The Mercury reports that the South African Democratic Teachers’ Union (SADTU) in KwaZulu-Natal has suspended its province-wide work-to-rule campaign following a meeting with the Department of Education earlier this week, where the department committed to paying outstanding school allocations and resolving examination disruptions. SADTU said the meeting with Head of Department, GN Ngcobo and his […]
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Harmony Gold to pay R100k in damages for k-word incident
GroundUp writes that the Labour Court has found that Harmony Gold must be held responsible for an employee’s use of the k-word because the company failed to take the necessary steps to address his racist conduct. The court also discredited Harmony Gold’s use of polygraph tests to prove whether an employee had committed hate speech. In 2020, […]
SAMWU ANNOUNCES PROTECTED STRIKE ACTION AT UMHLATHUZE LOCAL MUNICIPALITY
The South African Municipal Workers Union (SAMWU), on behalf of its members and employees at Umhlathuze Local Municipality, today announced the commencement of protected strike action. This decision follows the Municipality’s continued failure to address critical concerns which the Union has been raising without a response that addresses these issues. Despite repeated attempts to bring […]
COSATU joins workers in celebrating court victory against Mafoko Security
The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) joins its Affiliate, the South African Transport and Allied Workers Union (SATAWU), in celebrating the court victory enabling workers to attach the assets of their former employer to recoup pension monies owed to them. The group of 144 former employees of Mafoko Security emerged victorious, after the […]
Tshwane Popcru members protest against sexual assault incidents
SABC News reports that members of the Police and Prisons Civil Rights Union (POPCRU) have protested outside the Hammanskraal SAPS Academy, north of Pretoria, against sexual assault incidents that they say are occurring at the Tshwane SAPS Academy. POPCRU says the incidents were reported last month. A captain allegedly raped a trainee and another victim came forward […]
SADTU in KwaZulu-Natal calls for urgent action as it says education department has ‘collapsed’
The Mercury writes that the South African Democratic Teachers’ Union (SADTU) in KwaZulu-Natal has declared the provincial Department of Education as having “collapsed,” citing a growing list of financial and administrative failures that the union claims have left schools without basic resources and staff unpaid. In a strongly worded statement, the union said it had exhausted […]
NUM Samancor strike enters second week
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SABC News reports that the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) members at Samancor’s Waterkloof Operations in Rustenburg will today march to the company’s offices in North West, as the strike enters its second week. The workers are demanding that the company equalise its wages between all Samancor mines and smelters. The NUM on Friday rejected […]
NUM condemns forced leave for Kloof 7 Shaft workers after incident
NUM reports that the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) and other recognized trade unions today vehemently condemned and rejected Sibanye Stillwater’s decision to implement forced leave for all employees at its Kloof 7 Shaft. This decision follows a recent incident where approximately 300 workers were temporarily trapped underground. While all workers were safely rescued on […]
Union calls for forensic probe after nonpayment of municipal employees’ May salaries
TimesLive reports that the South African Municipal Workers Union (Samwu) in the Mafika Mshengu region has called for a forensic investigation after workers at the iMpendle municipality in the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands were not paid their May salaries. “The municipality has once again failed to honour this obligation, with employees not receiving their salaries for April […]
NUM to meet Sibanye-Stillwater after shaft incident traps 260 workers
SABC News reports that the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) plans to meet Sibanye-Stillwater mine management soon, following an incident at the mine on Thursday that led to 260 mineworkers being trapped underground. All mine workers at Sibanye’s Kloof 7 sub-shaft in Westonaria, west of Johannesburg, were safely brought to the surface on Friday night. The […]