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Business Tech reports that South African taxpayers on medical aids will be facing a ‘triple tax’ to fund the National Health Insurance (NHI) in the country—paying normal tax, losing medical aid tax credits and still having to fork out for private healthcare as the scheme rolls out on vague timelines. The National Department of Health […]
The Citizen reports that South African motorists will pay less for petrol and diesel at the pumps from Wednesday, 5 November 2025. The decrease in petrol prices will be welcomed by cash-strapped motorists ahead of the festive season. Petrol and diesel pricesThe department of mineral resources and energy (DMRE) announced that both the price of […]
SABC News writes that five EMS workers employed by the Eastern Cape Health Department have briefly appeared before the East London Commercial Crimes Court. They allegedly fraudulently falsified their matric certificates in order to gain employment as Basic Ambulance Assistants. The incident happened in 2015 after a whistleblower alerted authorities and a case was opened […]
IOl Business reports that the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) has reportedly opened wage negotiations with Eskom, demanding a 15% salary increase for its members. Other demands reportedly include a monthly housing allowance of R7 000 and that the power utility cover 80% of employees’ medical aid contributions. In an interview with the SABC on Tuesday, the […]
Ground Up reports that dozens of workers at Maluti-a-Phofung Water (MAP Water) in the Free State downed tools on Monday in protest against the municipality’s plan to close down the water company. Workers blocked the entrance to the office in Phuthaditjhaba with their cars and picketed outside, singing songs. In a 25-page “execution plan” dated […]
Ground Up writes that former and current Great North Transport (GNT) employees have been camping outside the Limpopo Premier’s Office in Polokwane since 15 October, demanding payment of outstanding pension and provident fund benefits and implementation of a forensic report. The group, made up of hundreds of people, including elderly men and women, has been holding sit-ins […]
Sunday Tribune reports that emplayers have been warned against locking employees inside business premises. The warning was issued by the Department of Employment and Labour following this week’s joint inter-departmental inspection blitz at clothing and textile factories on the KwaZulu-Natal north coast. Advocate Michael Msiza, the department’s acting chief director of statutory and advocacy services, […]
Ground Up reports that more than 200 Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) workers marched in Johannesburg on Monday, demanding an end to short-term contracts. The march was organised by the Independent Liberation and Allied Workers Union (ILAWU). The workers marched from Joubert Park to the Johannesburg Social Housing Company and then to the Gauteng Premier’s […]
The Citizen reports that the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM), representing 15 000 workers at Eskom, said workers are demanding a 15% wage increase, along with higher housing and other allowances. This round of wage negotiations comes weeks after the state-owned power utility revealed for the first time in eight years it has made a profit. Eskom […]
SABC News writes that the Police and Prisons Civil Rights Union (POPCRU) has raised concern over unexplained pension fund reduction that its members have reported. POPCRU says its members have reported a drop in their balances in their Government Employees Pension Fund (GEPF) statements for the period from July to September. The GEPF has attributed […]