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
Limpopo education department ordered to pay R50,000 for snubbing top-ranked teacher for principal post
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IOL News reports that the Education Labour Relations Council (ELRC) has held the Limpopo Department of Education (DOE) accountable for unjustly overlooking a highly qualified teacher for a principal position and has awarded her R50,000 in compensation.
Pupils protest to demand safety from zama zamas vandalising their school
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News24 reports that illegal miners (zama zamas) have allegedly stripped the Wedela Technical High School of piping and other infrastructure, leaving toilets non-functioning and teachers and pupils living in fear.
Cabanac to sue for R5m after being axed as chief of staff by agriculture minister Steenhuisen
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TimesLIVE Premium reports that Agriculture Minister John Steenhuisen and his former chief of staff Roman Cabanac are headed to court as Cabanac fights to be reinstated to his R1.2m a year position, arguing that his termination in June was unlawful.
Codeta launches court challenge against Cape Town’s 30-day taxi route closures
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News24 reports that the Cape Organisation for the Democratic Taxi Association (Codeta) has approached the Western Cape High Court to have the provincial government’s 30-day temporary closure of taxi routes between Khayelitsha, Mfuleni and Somerset West set aside.
Ghost worker crackdown reveals R3.9bn in possible state payroll fraud
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BusinessLive reports that SA’s public service may be losing more than R3.9bn annually to ghost employees, based on a 1% compromise rate across the state’s 1.3-million payroll.