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: 10-09-2025
SA Labour News
Numsa to protest on Monday at National Treasury to thwart approval of contracts of security companies
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Independent News reports that the National Union of Metalworkers of SA (Numsa) and other unions have accused certain security companies of illegally withholding the salary increases of its members and have called on the Treasury not to approve contracts in respect of those companies.
Ten alleged ‘zama zamas’ arrested last week in Rustenburg in two separate operations
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News24 reports that in two separate operations last week, ten ‘zama zamas’ were arrested in Rustenburg for illegal mining.
Cost of SAA bailout has risen from R10.5bn to R14bn, Pravin Gordhan tells MPs
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BL Premium reports that Department of Public Enterprises (DPE) Minister Pravin Gordhan told MPs last week that the restructuring costs for SA Airways (SAA) amounted to R14bn and not the R10.5bn that had previously been cited by business rescue practitioners (BRPs).
National police commissioner fires his suspended deputy following internal disciplinary hearing
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BusinessLive reports that deputy national police commissioner Lt-Gen Bonang Mgwenya, who is facing corruption and fraud charges in the Palm Ridge Magistrate’s Court, has been fired.
Net total of 163,000 domestic workers have lost their jobs since start of the year
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BusinessTech reports that Statistics SA (Stats SA) on Thursday published its Quarterly Labour Force Survey for the third quarter of 2020, showing the extent to which the country’s employment market has begun to recover after the peak of coronavirus lockdown.