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 Wednesday, 23 November 2022
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In our Wednesday morning roundup, see
summaries of our selection of recent South African
labour-related reports.
Santaco says minibus taxis will be back on Western Cape roads on Wednesday
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IOL reports that the SA National Taxi Council (Santaco) in the Western Cape says all taxi operations will resume on Wednesday following a two-day strike that left commuters stranded on Monday and Tuesday.
Minister Thulas Nxesi booed, whisked away as public sector workers rage against 3% increase offer
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News24 reports that Acting Department of Public Service and Administration (DPSA) Minister Thulas Nxesi received a hostile reception when he went out to meet protesting public sector workers who had marched to the National Treasury's offices in Pretoria.
Agri SA calls for national minimum wage rises below inflation as sector battles to remain viable
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BL Premium reports that Agri SA has warned that an above-inflation increase in the national minimum wage (NMW) in a difficult economic climate will threaten the financial viability of many farmers.
Health committee presses for adoption of NHI bill in advance of ANC conference
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BL Premium reports that Parliament’s ANC-dominated health committee is racing to complete its work on the contentious National Health Insurance (NHI) bill, seemingly intent on getting it through the National Assembly before the party’s elective conference in December.
State disrespects us and we have reverted to 10% wage demand, says PSA
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TimesLive reports that Public Servants Association (PSA) members joined a nationwide strike by those aligned to several other public sector unions on Tuesday.
SARS does about-turn, will now welcome back two employees axed in 2017 during Bain ‘restructuring’
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Fin24 reports that the SA Revenue Service (SARS) has dropped its opposition to the reinstatement of two staff members axed in 2017 for refusing to partake in the company's restructuring.
Student police officer killed during training at Limpopo training facility
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The Citizen reports that the Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID) has launched an investigation after a student police officer was killed during a training session in Limpopo on Sunday.
Mob kills man in ambulance, attacks paramedics in Atteridgeville on Monday evening
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News24 reports that a mob killed a man in an ambulance and attacked Gauteng Emergency Medical Services (EMS) paramedics in Atteridgeville, Tshwane, on Monday evening.
Sexual misconduct rife in SA schools
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City Press reports that the safety of pupils in SA schools has come under the spotlight after it emerged that close to 100 teachers had been dismissed over the past five years for sexual misconduct.
GEPF maintains problem with destitute former cop awaiting his pension could lie with Saps
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The Citizen reports that Police Minister Bheki Cele has been silent on the plight of a destitute ex-KwaZulu-Natal SA Police Service (Saps) former captain – owed a pension by the state for 32 years of service, including a decade as an underground Crime Intelligence agent.
Nurses’ union calls on Gauteng health department not to make ’empty promises’ about re-opening of Kempton Park hospital
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The Citizen reports that the Young Nurses Indaba Trade Union (YNITU) has called on the MEC for Health in Gauteng, Nomantu Nkomo-Ralehoko, to refrain from making empty promises, in order to gain media attention.
Durban residents furious about water outage linked to labour dispute about overtime pay
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TimesLive reports that Durban residents are furious about a water outage that has affected large parts of the city as a result of an eThekwini municipality labour dispute that has disrupted services.
Workers strike at RCL's Sunbake operation in Polokwane over wages
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Fin24 reports that after experiencing a strike at its Pieman's operations in August amid double-digit wage demands, RCL Foods is now facing a fresh and indefinite strike at its baked goods business, Sunbake.
Lack of SA Sign Language interpreters means a constant struggle for deaf community in accessing serves
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City Press reports that there are nine permanently employed and 20 casual SA Sign Language interpreters in all 864 courts in SA to interpret for deaf people during court proceedings.
Cosatu backs ban on pit bull terriers in South Africa
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EWN reports that trade union federation Cosatu said that it supported the petition to ban pit bull terriers after a three-year-old was mauled to death in the Free State.
Brace for another big interest rate hike, even as consumer inflation softens
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Mail & Guardian writes that Statistics SA is expected to deliver another softer consumer inflation reading this week, but that will probably not be enough to temper the SA Reserve Bank’s (SARB’s) hawkishness.
City of Cape Town condemns violence by protesting taxi drivers, calls for Fikile Mbalula to step in
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IOL reports that the City of Cape Town has condemned the violence, intimidation and attacks directed towards public transport services by striking taxi operators on Monday.
Morning roundup of labour news on Tuesday, 22 November 2022
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In our Tuesday morning roundup, see
summaries of our selection of recent South African
labour-related reports.
Threat of violence due to taxi strike forces unions to call off Tuesday’s march to Parliament
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IOL reports that the trade union federations in the Western Cape have called off Tuesday’s march to Parliament due to the ongoing and violent protest action by minibus taxi operators in Cape Town.
Limpopo Health terminates 21 emergency medical workers for not meeting HPSCA standards
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EWN reports that the Limpopo Health Department has been forced to terminate the employment of 21 emergency medical officers, after it was informed by the Health Professions Council of SA (HPCSA) that they had been deregistered for failing to meet the required standards to remain active members of the council.
Free State Finance MEC promises Kopanong municipal workers R10,000 after two months with no pay
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The Citizen reports that Free State finance MEC Gadija Brown came under fire from angry employees at Kopanong Local Municipality after she told them they would receive only R10,000 compensation each because Kopanong was too broke to pay their outstanding salaries and benefits.
Man arrested for bomb threat against Eskom's COO Jan Oberholzer
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Fin24 reports that police have arrested a 27-year-old man in Mpumalanga who was traced to a bomb threat made against Eskom chief operating officer Jan Oberholzer.
Roundup on Monday, 21 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, 18 November 2022.
Magistrates fear for their lives as assassins stalk SA
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The Citizen writes that while political assassinations have been a feature of SA life for several years, equally concerning has been the recent spike in targeted hits on judicial officers, lawyers, whistle-blowers and anti-crime investigators.
Morning roundup of labour news on Friday, 18 November 2022
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In our Friday morning roundup, see
summaries of our selection of recent South African
labour-related reports.
Seven public sector unions, representing 800,000 workers, announce one-day strike for Tuesday
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Fin24 reports that seven unions in the public service, representing 800,000 members, have vowed to disrupt service at offices, hospitals and courts in a national day of action next week Tuesday in protest against the unilateral implementation of a 3% baseline increase in public wages.
Cosatu says penalties proposed in bill for school disruptions go too far
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BL Premium reports that trade union federation Cosatu has urged parliament to scrap provisions in the contentious Basic Education Laws Amendment Bill that criminalise disruption of schools.
Former CEO Peter Moyo suffers SCA defeat in bid to claim R250m from Old Mutual
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Fin24 reports that the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) has dismissed an application by former Old Mutual CEO Peter Moyo to allow him to appeal a ruling against him by the South Gauteng High Court.
Morning roundup of labour news on Thursday, 17 November 2022
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In our Thursday morning roundup, see
summaries of our selection of recent South African
labour-related reports.