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.
‘If I had not fired, my family and I would have died’, WSU residence manager tells court in bail application
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TimesLIVE Premium reports that suspended Walter Sisulu University (WUS) acting residence manager Manelisi Mampane testified in the Mthatha Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday about the events that led to him opening fire on protesting students, killing third-year student Sisonke Mbolekwa, 24.
Deadline for striking EMPD officers to respond to pre-dismissal notices extended to Friday
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IOL News reports that nearly 400 Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Police Department (EMPD) officers who took part in last month’s illegal highway protest now have until close of business Friday to respond to pre-dismissal notices.
DA wants review of SAPS disciplinary regulations after eight ‘blue lights’ officers acquitted of N1 highway assault charges
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EWN reports that the Democratic Alliance (DA) wants a complete review of the police's internal disciplinary regulations after eight VIP protection unit members were acquitted of assault charges.
Budget cuts crippled SA’s troops in the DRC
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Financial Mail comments that a condensed version of SA’s latest military misadventure in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is that the troops were outgunned, outmanoeuvred, out of luck, and out of the Congo.
Morning roundup of labour news on Thursday, 8 May 2025
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In our Thursday morning roundup, see
summaries of our selection of recent South
African labour-related reports.
Grade R teachers in KZN on brink of strike over salary payment delays
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Daily News reports that by Monday afternoon, Grade R teachers across KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) were still awaiting their April salaries, despite a promise from the crisis-plagued provincial education department to have paid them by last Friday.
Judge’s eggplant and banana emojis had “sexual connotations”, tribunal told
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GroundUp reports that a forensic linguist told the Judicial Conduct Tribunal on Tuesday that Eastern Cape Judge President Selby Mbenenge’s use of banana, peach, eggplant and dripping syringe emojis had “sexual connotations” and indicated that he wanted to be intimate with the recipient.
Mashatile’s VIP protection officers acquitted by police of assault
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The Citizen reports that the eight SA Police Service (SAPS) members of Deputy President Paul Mashatile’s VIP presidential protection unit have reportedly been acquitted by the police.
Pension Funds Adjudicator demands transparency from funds in death benefit disputes
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The Mercury reports that Pension Funds Adjudicator (PFA) Muvhango Lukhaimane has taken a firm stance against funds that withhold investigation reports under the guise of protecting personal information.
Morning roundup of labour news on Wednesday, 7 May 2025
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In our Wednesday morning roundup, see
summaries of our selection of recent South
African labour-related reports.
Transnet union Untu threatens crippling wage strike, but Transnet says it ‘has plans in place’
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Business Times reports that Transnet says it has contingency plans in place to cushion the impact should the United National Transport Union (Untu) go ahead with a threatened strike.
Roundup on Monday, 5 May 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.
Morning roundup of labour news on Friday, 2 May 2025
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In our Friday morning roundup, see
summaries of our selection of recent South
African labour-related reports.
Only 19% of SA's teachers vetted against sex offenders' register
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News24 reports that despite a Department of Basic Education directive that all officials and educators, including those in office- and school-based posts, must be vetted against the National Register for Sex Offenders, only 19% have been vetted nationally.
Remains of three missing cops identified among five bodies retrieved from Hennops River
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News24 reports that police have confirmed that the remains of three police officers who went missing last Thursday have been positively identified among the five bodies that were retrieved from the Hennops River in Centurion.
Morning roundup of labour news on Wednesday, 30 April 2025
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In our Wednesday morning roundup, see
summaries of our selection of recent South
African labour-related reports.
Mafoko Security blames broke municipalities as its pension fund contribution debt hits R111m
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Sunday World reports security giant Mafoko Security Patrols has blamed broke municipalities as the reason it has failed to pay over pension contributions.
Traumatised Bergview principal mulls charging politicians who falsely accused him of child rape
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News24 reports that Bergview College principal Jaco Pieterse says he is contemplating laying criminal charges and launching lawsuits against those who falsely accused him of raping a 7-year-old child – including several prominent politicians.
Sibanye-Stillwater hints at closing unprofitable PGM shafts
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BusinessLive reports that diversified mining house Sibanye-Stillwater has warned it might close unprofitable shafts this year if platinum group metals (PGM) prices do not pick up – a move that would lead to further job losses in the sector.
Harmony Gold miner dies in accident at Moab Khotsong mine
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BL Premium reports that Harmony Gold announced last week that a miner was killed in an accident at its Moab Khotsong mine, a deep-level operation near the towns of Orkney and Klerksdorp in the North West.
SA troops and allies finally start leaving DRC
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BL Premium reports that three months since the battle of Goma tipped the balance of control in North Kivu province in favour of M23 rebels, the SA National Defence Force (SANDF) and its counterparts from Malawi and Tanzania have finally and quietly started withdrawing from their bases in Goma and Sake in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
Roundup on Tuesday, 29 April 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.
Morning roundup of labour news on Friday, 25 April 2025
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In our Friday morning roundup, see
summaries of our selection of recent South
African labour-related reports.
Ramaphosa faces legal storm over employment equity regulations
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BusinessTech reports that trade union Solidarity says it will approach the courts to hold President Cyril Ramaphosa in contempt of court if he does not withdraw the recently published employment equity regulations.
Principal removed from Madisong High School in Hammanskraal following corporal punishment allegations
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The Citizen reports that the principal of Madisong High School in Hammanskraal has been temporarily reassigned pending an investigation into allegations of physical assault against students.
Gauteng education department to dock pay of teachers who joined Sadtu's march on Wednesday
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News24 reports that the Gauteng Department of Education (GDE) says it will dock the pay of teachers and office-based staff who participated in a national march by the SA Democratic Teachers’ Union (Sadtu) on Wednesday.
Banks and insurers opt for paying living wage over minimum wage
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BL Premium reports that SA banks and insurers have bucked the trend and revealed their minimum pay – and according to the data provided it is much higher than the legislated minimum wage.
Former miners due R1.3bn in unclaimed benefits for lung diseases can’t be traced
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BL Premium reports that MPs heard on Tuesday that the government was struggling to trace almost 75,000 former miners who were owed R1.3bn in compensation for lung diseases contracted at work.
Another Kloof Nek crash leaves minibus commuters injured
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News24 reports that a minibus taxi driver and a commuter had to be freed from the vehicle on Wednesday afternoon after a collision along Kloof Nek Road in Tamboerskloof, bordering Gardens, in Cape Town.
Consumer inflation eased to 2.7% in March, but interest rate cuts unlikely
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BL Premium reports that consumer inflation eased to 2.7% in March, from 3.2% a month earlier, but despite the more favourable conditions economists remain unconvinced that the SA Reserve Bank (SARB) will cut interest rates soon.