VOC News reports that the Police and Prisons Civil Rights Union (POPCRU) is calling for improved conditions for police officers in South Africa. This comes after the South African Police Service (SAPS) National Commemoration Day was held on Sunday at the Union Buildings in Pretoria, which honoured officers who have died in the line of […]

Ground Up writes that Only three in every ten former miners claiming compensation from the R5-billion Tshiamiso Trust have been compensated, the Trust’s CEO Munyadziwa Kwinda told the online AGM last month. Most have been found to be medically ineligible. The Tshiamiso Trust was set up in 2019, the result of a settlement between mine workers and […]

IOL reports that a workplace injury at the Bapotrans Bus depot at Sibanye Stillwater Mine in the North West Province has uncovered a web of contradictions and questionable handling of incidents, raising urgent concerns about safety protocols and accountability at Unitrans Passenger. On July 1, 2025, workshop assistant Theo Tiro seriously injured his left ring […]

IOL New reports that a former Glencore employee who was dismissed after he was injured at work and left disabled, lost his application for reinstatement at the Labour Court in Johannesburg. Moshe Kgatla was employed by the company as an electrical apprentice on a learnership in April 2014 at Glencore Lydenburg Smelter. Sometime in March […]

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Biz Community reports that South African labour law jurisprudence protects employees from unfair treatment at the workplace, including constructive dismissal, where an employee is forced to resign due to intolerable working conditions, unfair discrimination and harassment. Employees often complain of a hostile or intimidating work environment based on their supervisor’s behaviour, often described as verbal […]

News24 reports that the North Gauteng High Court has ruled against the application by the National Employers’ Association of SA (Neasa) and Sakeliga to interdict implementation of new sectoral employment equity (EE) targets. Amendments to the Employment Equity Act, which came into effect earlier this year, empower Department of Employment and Labour (DEL) Minister Nomakhosazana Meth […]

Daily Investor reports that Ford South Africa has sent an official notice of its intention to retrench more than 470 employees in the country. This was confirmed by trade union Solidarity, which said these retrenchments will affect the vehicle manufacturers’ Silverton plant in Pretoria and its Struandale engine plant in Gqeberha. According to the notice, […]

The Citizen writes that the investigation into the existence of ghost workers will save the education authorities billions of rands if done properly. This is the view of education expert Hendrick Makaneta, who was commenting about the Education Labour Relations Council announcement that it was going to conduct a national investigation to get rid of […]

EWn reprts that the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) said it’s concerned about the reports of attacks on social workers. The Western Cape Department of Social Development this week revealed that 54 cases of attacks on social workers were recorded over the last 16 months. The Democratic Alliance (DA) is now calling for […]

SABC News reports that women from different sectors in leadership roles were discussing their contribution to the workplace in a one-day women’s empowerment seminar at the Kruger National Park in Mpumalanga. Many women believe they are still being sidelined from occupying leadership positions and are being sexually harassed in the private and public sectors. The […]