Today's Labour News

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Last Update: 28-03-2025

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Industrial Development Corporation IDC weighs taking majority stake in Amsa SA

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IDCBloomberg reports that the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) is considering taking a majority stake in ArcelorMittal SA (Amsa) as it tries to halt the planned closure of two steel mills crucial to the nation’s manufacturing sector.

SADC's withdrawal from DRC not a sign of defeat, Mashatile asserts

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MashatileNews24 reports that the withdrawal of the Southern African Development Community's (SADC’s) mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) – which included South African troops – "should not be seen as a sign of defeat", Deputy President Paul Mashatile told the National Council of Provinces on Thursday.

Gqeberha teacher kidnapped at school for ransom safely back home after three-day ordeal

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News24 reports that three days after she was abducted from a school by three men who forced her into the back of their getaway vehicle, a Gqeberha teacher is safely back home with her family.

Forced to run cyber scams, beaten and tortured, 23 South Africans rescued from forced labour camp in Myanmar

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newsDaily Maverick reports that a harrowing ordeal for 23 South Africans has ended after they were rescued from a forced labour camp in Myanmar. The men and women were brought home by the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (Dirco) on Thursday.

Transnet and Satawu clinch three-year wage deal, but Untu strike threat still looms

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handshake thumb medium90 90Fin24 reports that Transnet and the SA Transport and Allied Workers’ Union (Satawu) have agreed to above-inflation wage increases of 17.5% over the next three financial years for rail and port workers.