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: 25-10-2025
SA Labour News
Latest QES survey shows SA lost 80,000 jobs quarter-on-quarter and 230,000 jobs year-on-year
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BusinessTech reports that the latest data from Stats SA’s Quarterly Employment Survey (QES) shows that formal employment in the country is under severe strain, particularly in the community services sector. Formal employment in SA in the second quarter of 2025 dropped by 80,000 jobs quarter-on-quarter and by 229,000 jobs year-on-year.
Morning roundup of labour news on Wednesday, 1 October 2025
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In our Wednesday morning roundup, see
summaries of our selection of recent South
African labour-related reports.
KZN education department faces financial crisis due to ghost employees, mismanagement
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IOL News reports that payments to ghost employees has contributed to the KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) education department's financial crisis.
Probe into deaths of three constables found in Hennops River ongoing and receiving ‘focused attention’
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The Citizen reports that the investigation into the tragic deaths of three young police constables whose bodies were recovered from the Hennops River is still ongoing.
Hunt for shooter after police constable wounded in Missionvale on Sunday
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The Herald reports that a search has been launched for an armed man who opened fire on a police patrol vehicle and wounded one of the occupants in Missionvale on Sunday night.