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: 01-12-2023
SA Labour News
Consumer inflation accelerates again in October to 5.9%
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BL Premium reports that headline inflation accelerated to the top end of the SA Reserve Bank’s (SARB’s) 3%-6% target range in October, reinforcing the view that the Bank could maintain its tighter policy stance for longer before adjusting it lower to relieve pressure on indebted consumers and businesses.
Tshwane launches new digitised system to recruit EPWP workers
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Pretoria News reports that the newly-launched City of Tshwane’s Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) digitised job recruitment system is user-friendly, accessible and will streamline the registration process.
Former Eskom boss Koko off the hook in R2.2bn fraud case because of unreasonable delays
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TimesLIVE reports that the Middelburg Specialised Commercial Crimes Court on Tuesday struck former Eskom boss Matshela Koko’s fraud, corruption and money-laundering case off the roll due to unreasonable delays.
MPs fight against delay until 2025 in implementation of two-pot retirement system
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Fin24 reports that Parliament's Standing Committee on Finance has pushed back against a recommendation from National Treasury that the implementation of the so-called two-pot retirement system be delayed until 2025, calling instead for it to be rolled out in March 2024.
Morning roundup of labour news on Wednesday, 22 November 2023
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In our Wednesday morning roundup, see
summaries of our selection of recent South African
labour-related reports.