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
GEPF two-pot withdrawals back online as fund completes update of systems with new actuarial factors
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IOL Business reports that the Government Employees Pension Fund (GEPF) has officially resumed the processing of two-pot withdrawal applications on its self-service platforms, including the GEPF App.
Tshwane licensing officer fired after slapping woman during driver’s licence renewal argument
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IOL News reports that a slap across the face by a Tshwane chief licensing officer, meted out to a member of the public who was trying to assist her sister in renewing her driver’s licence at the Centurion licence office, has cost the officer his job.
SA Reserve Bank warns US tariffs could trim GDP, hit 40,000 jobs
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BusinessDay reports that the SA Reserve Bank (SARB) has warned in its October monetary policy review that the US tariffs imposed on SA exports could shave 0.4 percentage points off GDP growth next year and cost as many as 40,000 jobs. Other studies estimate that up to 22,000 jobs could be lost.
Get off your feminist, Western, culturally superior, subjective high horse, Mbenenge’s lawyer tells tribunal
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Daily Maverick reports that lawyers for Eastern Cape Judge President Selby Mbenenge, who is accused of sexually harassing court secretary Andiswa Mengo, have suggested the complaint was designed to “end his career”.
Morning roundup of labour news on Friday, 24 October 2025
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In our Friday morning roundup, see
summaries of our selection of recent South
African labour-related reports.