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
'Fake' pulmonologist, who had rooms in Nigel and Springs and consulted at a Gauteng hospital, arrested
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News24 reports that a woman who allegedly passed herself off as a pulmonologist but had no qualifications and was not registered with the Health Professions Council of SA (HPCSA) has been arrested.
CCMA ruling suggests dagga can be smoked before work provided it doesn’t impair performance
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GroundUp reports that at a recent hearing of the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA), commissioner Nomsa Mbileni ordered the reinstatement of a factory worker who had been fired for reporting for duty under the influence of dagga.
GEPF moves under new principal executive officer to revise investment strategy
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BL Premium reports that the new principal executive officer of the Government Employees Pension Fund (GEPF), Musa Mabesa, has concluded deliberations with the National Treasury and Finance Minister Tito Mboweni that can open the door to revisions in how the fund invests the nearly R2-trillion entrusted to it by the nation’s public servants.
Six North West factory workers protesting over salary increases shot during clash with security guards
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News24 reports that six factory workers were shot and wounded on Monday morning after forcibly grabbing a firearm from private security guards during a protest over salary increases.
Competition Tribunal approves Comair rescue deal subject to freeze on job cuts for three years
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Reuters reports that the Competition Tribunal on Friday approved a rescue deal for Comair on condition that the carrier freezes job cuts for three years and investors allocate shares to a special purpose black empowerment vehicle.