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
Morning roundup of labour news on Tuesday, 16 September 2025
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In our Tuesday morning roundup, see
summaries of our selection of recent South
African labour-related reports.
Tshwane councillors vote to increase their salaries by 5% with retrospective effect
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EWN reports that councillors in the Tshwane Municipality last week overwhelmingly voted to increase their salaries by five present, with only one councilor voting against the motion.
Pretoria prosecutor released on bail after allegedly accepting R1,000 not to enrol theft case
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IOL News reports that a 54-year-old prosecutor at the Pretoria Magistrates’ Court has been granted bail following serious allegations of corruption. The Pretoria Specialised Commercial Crimes Court released Thandwa Johanna Moseneke on R3,500 bail on Friday.
Trump’s tariffs are the final nail in the coffin of SA’s manufacturing industry
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Daily Maverick reports that US tariffs are dealing a heavy blow to SA jobs, but the country’s factories and fishing fleets were already on their knees after years of ANC policy and governance failures that led to power cuts, collapsing railways and the deindustrialisation of the economy.
SANDF soldiers plan to march for payment of their full DRC allowances
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City Press reports that soldiers, including wounded personnel, who recently returned from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are furious because they still have not received their full allowances. About 1,400 soldiers are now planning to march to Pretoria to submit their grievances.