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.
Last Update: 07-08-2025
SA Labour News
Samwu vows to hold Tshwane political parties accountable for unpaid salary increases
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IOL News reports that the SA Municipal Workers' Union (Samwu) in Tshwane has threatened to use the 2026 local government elections to hold political parties accountable for refusing to pay outstanding salary increases of 3.5% and 5.4%.
Eastern Cape municipal manager suspended over refusal to cooperate with probe into R80-million sports fields workmanship
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News24 reports that the municipal manager of the embattled Kumkani Mhlontlo Local Municipality, Lungile Ndabeni, has been suspended. He was placed on precautionary suspension by the Qumbu-based council on Tuesday.
Ten Gauteng cops arrested for theft during retail compliance inspection released on bail of R1,500 each
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TimesLIVE reports that ten police officers who appeared before the Germiston Magistrate's Court on Tuesday and Wednesday on charges of theft were each granted bail of R1,500 after an unopposed bail application. Six of the suspects are from the Ekurhuleni Metro Police Department (EMPD) and four from the SA Police Service.
Solidarity plans another trip to the US as it reveals five-point tariff plan
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Polity reports that Solidarity revealed on Wednesday that it will soon make another trip to the US in the wake of the tariff on SA goods imposed by the US. In the meantime, the trade union has devised a five-point plan in an effort to salvage the situation.
Shein and Temu threaten local fashion jobs as e-commerce surges
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BL Premium reports that growing consumer appetite for online shopping is fuelling a fresh crisis in the clothing industry, with a new report warning that more than 34,000 local jobs could be lost by the end of the decade as offshore e-commerce giants tighten their grip on the market.