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.
Amanzimtoti SPCA field officer deeply traumatised after hijacking at gunpoint
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South Coast Sun reports that the Amanzimtoti SPCA is enduring an unprecedented crisis after multiple vehicle thefts and the brutal hijacking of a field officer on 13 August.
Cape Town law enforcement officer stabbed, colleagues pepper-sprayed in yet another attack by a motorist
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Cape Times reports that the City of Cape Town has condemned attacks on its law enforcement officers after one member was stabbed in the head and two others attacked with pepper spray while attempting to place a suspect in handcuffs on Monday.
‘Toxic stress’ a big risk for SA’s working women
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The Citizen reports that in addition to recent figures by Statistics SA noting how women in Mzansi continue to shoulder the burden of unemployment and underemployment, a report has revealed that SA’s working women are more at risk of toxic work stress.
Cops nab 14 in raid on illegal mining operation in Eikenhof, uncover R2.5m in gold bearing material
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Briefly News reports that police stopped an illegal mining operation in Eikenhof in Johannesburg after swooping in on and arresting 14 suspects. It followed a multifaceted law-enforcement operation in response to multiple community complaints.
Assistant manager at Eastern Cape mall convicted of gift card vouchers fraud of over R720,000
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IOL News reports that an assistant manager at a shopping mall in the Eastern Cape has been convicted of fraud amounting to over R720,000. Rosslyn Moodley, 43, was convicted in the East London Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday.
NPA reinstates aspirant prosecutor programme for law graduates
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IOL News reports that the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has announced that it will be reinstating its aspirant prosecutor programme for 2025.
Morning roundup of labour news on Thursday, 15 August 2024
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In our Thursday morning roundup, see
summaries of our selection of South African
labour-related reports.
Western Cape crime intelligence boss Mzwandile Tiyo ousted amid misconduct allegations
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IOL News reports that the SA Police Service (SAPS) has dismissed Mzwandile Tiyo, the head of crime intelligence in the Western Cape, following allegations of misconduct.
Kruger National Park ranger hospitalised after being gored by a buffalo
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SABC News reports that a Kruger National Park ranger was airlifted to hospital after being gored by a buffalo.
Presidential health summit scheduled for Thursday postponed amid opposition to NHI
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BL Premium reports that the second presidential health summit, scheduled for Thursday when the second presidential health compact was due to be signed, has been postponed to 22 August amid mounting concern about the compact’s endorsement of National Health Insurance (NHI).
Security guard strike hits Western Cape Sassa offices, with several offices closed on Tuesday
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GroundUp reports that several SA Social Security Agency (Sassa) offices in the Western Cape were closed on Tuesday as a result of a strike by security guards.
KZN education department making significant strides in staffing schools, addressing vacancies, says MEC
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News24 reports that the KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) education department says it is making significant strides in staffing its schools as well as managing vacancies.
CCMA endorses Dis-Chem’s medical incapacity dismissal of picker with stoma
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BL Premium reports that the Casual Workers Advice Office has condemned a decision of the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) that deemed it fair for Dis-Chem to dismiss an employee who, due to cancer treatment, could no longer handle the physical demands of lifting heavy bags.
Staff and students at four deregistered Educor colleges still in the dark about the future
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Fin24 reports that four months after the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) announced it was deregistering four colleges owned by the private education provider Educor, worried staff and students remain uncertain about their future.
Morning roundup of labour news on Wednesday, 14 August 2024
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In our Wednesday morning roundup, see
summaries of our selection of South African
labour-related reports.
Solidarity achieves acceptance by insurer RMA of claims of injured Gold One hostages
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Maroela Media reports that Rand Mutual Assurance (RMA) has now accepted the claims for damages of five Solidarity members who had been brutally assaulted by armed, striking mineworkers.
School transport driver detained after Cape Town traffic officer run over on Tuesday
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News24 reports that a City of Cape Town traffic officer is in hospital after a driver transporting pupils to school knocked him over in Athlone on Tuesday.
Number of unemployed people rose to a record high of 8.38m in second quarter of 2024
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BL Premium writes that SA’s economy is not creating jobs fast enough to absorb all the people entering the job market, which has led to the number of job seekers unable to find work rising to a new high of 8.38-million people.
Sex trafficking of Basotho women into SA rages on, US report shows
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BL Premium reports that the 2024 Trafficking in Persons Report, produced by the US State Department, indicates that complicity between SA and Lesotho officials has enabled sex trafficking of Basotho women into SA to continue with “impunity”.
Old KZN provincial legislature building in Ulundi not fit as a workplace
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EWN reports that the Public Works and Infrastructure Department in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) says the old provincial legislature building in Ulundi is not conducive for working.
Poor literacy contributing to SA’s youth unemployment, says expert
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The Citizen reports that South Africans continue to search for possible reasons and solutions for the high rate of unemployment in the country.
Two Midrand Highway Patrol officers arrested for alleged kidnapping and extortion of ‘illegal miner’
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TimesLIVE reports that the Springs Magistrate's Court has postponed the case against two police officers arrested by the Independent Police Investigative Directorate (Ipid) for alleged kidnapping and extortion to Wednesday for a formal bail application.
Manager, an employee and another person arrested after armed robbery at Brits Mall shop
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IOL News reports that shop manager, Reborn Chiloane, a shop employee Regomoditswe Mmethi and a third suspect were set to appear before the Brits Magistrate’s Court on Monday after the business was robbed.
Goldplat ordered to reinstate five Amcu members who were unfairly dismissed for joining the union
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BusinessLive reports that in a judgment that affirms the right of workers to join unions, the Labour Court has ordered Goldplat to reinstate five employees it dismissed for being members of the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (Amcu).
Morning roundup of labour news on Tuesday, 13 August 2024
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In our Tuesday morning roundup, see
summaries of our selection of South African
labour-related reports.
Challenging SA job market shows year-on-year decline in hiring activity
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Moneyweb reports that CareerJunction’s latest employment insights report reveals a concerning trend in SA’s job market, with a notable decline in hiring activity during the second quarter (Q2) of 2024.
Annual leave not a ‘piggy bank’ system, so employees must take annual leave or lose it
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Richard Brown of Herold Gie Attorneys writes that a new judgment from the Labour Court stresses that taking a break every year is one of an employee’s fundamental rights, but reminds employees that leave not taken within six months of the relevant leave cycle would be lost without any later payout.
Strike by municipal employees not off the table in final round of wage talks this week
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BL Premium reports that while a debilitating strike is not off the table, the country’s two largest municipal trade unions are hopeful parties will reach an agreement during the third and final round of wage talks at the SA Local Government Bargaining Council (SALGBC).
Roundup on Monday, 12 August 2024 of weekend labour reports
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In our roundup of weekend and recent reports,
see summaries of our selection of South African
labour-related stories that recently appeared.
Four security guards gunned down in suspected Phoenix 'drug turf war'
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TimesLIVE reports that four security guards died in Phoenix when gunmen stormed a car wash and opened fire on Thursday. A fifth person was taken to hospital in a critical condition.