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.
Nursing students 'threaten' college staff over failure to issue certificates
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The Star reports that staff members at a Johannesburg nursing college live in fear, following delays to the issuing of certificates to former students.
Alleged ‘looting’ by board of trustees at Polmed leaves members fuming
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The Star reports that millions of rand in alleged “unlawful looting” of the police’s medical scheme Polmed have drawn the ire of scores of police officers, who have slammed the level of coverage received.
Eight licensing officials arrested for licence fee avoidance scam that cost Mpumalanga R67m
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News24 reports that eight licensing officials have been arrested for allegedly running a licensing fee avoidance side-hustle that has cost the Mpumalanga government R67m.
Roundup on Monday, 26 August 2019 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
Friday, 23 August 2019.
Molefe misses deadline to pay back pension money, Eskom Pension Fund vows 'prompt' action
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Fin24 reports that the Eskom Pension and Provident Fund (EPPF) has confirmed that it received no payment on Thursday from former Eskom CEO Brian Molefe for the more than R10m he was paid by the fund.
Numsa warns of strike by fuel attendants
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ANA reports that the National Union of Metalworkers of SA (Numsa) has condemned employer organisations led by the Fuel Retailers Association of Southern Africa (FRA) and the Retail Motor Industry Organisation (RMI) for refusing to engage meaningfully with wage demands.
Pushback as SABC tries to axe 28 Motsoeneng-era appointees
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City Press reports that the SA Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) has filed papers in the Labour Court to sack 28 staffers who were promoted or appointed irregularly during the time of former chief operating officer Hlaudi Motsoeneng.
Solidarity instructs sheriff to seize goods at Brian Molefe’s property
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Engineering News reports that trade union Solidarity’s legal team on Friday gave the sheriff instruction to seize goods at Brian Molefe’s property in Cornwall Estate, Pretoria.
Safety concerns grow after wounding of nurse in shooting at Polokwane hospital on Friday
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SABC News reports that the Democratic Nursing Organisation of SA (Denosa) in Limpopo is concerned about the safety of its members following a shooting incident at the Polokwane provincial hospital.
Female truck driver at Kumba encourages women to do daunting jobs
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SABC News reports that Tsholofelo Mankuroane, a truck operator at Anglo American’s Kumba Iron Ore in the Northern Cape, views her career of being a woman in the mining industry as living a bold, courageous and flexible life.
Eskom and trade unions kick start talks to save the power utility
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Fin24 reports that Eskom extended an olive branch to labour unions on Friday in a bid to help rescue the struggling state-owned power utility.
Cosatu open 'in principle' to prescribed assets for pension funds, but warns against looting
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Fin24 reports that according to labour federation Cosatu, both public and private funds should be required to invest in government bonds for the development of the state, but there should be conditions attached to the investments to prevent looting and to ensure depositors were protected.
Eskom tells senior managers that separation into three units to take three to five years
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Bloomberg reports that according to state-owned power utility Eskom, it will take as long as three to five years to comply with the government’s plan to split the company into three separate units as part of a rescue plan.
Army protects Eskom workers as they remove illegal electricity connections in Khayelitsha informal settlement
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GroundUp reports that last week members of the SA National Defence Force (SANDF) accompanied police to safeguard Eskom workers who were removing illegal electricity connections into Qandu-qandu informal settlement in Khayelitsha.
Staff at Legal Aid SA suspend strike 'until further notice'
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News24 reports that according to Legal Aid SA, its employees have suspended their strike action until further notice.
‘Unceasing increases in the costs of living’ push workers in glass sector to strike from Monday
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Fin24 reports that according to the General Industries Workers Union of SA, unionised workers in the glass sector will down their tools on Monday.
Sars suspends IT executive in continued Moyane-era clean-up drive
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BusinessLive reports that the clean-up of the SA Revenue Service (Sars) by the tax agency’s commissioner, Edward Kieswetter, has gathered pace with the suspension of IT executive Mmamathe Makhekhe-Mokhuane over allegations of serious misconduct.
Angry paramedics march to Free State premier’s office
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OFM News reports that increasing attacks on emergency medical services (EMS) personnel and poor working conditions in the Free State came under the spotlight when hundreds of EMS workers took their frustrations to the streets of Bloemfontein on Wednesday.
Afternoon roundup of labour news on Thursday, 22 August 2019
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In our afternoon roundup, see summaries
of our selection of South African labour-
related stories that appeared thus far on
Thursday, 22 August 2019.
'I have decided to walk away', says Cape Town transport head after guilty finding on two charges
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News24 reports that suspended City of Cape Town transport executive director Melissa Whitehead has resigned after being found guilty on two charges at a disciplinary hearing on Wednesday.
Justice Minister’s intervention in Legal Aid SA saga averts judiciary shutdown
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BusinessLive reports that justice and correctional services minister Ronald Lamola has moved to avoid debilitating industrial action that could have resulted in a total shutdown of all Legal Aid SA offices in the country.
Johannesburg School for Autism hit by Sadtu strike
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The Citizen reports that the Johannesburg School for Autism was brought to a standstill on Wednesday after teachers belonging to the SA Democratic Teachers’ Union (Sadtu) downed tools in their second strike in two weeks.
Three Cape Town cops charged with corruption over 'R20,000 bribe request'
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TimesLIVE reports that a police sergeant and two constables appeared in the Cape Town Magistrate's Court on Wednesday on charges of corruption, theft and defeating the ends of justice.
New Durban cruise terminal to boost tourism, jobs in SA
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Moneyweb reports that construction work on the new R200 million Durban Cruise Terminal will commence in November and is due to be completed in 2021.
Consumer inflation eased to 4% in July, presenting a 'brief window' for a repo rate cut
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Business Report writes that July's headline inflation rate (CPI) marked the eighth consecutive month that year-on-year consumer prices were at or below the midpoint of the target range of the SA Reserve Bank (Sarb).
Durban constable arrested after demanding R7,000 bribe from driver who crashed
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TimesLIVE reports that a KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) police constable has been arrested for allegedly soliciting a R7,000 bribe.
Life sentences for four KZN cop killers
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TimesLIVE reports that four men have been found guilty of murdering Captain Nkosenye Welcome Ntombela in an armed robbery in KwaZulu-Natal in 2016.
Medical scheme administrators overstepping the mark in fraud investigations into healthcare professionals
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BusinessLive reports that according to consultancy Elsabé Klinck & Associates, medical scheme administrators are overstepping the mark in their fraud investigations into healthcare professionals.
Coal employers ditch centralised wage bargaining through Minerals Council
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BL Premium reports that employers in the coal industry have withdrawn from the centralised bargaining process under the auspices of the Minerals Council SA (MCSA) and have informed trade unions that wages will be negotiated at company level in the future.
Old Mutual issues another termination notice to temporarily reinstated CEO Peter Moyo
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BusinessLive reports that Old Mutual, which is under pressure from shareholders to end its bruising public battle with Peter Moyo, says it has issued the previously axed CEO with a further notice terminating his employment.