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: 27-10-2025
SA Labour News
Mashatile’s bodyguards exposed in viral N1 assault video want charges dropped for lack of evidence
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News24 reports that the lawyer representing eight police officers who were captured on video assaulting the occupants of a VW Polo in July 2023 on the N1 highway argued in the Randburg Magistrate’s Court on Thursday that the case should be thrown out of court due to a lack of evidence.
South African employers race to hire AI talent
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TechCentral reports that demand for employees skilled in the use of AI has surged 77% in SA in the past year.
Morning roundup of labour news on Friday, 12 September 2025
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In our Friday morning roundup, see
summaries of our selection of recent South
African labour-related reports.
Macsteel workers back at work following strike over retrenchment packages
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BL Premium reports that according to the National Union of Metalworkers of SA (Numsa), workers at Macsteel are back at work following a strike after the steel producer “forcefully retrenched” workers for allegedly rejecting a R40,000 retrenchment package.
Endless payment delays at the Compensation Fund
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GroundUp reports that in recent years the Compensation Fund (CF) has faced allegations of inefficiencies and delays in payments of claims. In February, the Auditor-General’s office told MPs that almost every aspect of the institution was dysfunctional.