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: 29-10-2025
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Shein and Temu threaten local fashion jobs as e-commerce surges
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BL Premium reports that growing consumer appetite for online shopping is fuelling a fresh crisis in the clothing industry, with a new report warning that more than 34,000 local jobs could be lost by the end of the decade as offshore e-commerce giants tighten their grip on the market.
Number of illegal miners still underground in Sheba gold mine unknown
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The Citizen reports that according to the police, it is still not clear how many illegal miners are hiding or trapped underground in the Sheba gold mine near Barberton.
Suspended IDT CEO Tebogo Malaka allegedly attempted to bribe Daily Maverick journalist
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News24 reports that days after the board of the Independent Development Trust (IDT) suspended its CEO, she was caught on camera allegedly trying to bribe the journalist who first exposed the tender fraud allegations that landed her in hot water.
Municipal engineer who ordered hit on her boss over tenders gets life sentence
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Sunday World reports that a former senior engineer at the Alfred Duma local municipality (Ladysmith) in northern KwaZulu-Natal, who ordered a hit on her boss, has been sentenced to life behind bars.
Nelson Mandela Bay acting electricity boss dragged out of his office by staff
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The Herald reports that Nelson Mandela Bay’s acting executive director of electricity and energy, Tholi Biyela, was forcibly removed from his office at the Munelek building on Tuesday by disgruntled officials, who accused him of undermining them and ruling with an iron fist.