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.
Workers traumatised after murder last week of five guards at Pikitup landfill site
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TimesLive reports that the workers of the City of Johannesburg’s waste treatment entity Pickitup are traumatised after five security guards were shot at the company's Goudkoppies landfill site last week.
Consumer inflation hits five-year high at 5.9% in December
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BL Premium reports that consumer inflation rose to its highest level in five years in December, backing the case for a potential increase in interest rates as soon as next Thursday when the Reserve Bank’s monetary policy committee (MPC) sits down for its first scheduled meeting of 2022.
Morning roundup of labour news on Wednesday, 19 January 2022
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In our Wednesday morning roundup, see
summaries of our selection of recent South African
labour-related reports.
Threats to teachers delay reopening of 11 KZN schools in uMkhambathini
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EWN reports that the KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) Department of Education has delayed the reopening of 11 schools in the uMkhambathini area. This after some teachers and principals received threatening calls allegedly from members of the community.
Three security guards 'seriously injured' during cash-in-transit heist in Mpumalanga on Monday
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News24 reports that three security guards have been injured in a cash-in-transit heist in Mpumalanga. They were injured when an unknown number of robbers bombed the vehicle they were travelling in.
Eskom security contractor shot dead in Soweto by copper cable thieves
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The Citizen reports that an Eskom-contracted security officer, who was part of a group that was ambushed by a heavily armed group of about 30 suspects in an attempt to steal copper cable outside the Eskom Klipspruit Customer Network (CNC) in Soweto, has succumbed to head injuries.
Angry parents refuse to let staff at Limpopo's education department head office leave for home
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News24 reports that on Tuesday a group of parents refused to let the staff at the Limpopo education department's head office in Polokwane leave for home, demanding placement of their children in schools.
Solidarity Movement says national state of disaster must end and that legal action is in the offing
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Maroela Media reports that Solidarity Movement, including Solidarity and AfriForum, declared on Tuesday that no further reasons existed for the current state of disaster to remain in force.
Nehawu settles wage negotiations with Parliament, staff to resume duties following fire
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The Citizen reports that Parliament has welcomed the 2021/22 wage agreement between the National Education Health and Allied Workers Union (Nehawu) and the SA Legislature Employers’ Organisation, representing provincial legislatures and parliament.
Amazon has over 200 IT, engineering and human resources job opportunities for South Africans
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Business Report writes that online shopping giant Amazon has over 200 jobs available in SA. The job positions that are available in the country range from IT and engineering to human resources.
Dark Fibre Africa to embark on restructuring programme that will include retrenchments
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TechCentral reports that Remgro-controlled telecommunications company Dark Fibre Africa (DFA) has informed staff that it will be embarking on a restructuring programme that will include retrenchments.
Former Old Mutual CEO Peter Moyo abandons reinstatement bid, but still wants R250m in damages
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BL Premium reports that Peter Moyo, the former CEO of Old Mutual who was fired in 2019, has abandoned his bid to be reinstated as it would have required his replacement, Iain Williamson, to join the trial.
Murder of Cape Town taxi boss stalls restart of MyCiTi N2 Express bus service, sparks fear of industry violence
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News24 reports that the City of Cape Town's efforts to restart the MyCiTi N2 Express bus route from Mitchells Plain and Khayelitsha has been dealt a blow after one of the taxi bosses who was to have been a signatory to the agreement was shot dead.
Morning roundup of labour news on Tuesday, 18 January 2022
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In our Tuesday morning roundup, see
summaries of our selection of recent South African
labour-related reports.
Unions angered by Clover’s ’low’ 13th cheques payouts
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Sunday Tribune reports that while some Clover employees started receiving their annual bonuses after a recent legal victory against the dairy manufacturer, the unions representing workers have expressed disappointment with some of the payouts.
Acting principal loses R33,000 job over R4,000 kickback on textbook order
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TimesLive reports that an acting principal who shared a kickback on a textbook order with a school governor has failed to overturn his dismissal by the Free State education department.
'It’s not over till the fat lady sings’, say unions as they gear up for Sibanye-Stillwater wage strike
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Business Report writes that the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation, and Arbitration (CCMA) has issued a strike certificate to unions at precious metal producer, Sibanye-Stillwater, after gold wage negations collapsed late last year.
Protest held by Nehawu members on Monday over safety and working conditions at Parliament
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EWN reports that the devastating fire at Parliament’s buildings in Cape Town has now become a labour issue, with scores of National Education, Health and Allied Workers’ Union (Nehawu) members having staged a protest over their safety and working conditions.
Ex-Eskom manager Petrus Mazibuko’s bid to appeal against R11.5m forfeiture order dismissed
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Eyewitness News reports that the Special Tribunal on Monday dismissed a bid for leave to appeal a forfeiture order to the tune of R11.5 million.
Jab mandates should not lead to job losses at tertiary education institutions, says Nzimande
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BL Premium reports that Higher Education Minister Blade Nzimande has moved to allay fears that mandatory vaccination policies could lead to job losses at some of SA’s tertiary education institutions.
State-subsidised old age homes accused by DA of underpaying workers
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SowetanLive reports that Democratic Alliance (DA) MP Bridget Masango has called for research to determine a fair minimum wage for employees in government-subsidised old age homes.
Old Mutual hits out at former CEO Peter Moyo’s R250m damages claim
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BL Premium reports that Old Mutual hit out at its former CEO, Peter Moyo, ahead of a hearing in the Gauteng High Court that began on Monday and in which the group’s former boss is seeking both reinstatement and R250m in damages from the company.
Commuters delighted at return of trains between Mabopane and Pretoria
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SowetanLive reports that passenger rail services have resumed between Mabopane and Pretoria after a two-year absence, much to the delight of commuters.
Plenty of bidders for Mango, but none of them has provided 'acceptable' proof of funding
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News24 reports that none of the potential investors who expressed an interest in Mango has provided an "acceptable form of proof of funding" and so they have been given more time to comply.
Metrorail's Central Line in Cape Town to be fully operational by end of July, claims Mbalula
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News24 reports that Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula is adamant that the Metrorail’s Central Line in Cape Town will be fully operational by the end of July this year.
ANC staff embark on stay away over unpaid salaries
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TimesLive reports that on Monday ANC staff embarked on a stay away over unpaid salaries.
National Treasury gives Tshwane R142m to create 9,000 work opportunities
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Pretoria News reports that the City of Tshwane’s Community and Social Development Services Department has officially launched a recruitment drive funded by the Presidential Employment Stimulus Programme to create work opportunities.
The 1,000-night vigil outside Lily gold mine for three buried mineworkers continues indefinitely
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Moneyweb writes that it has been nearly three years since the families of Solomon Nyirenda, Yvonne Mnisi and Pretty Nkambule set up camp outside the gates of Lily gold mine in Mpumalanga.
Eighty-seven illegal miners arrested in October following shootout with police in Orkney were in SA illegally
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News24 reports that it has been revealed in court that the 87 suspected illegal miners who were arrested in Orkney, in the North West, in October last year following a shootout with law enforcement officers were foreign nationals who were in SA illegally.
Several potential investors keen on Mango, says business rescue practitioner
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Fin24 reports that the business rescue practitioner (BRP) for low-cost airline Mango, Sipho Sono, has received several expressions of interest from potential investors.