the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) has confirmed that its Gauteng leader and five young members have died following a car accident on the N4 toll road between Middelburg and Emalahleni in Mpumalanga.
Case against 'Eskom coal thief' withdrawn due to insufficient evidence
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TimesLive reports that the case against a 28-year-old Zimbabwean truck driver, who was arrested last Tuesday at the Camden power station in Mpumalanga on charges of fraud and theft of Eskom coal, has been withdrawn.
Motorist using emergency lane crashes into JMPD officers at N3 accident scene
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TimesLive reports that on Sunday morning a motorist using the emergency lane on the N3 crashed into a Johannesburg Metro Police Department (JMPD) patrol BMW at the scene of another accident.
Public sector unions plan heightened strike action if wage demands aren’t met this week
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Moneyweb reports that public sector workers, who await the government’s response to their list of demands this week, have vowed to heighten strike action should the state revert with an unfavourable response.
Two brothers who allegedly tried to bribe labour department inspector with R4,500 EFT arrested
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IOL reports that the Hawks (Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation) have arrested two foreigners who allegedly tried to bribe a Department of Employment and Labour (DEL) inspector.
SAB expansion of Prospecton Brewery in Isipingo to create 25,000 jobs throughout value chain
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BL Premium reports that on Monday SA Breweries (SAB) announced a R825m expansion of its Prospecton Brewery in Isipingo, south of Durban, which will create 25,000 jobs throughout the value chain.
CWU demands 15% pay hike, government bailout as SA Post Office plans job cuts
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Fin24 reports that the Communication Workers Union (CWU) wants the government to bail out the struggling SA Post Office (SAPO) and ensure that the entity has a monopoly in the delivery of parcels weighing 1kg or less.
SA’s pension system scores high on integrity, but global study flags risks and shortcomings
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Business Maverick reports that SA’s pension system recently scored a high 78 on integrity in the 14th Mercer CFA Institute Global Pension Index (MCGPI).
Cosatu in Limpopo welcomes arrest of VBS-accused municipal officials
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EWN reports that labour federation Cosatu in Limpopo has welcomed the arrest of officials in the province in connection with the Venda Building Society (VBS) corruption and money laundering case.
KZN sergeant killed, captain injured on Saturday after suspect in assault case opened fire
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News24 reports that an alleged gunman who shot dead a sergeant and fired at two captains investigating an assault case in KwaZulu-Natal has been arrested.
Roundup on Monday, 28 November 2022 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, 25 November 2022.
Eskom power station boss wears bulletproof vest after exposing corruption
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TimesLive reports that it was revealed by Eskom CEO André de Ruyter on Thursday that one of the power utility’s coal-fired power station managers wears a bulletproof vest and has two bodyguards after exposing corruption at the plant.
Saccawu plans pickets at Makro warehouses on Black Friday and also on Saturday
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Fin24 reports that the SA Commercial, Catering, and Allied Workers’ Union (Saccawu) is planning to picket at all of Makro warehouses in SA on Black Friday (25 November) as well as on Saturday.
Morning roundup of labour news on Friday, 25 November 2022
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In our Friday morning roundup, see
summaries of our selection of recent South African
labour-related reports.
Worker salaries paid in dribs and drabs at Maluti-a-Phofung municipality in Free State
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TimesLive reports that employees of the Maluti-a-Phofung municipality in eastern Free State will not be receiving their salaries as usual this month, but have been assured they will be reimbursed in staggered payments.
Netcare concerned over nursing shortage as red tape leaves it turning away thousands of trainees
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Fin24 reports that Netcare used to train thousands of nurses each year, but as it awaits accreditation, it has been forced to turn away applicants in droves and cut the number of nurses it trains by some 90%.
Makro workers plan to strike on Black Friday over wage dispute
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IOL reports that workers at Makro are threatening to abandon till-points on Black Friday as part of an ongoing strike.
Morning roundup of labour news on Thursday, 24 November 2022
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In our Thursday morning roundup, see
summaries of our selection of recent South African
labour-related reports.
No taxi strike on Thursday in Cape Town
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IOL reports that rumours about a taxi strike taking place in Cape Town have been dispelled as old news.
CWU vows to shut down Post Office on Thursday and Friday over wages, unpaid medical aid contributions
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Fin24 reports that the Communication Workers Union (CWU) intends to shut down SA Post Office (SAPO) branches around the country on Thursday and Friday as workers demand a 15% wage increase and solutions to an ongoing medical aid contributions crisis.
Suspect in Eskom's Camden power plant 'sabotage' case remains behind bars
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TimesLive reports that the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) in Mpumalanga has clarified that the suspect arrested for alleged sabotage at Eskom's Camden power station remains behind bars.
Another arrest at Eskom’s Camden power station, with a truck driver caught this time after swapping coal
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Moneyweb reports that yet another arrest has been made at Eskom’s coal-fired Camden Power Station in Mpumalanga.
Despite expectations, consumer inflation in October surprised with acceleration to 7.6%
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Fin24 reports that consumer inflation in October picked up to 7.6% year-on-year, from 7.5% recorded in the previous month. Economists had expected inflation to ease to 7.4%.
Joburg MMC in hot water over threat to axe employees linked to political parties
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The Star reports that the SA Municipal Workers’ Union (Samwu) has slammed the MMC of Economic Development in the City of Johannesburg Nkululeko Mbundu for his threats to fire municipal administrators for problems related to service delivery.
Health services affected in Gauteng on Tuesday as public servants went on strike
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TimesLive reports that as thousands of public servants embarked on a strike on Tuesday to demand better wages, the government warned employees who worked in essential services they were prohibited from participating in protests during working hours.
Security company employee uses work firearm in cash-in-transit robbery, commits suicide to avoid arrest
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Daily News reports that police investigations into a cash-in-transit (CIT) robbery in the south of Durban in which a suspect apparently committed suicide are continuing.
Public sector workers call on government to return to negotiating table
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GroundUp reports that hundreds of public sector workers marched to the offices of the National Treasury in Tshwane on Tuesday, rejecting the government’s 3% wage increase and calling on the government to return to the negotiating table.