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.
Nearly one million South Africans emigrated in five years
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City Press reports that economic, social, political and environmental concerns may have led to nearly one million South Africans leaving the country between 2015 and 2020.
Peter Becker files for High Court to declare his dismissal as National Nuclear Regulator director unlawful, invalid
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Engineering News reports that Koeberg Alert Alliance (KAA) activist Peter Becker has filed an application in the Cape Town High Court to declare Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe’s decision to dismiss him as a director of the National Nuclear Regulator (NNR) unlawful and invalid.
Harassment in the workplace: These are the things that can now get you into trouble under amended code
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Fin24 reports that passive aggressive behaviour, bullying, ostracising, cyberbullying, career sabotage, and racist, sexist or LGBTQIA+-phobic language are just some of the many forms of harassment in a new, wider code of conduct for the workplace on which victims can rely to get employers to take action.
New training to help young electricians make thousands of buildings more energy efficient
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Cape Argus reports that the SA National Energy Development Institute (Sanedi) and the Institute of Energy Professionals Africa (IEPA) have launched a new training initiative in which 50 young and mostly unemployed electricians will be trained to help make thousands of buildings in SA more energy efficient.
Gauteng government's acting director-general in the premier’s office, Thabo Masebe, has died
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News24 reports that the acting director-general in the Gauteng premier's office, Thabo Masebe, has died. Premier David Makhura said on Monday that Masebe's death had saddened him and he expressed his heartfelt condolences to the Masebe family and the provincial government at large.
Man caught in Hillbrow allegedly producing fake IDs, passports and work permits to appear in court on Tuesday
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News24 reports that a Zimbabwean national is expected to appear in court on Tuesday, after Gauteng police swooped on a flat in Hillbrow and caught him red-handed while he was allegedly manufacturing various documents, including IDs, driver's licences, Covid-19 tests and travel documents.
Roundup on Tuesday, 19 April 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
Thursday, 14 April 2022.
Toyota suspends production at its Prospecton plant in Durban because of flooding
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Moneyweb reports that the torrential rains that have been battering KwaZulu-Natal have led to Toyota SA Motors (TSAM) suspending production at its manufacturing plant at Prospecton south of Durban because of flooding.
Suspended public works director-general Sam Vukela not returning to work anytime soon
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News24 reports that disgraced Department of Public Works and Infrastructure (DPWI) director-general Sam Vukela's future in government is in limbo because yet another court case has been set in motion – this time to keep him away from the office.
Court hears about 'ringleader' caught in the act at night inside Krugersdorp Home Affairs offices processing illegal passports
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News24 reports that the Krugersdorp Magistrate's Court has heard damning evidence against a Pakistani national alleged to be behind a syndicate that illegally secured passports for undocumented immigrants.
Four suspected 'illegal miners' found dead on the side of Benoni road
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News24 reports that four bodies were found on the side of a Benoni road on Tuesday, wrapped in blankets and plastic.
Sibanye-Stillwater undaunted by Amcu threat of secondary strike at its PGM mines
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Miningmx reports that Sibanye-Stillwater said on Wednesday that it was unmoved by union threats of a secondary strike at its platinum group metal (PGM) mines and would take “appropriate legal action” if one were to be called.
Easter bus strike averted as Numsa returns to the bargaining table to consider new wage offer
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Fin24 reports that a major bus strike that would have left commuters stranded over the Easter weekend has been averted as unions are now mulling over a new wage increase offer.
Morning roundup of labour news on Wednesday, 13 April 2022
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In our Wednesday morning roundup, see
summaries of our selection of recent South African
labour-related reports.
Critics lament that Thabo Mokoena left mineral resources department as bad as he found it five years ago
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BusinessLive reports that according to critics, when Department of Mineral Resources & Energy (DMRE) director-general Thabo Mokoena vacated his post at the end of March he left behind the same dysfunctional and institutionally incompetent department that he took over five years ago.
Sapref workers rescued on Tuesday from flooded refinery in Durban
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TimesLive reports that a rescue mission took place on Tuesday at Sapref, a major crude oil refinery south of Durban, where workers were airlifted from the plant which was flooded during torrential rain.
Chinese e-hailing platform DiDi ditches SA, shortly after a drivers’ strike
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Fin24 reports that after just one year in SA, the Chinese e-hailing platform DiDi has seemingly halted its services.
Unions start wage talks with platinum producers
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Bloomberg reports that unions have started wage negotiations with SA’s largest platinum group metals (PGM) producers as workers press for a share of the record profits generated by rallying metal prices.
Border Management Authority which was promised last year, still not ready to be launched
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The Citizen reports that Home Affairs Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi is not ready to officially launch the Border Management Authority (BMA), nor deploy the promised 200 “border guards”, who are supposed to monitor illegal cross-border activity.
As Greyhound returns from the dead, transport union demands that the bus service must reverse job losses
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Fin24 reports that the Democratised Transport Logistics and Allied Workers Union (Detawu) wants answers from the new, as yet unnamed, owners of long haul passenger bus service Greyhound about hundreds of job losses.
Automotive industry calls for cool heads in anticipation of Numsa wage talks
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BL Premium reports that on Monday Andrew Kirby, president of the National Association of Automobile Manufacturers of SA (Naamsa), addressed delegates attending the national bargaining conference of the National Union of Metalworkers of SA (Numsa).
Morning roundup of labour news on Tuesday, 12 April 2022
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In our Tuesday morning roundup, see
summaries of our selection of recent South African
labour-related reports.
Ramaphosa lines up trade-offs for his new social pact promised within 100 days of state of the nation address
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Fin24 reports President Cyril Ramaphosa took business and labour by surprise when he announced in his State of the Nation (SONA) address that he wanted a new social compact within 100 days.
Prof Salim Abdool Karim on Covid-19 variant Pi and the fifth wave
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IOL reports that leading epidemiologist Professor Salim Abdool Karim has warned community members to remain vigilant regarding the Covid-19 pandemic as the next wave of infections is likely to set in around May, and be driven by a new variant, likely to be called Pi.
Scrap the free plane tickets for former MPs and their spouses, Cosatu tells parliament
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EWN reports that Cosatu on Monday called on parliament to totally scrap the number of free plane tickets for former members of parliament (MPs) and their spouses.
Former finance clerk who stole R170,000 from State Security Agency given six-year jail sentence
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News24 reports that a former State Security Agency (SSA) finance clerk has been sentenced to six years in prison for stealing R170,000 from the agency.
Cyril Ramaphosa says crime is the problem in SA’s townships, not immigrants
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BL Premium reports that President Cyril Ramaphosa has called for an end to vigilantism in SA’s townships, saying crime was the common enemy that must be defeated, not immigrants.
Blade Nzimande to quit as general secretary of SACP
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TimesLive reports that after 23 years at the helm of the SA Communist Party (SACP), general secretary Blade Nzimande will not contest for another term at the July 2022 national congress.
Numsa kicked off its national bargaining conference on Monday
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EWN reports that the National Union of Metalworkers of SA (Numsa) kicked off a national bargaining conference on Monday.
Hawks arrest members of illegal mining syndicate at Batlhako mine in Rustenburg
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EWN reports that detectives from the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (Hawks) have arrested two suspects in connection with an illegal mining syndicate in Rustenburg.