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 Thursday, 26 June 2025
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In our Thursday morning roundup, see
summaries of our selection of recent South
African labour-related reports.
Walter Sisulu University senior staff get extra security after deputy vice-chancellor gunned down
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Daily Maverick reports that on 19 June 2025, Deputy Vice-Chancellor for Institutional Support and Development at Walter Sisulu University (WSU), Sinethemba Mpanbane, was shot multiple times while seated in his vehicle at the entrance of the university’s Nkululekweni facility in Mthatha, where he also lived.
One dead, four injured in scaffolding collapse at Durban mall on Tuesday
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The Witness reports that one person was killed and four more were injured in a structural collapse at a Durban mall in the Springfield Park area on Tuesday morning. According to Garrith Jamieson of ALS Paramedics, they received calls at around 11.30 am from multiple people asking for help.
Crisis-hit SA car makers face 10% wage hike demand from Numsa
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Bloomberg reports that the National Union of Metalworkers of SA (Numsa) is demanding that employers in the vehicle manufacturing sector, including BMW SA and the local units of Toyota and Ford, give workers 10% raises ahead of talks that will settle wages for the next three years.
NUM set to support SACP in 2026 municipal elections
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BL Premium reports that the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) is set to back the SA Communist party’s (SACP’s) decision to contest the 2026 local government elections independently of the ANC.
SA shed 74,000 formal sector jobs in first quarter of 2025
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BL Premium reports that data released on Tuesday showed that 74,000 jobs were shed in formal sector in the first quarter of the year.
Morning roundup of labour news on Wednesday, 25 June 2025
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In our Wednesday morning roundup, see
summaries of our selection of recent South
African labour-related reports.
PIC woos banks to finance mortgages for public servants
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BL Premium reports that the Public Investment Corporation (PIC) has launched a market sounding exercise to banks and other financial institutions which might be interested in putting up packages to tackle challenges facing public servants in getting mortgages.
Twelve soldiers arrested for murder of Hawks officer Frans Mathipa face three counts of murder
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TimesLIVE reports that 12 SA National Defence Force (SANDF) members accused of killing Hawks officer Lt-Col Frans Mathipa are facing three counts of murder.
Morning roundup of labour news on Tuesday, 24 June 2025
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In our Tuesday morning roundup, see
summaries of our selection of recent South
African labour-related reports.
Fedusa defends Transnet wage deal against Business Leadership SA’s criticism
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The Mercury reports that the Federation of Unions of SA (Fedusa) has condemned what it called a “reckless and dishonest attack” by Business Leadership SA (BLSA) on the recent Transnet wage agreement.
SAPS issues warning over fake police trainee advert
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Saturday Star reports that the SA Police Service (SAPS) has issued a warning to the public about the circulation of a fake advertisement concerning police trainee recruitment.
NUM deputy president Vilakazi takes on boss Dan Balepile for top post at this week’s elective conference
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Sunday World reports that National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) president Dan Balepile is waging a battle against his deputy, who wants to unseat him from the top position.
Higher Education Minister Nobuhle Nkabane's Seta woes deepen
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Sunday Times reports that President Cyril Ramaphosa is facing mounting pressure to dismiss Department of Higher Education (DHE) Minister Nobuhle Nkabane amid the row over her apparent lies to parliament and new disclosures that she turned a blind eye to corruption at the Construction Sector Education & Training Authority (Ceta).
Roundup on Monday, 23 June 2025 of weekend labour reports
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In our roundup of weekend and recent reports,
see the following summaries of our selection of
South African labour-related articles.
Panyaza Lesufi’s Nasi iSpani plagued by payment chaos as relaunch looms
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Daily Maverick reports that less than a month after Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi announced that his highly criticised Nasi Ispani employment recruitment initiative would be relaunched, more information on the initiative’s struggles to pay the Expanded Public Works Programme workers has come to light.
Labour Court upholds dismissal of Standard Bank employee fired over dishonest balance sheet
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IOL News reports that a former employee of Standard Bank has lost an appeal at the Johannesburg Labour Court following his dismissal for dishonesty after submitting a false balance sheet.
Eastern Cape cop back at work after pleading guilty to armed robbery, 12 more still on duty in province despite criminal records
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Daily Maverick reports that a Nelson Mandela Bay police officer who pleaded guilty – in a disciplinary hearing – to charges of armed robbery, possession of stolen property and the possession of an unlicensed firearm has returned to work after a two-month suspension.
Former Nehawu members form breakaway union
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News24 reports that fed up with what they describe as “tyranny”, at least 100 former National Education, Health and Allied Workers’ Union (Nehawu) members have formed a breakaway union.
Amid concerns over diversion of subscription fees, NUM braces for bruising elective conference
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BL Premium reports that the upcoming elective conference of the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) is set to be a bruising showdown between its president, Dan Balepile, and his deputy, Phillip Vilakazi.
Terry Motau says he ‘did not participate’ in Nkabane’s panel that advised on SETA chair appointments
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News24 reports that advocate Terry Motau has disputed Higher Education and Training Minister Nobuhle Nkabane’s claim that he led a panel to assist her in appointing chairpersons of various Sector Education and Training Authorities (SETA) boards.
Walter Sisulu University senior official shot dead at Mthatha campus gate
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News24 reports that a staff member of Walter Sisulu University (WSU) was shot dead at the Mthatha campus on Thursday evening.
Morning roundup of labour news on Friday, 20 June 2025
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In our Friday morning roundup, see
summaries of our selection of recent South
African labour-related reports.
Consumer inflation in May still below 3% bottom level of target range, but meat and other food much pricier
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News24 reports that in May for the third month in a row, consumer price index (CPI) inflation at 3% remained below the bottom level of the SA Reserve Bank’s target band. CPI came in at 2.8% for May – unchanged from April.
Harmony Gold ordered by Labour Court to pay R100,000 in damages for k-word incident
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GroundUp reports that the Labour Court (LC) has found that Harmony Gold must be held responsible for an employee’s use of the k-word because the company failed to take the necessary steps to address his racist conduct.
Hawks face crippling staff shortages amid rising corruption cases
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IOL News reports that the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (Hawks) was operating with almost half the personnel provided for in its organogram, divisional commissioner Patrick Mbotho advised on Wednesday.
Sadtu suspends work-to-rule protest in KZN as education department pledges to make outstanding payments
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The Mercury reports that the SA Democratic Teachers’ Union (Sadtu) in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) has suspended its province-wide work-to-rule campaign following a meeting with the Department of Education (DOE) earlier this week.
Numsa members stage protest at Denel over wage increase
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EWN reports that National Union of Metalworkers of SA (Numsa) members at Denel staged a protest outside the company’s headquarters on Wednesday, calling for a 7% wage increase.
Unions reject Prasa’s 3% wage offer, which Untu calls ‘disgraceful’ and Satawu “an insult’
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BL Premium reports that the United National Transport Union (Untu) lashed out at the Passenger Rail Agency of SA’s (Prasa’s) bargaining style and what it termed “delaying tactics” after the state-owned rail operator tabled a 3% wage offer to unions.
Morning roundup of labour news on Thursday, 19 June 2025
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In our Thursday morning roundup, see
summaries of our selection of recent South
African labour-related reports.