Sowetan Live writes that the Joburg high court has dismissed Mafoko Security Patrollers’ attempt to block former employees from attaching company assets to recover pension funds owed to workers for over five years. The company which employs over 11,000 security guards across the country owes workers R151m in pension contributions to the private security sector […]
Monthly Archives: April 2025
Labour gets tough over employment equity
Sunday World reports that employers who employ 50 or more employees must prepare and implement an Employment Equity (EE) Plan for the period from September 1, 2025 until August, 2030 to align with the time frames of the five years of the sectoral Employment Equity (EE) targets. Department of Employment and Labour’s deputy director of employment […]
COSATU welcomes the Western Cape High Court agreement setting aside the VAT hike
The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) welcomes the Western Cape High Court’s order setting aside the proposed VAT hike of 0.5%. This will provide relief to millions of workers who have been struggling to cope with the rising costs of living. Working class families spend most of their income on transport and electricity […]
State extends contracts of elderly staff
Sunday World writes that the national Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs has announced a four-month extension for community work programme (CWP) participants above the age of 60, but they will be completely kicked out of the system at the end of July. This is as the department led by Minister Velenkosini Hlabisa is […]
SADTU to march against austerity measures in education
The South African Democratic Teachers’ Union will lead a national march to the office of the National Treasury, Department Basic Education and Department Higher Education and Training in Pretoria on 23April 2025. This mass action is in protest against the austerity measures that are undermining public service delivery – particularly in education – and threatening […]
Situation at North West Parks and Tourism described as dire
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SABC News reports that former board members have described the situation at the North West Parks and Tourism Board as dire. They recently appeared before the Portfolio Committee on Economic Development, Environment, Conservation and Tourism in the North West Provincial Legislature. The former board members painted a bleak picture of what they left at the entity during […]
SAMATU encouraged by government’s planned hiring of 1200 doctors
Capricorn FM reports that the South African Medical Association Trade Union has welcomed the announcement by health minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi that 1200 doctors will be employed in the 2025/2026 financial year, and they hope it will fix the current shortfall of unemployed doctors. Motsoaledi announced on Thursday that 1200 vacancies for doctors, 200 for doctors and […]
Samwu demands overdue salary increases for Tshwane municipal workers
IOL writes that the South African Municipal Workers’ Union (Samwu) in Tshwane is calling on the City of Tshwane to pay outstanding salary increases for municipal workers after Mayor Nasiphi Moya reported a projected R2,86 billion in cash reserves. The union is demanding payment of a 3,5% salary increase for 2021, which is a long-overdue […]
Workers await offer as CCMA gives PRASA 60-Day deadline
SABC News writes that the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) has given the Passenger Rail Agency (Prasa) 60 days to present a wage offer to the workers. Currently, the employer has refused to present any salary offer due to financial challenges. This prompted labour unions SATAWU and UNTU to take the employer to the CCMA to […]
Sadtu condemns ageism and discrimination within the union’s ranks
The Mercury reports that the South African Democratic Teachers’ Union (Sadtu) has condemned growing attitudes within the union suggesting that older members should step aside for younger ones, labelling such sentiments as discriminatory and unconstitutional. Speaking at Sadtu’s recent virtual Anti-Discrimination to Workers with Disabilities workshop, vice-president for gender Dudu Nkosi warned that ageism is […]