The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) strongly condemns the targeted attacks, intimidation, and harassment of its members at Impala Platinum’s South Shaft in Rustenburg. NUM categorically distances itself from the unprotected strike that commenced on Sunday, 31 May 2026. Our members are not part of this industrial action. Since the beginning of the week, NUM […]

IOl Business reports that as South Africa continues to grapple with rising unemployment and a growing number of job seekers, some professions remain in high demand across the country’s labour market. IOL previously reported that South Africa’s official unemployment rate rose to 32.7% in the first quarter of 2026, up from 31.4% in the final quarter […]

Business Day writes that Employment and labour minister Nomakhosazana Meth says here department is in discussions with finance minister Enoch Godongwana about funding for a major expansion of South Africa’s labour inspectorate, as the government steps up enforcement against employers hiring undocumented foreigners ad violating labour laws. Meth said that talks with the National Treasury […]

Ground Up writes that non-profit organisations in Gauteng may no longer use provincial funding to pay non-South African employees according to new service level agreement (SLA) clauses introduced by the Gauteng Department of Social Development (GDSD). The 2026 SLA also mandates that senior board positions, such as chairperson and treasurer, must be held by South […]

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IOL Business reports that Legal Aid is facing the prospect of protected strike action after the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) issued a certificate of non-resolution and signed off formal picketing rules in an escalating labour dispute involving retirement policies, working conditions and employee recognition. The dispute between Legal Aid SA and the […]

Ground Up reports that dozens of scholar transport vehicles in the Eastern Cape have been repossessed by banks after operators missed paying their instalments because the provincial Department of Transport has not paid them. This has triggered a strike by scholar transport operators in the region. Now in its second week, the strike has severely […]

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The Department of Employment and Labour in the Free State hereby notifies all clients and stakeholders that the Botshabelo Labour Centre has been temporarily closed due to a planned community shutdown currently taking place in the area. The Department is closely monitoring the situation and will assess whether it will be safe for the Labour […]

The South African Municipal Workers’ Union (SAMWU) in the Eastern Cape expresses its deep concern and outrage at the continued victimisation, intimidation and systematic targeting of SAMWU shop stewards by the management of Amatola Water Board. Since 26 March 2025, workers at Amatola Water Board have effectively been left without elected union representation after all […]

IOL News writes that the Labour Court in Johannesburg has upheld the dismissal of a senior mine overseer employed by Seriti Coal, finding that his repeated failures to enforce critical underground safety standards posed a severe operational and safety risk at the company’s New Denmark Colliery. Judge Reynaud Neil Daniels reviewed and overturned an earlier arbitration ruling […]

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The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) is surprised to learn that the Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) has not shut down its old website; as a result, workers are unwittingly sending their unemployment claims to a ‘dead’ website and are consequently not receiving payment. According to GroundUp, workers who applied for unemployment benefits via […]