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
Salary increases for councillors but not for workers tear Polokwane council apart
- Details
The Citizen reports that a war of words is underway at the Polokwane local municipality in Limpopo between the Congress of the People (Cope), the municipality, and the ruling ANC over salary increases for councilors.
Gift of the Givers staff kidnapped in Khayelitsha on Friday night
- Details
IOL News reports that a 40-minute hijacking ordeal in Khayelitsha on Friday night has left three Gift of the Givers staff members deeply traumatised after they were kidnapped at gunpoint.
DPSA staff decry shocking, unsafe and unhealthy state of Batho Pele House in Pretoria
- Details
TimesLIVE Premium reports that poor ventilation, black dust particles from air conditioners, broken toilets and leaking ceilings are just some of the conditions at Batho Pele House, which houses the Pretoria headquarters of the Department of Public Service and Administration (DPSA).
Chinese and Indian car firms commit to full-scale manufacturing in SA
- Details
Reuters reports that SA has secured commitments from Chinese and Indian car companies to upgrade their semi-knocked-down (SKD) vehicle assembly operations to full-scale manufacturing, Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (DTIC) Minister Parks Tau advised on Thursday.
ConCourt rules that moms and dads can share four-months ‘maternity’ leave
- Details
News24 reports that the Constitutional Court (ConCourt) has given the thumbs-up to a groundbreaking 2023 High Court judgment allowing two parents to share the maternity leave that was previously reserved for biological mothers.