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
S&P downgrade will tip SA into job-shedding recession, says economist
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Mining Weekly reports that Standard Bank chief economist Goolam Ballim warned on Monday that a negative assessment by Standard & Poor’s (S&P’s) on 3 June would most probably trigger a recession and precipitate the shedding of around 200,000 more jobs.
Senior health department official fired for lying about experience and qualifications
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TMG Digital reports that a chief director in the Department of Health, who lied about her qualifications and experience, has been fired.
Disciplinary action over JHB firefighters’ deaths must await conclusion of investigations
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EWN reports that the Johannesburg Emergency Services Department says it can only take disciplinary action against some of its members implicated in a report into the deaths of two of their colleagues once investigations were complete.
In 20 years all police officers will be black persons, says Solidarity
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Son reports that according to Renate Barnard, legal officer for fair labour practices at trade union Solidarity, all officers in blue will be black persons if the SA Police Service (SAPS) continues with its present recruitment plan.
Aspen Pharmacare gets interdict to stop strike at PE premises
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GroundUp reports that Aspen Pharmacare, the country’s largest generic pharmaceutical manufacturer, has been granted an interdict by the Labour Court against striking workers at its Port Elizabeth operation.