Today's Labour News

newsThis 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

handcuffsNews24 reports that two people have been arrested for the murder of an off-duty police officer in Eldorado Park, Johannesburg.  The arrests came just 24 hours after the fatal shooting of a crime intelligence warrant officer on Thursday evening in Extension 1, Eldorado Park.  

ambulanceNews24 reports that an ambulance crew was robbed and then shot at in Khayelitsha while on their way to meet up with the police who were going to escort them to the patient they were there to assist.  

saa thumb medium95 76Business Times reports that consultants working in the first five months of the business rescue process in respect of state-owned airline SA Airways (SAA) cost the taxpayer almost R170m.  

ramaphosa2ANA reports that President Cyril Ramaphosa wants the Presidential State-owned Enterprises Council (PSEC), which he appointed in June, to work quickly towards repositioning struggling state-owned enterprises (SOEs) as effective instruments of economic transformation and development.  

pravingordanBL Premium reports that according to Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan, he has been “absolutely categorical” in talks with prospective airline partners that the government would not put any further capital into SA Airways (SAA) other than what has been promised in the business rescue plan.