TimesLive writes that a group of unemployed KwaZulu-Natal doctors staged a sit-in outside the provincial health department’s headquarters in Pietermaritzburg on Monday. The doctors, who recently completed their community service, planned to continue the demonstration overnight and “escalate” their protest if their demands were not met within seven days. Earlier, about 150 young doctors, dismayed […]
RNM, SAMWU working to end municipal strike
East Coast Radio reports that the South African Municipal Workers’ Union says there may be light at the end of the tunnel for Ray Nkonyeni Municipality which is in disarray. Union leaders and municipal officials are still in talks to resolve an impasse over job grading and back pay related to the process. Senior employees […]
Tau tries to avert 3500 job losses, meets with ArcelorMittal at WEF
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SABC News reports that Trade, Industry and Competition Minister Parks Tau says government has met with the Mittal family, the majority owners of ArcelorMittal. Tau says this happened on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos. The meeting forms part of government’s efforts to avert 3500 job losses at the company’s Newcastle and Vereniging […]
NUM, ANCYL call for halt in mining sector retrenchments
SABC News writes that the National Union of Mineworkers ( NUM) has called for the Minerals Council South Africa to halt the implementation of retrenchments in the sector. Young people from NUM and the African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL) staged a job security demonstration outside the Minerals Council in Johannesburg. More than 40% of […]
Health workers bring Gqeberha hospital to a standstill
GroundUp reports that the staff at Dora Nginza Hospital in Gqeberha have brought most activity and procedures at the facility to a standstill last week. Some nurses were on a go-slow strike while many others have been staging protesting outside the hospital, demanding their overtime pay. On Monday and Tuesday, workers gathered at the main […]
NEHAWU WELCOMES THE LABOUR COURT JUDGEMENT IN THE CASE OF COMMUNITY HEALTHCARE WORKERS
The National Education, Health and Allied Workers’ Union [NEHAWU] welcomes the Labour Court Judgement setting-aside the Arbitration Award in the case of Community Healthcare Workers [CHW]. The matter was heard in the Labour Court at Braamfontein, Johannesburg on 29 October 2024 reviewing the arbitration award that ruled against our application to force the employer to […]
NUM Youth Structure to picket against retrenchments
The NUM Youth Structure and the ANC Youth League are scheduled to stage a picket outside the Minerals Council South Africa offices in Rosebank in firm opposition to the ongoing retrenchment of mineworkers and high youth unemployment in South Africa. The picket is planned to take place as follows:Date: Friday, 24th January 2025Time: 11h00Venue: Outside […]
SAMATU to engage Finance Minister in fight for unemployed doctors
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SABC News reports that the South African Medical Association Trade Union (SAMATU) has announced plans to escalate its campaign for the placement of unemployed doctors by engaging directly with the Finance Minister. This decision follows a series of protests across various provinces, including one in the Eastern Cape yesterday, aimed at highlighting the challenges faced […]
Hlabisa to meet unions over the future of CWP participants
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SABC News reports that Cooperative Governance Minister Velenkosini Hlabisa has announced plans to meet with labour unions this week to find solutions for continuing support for the Community Work Programme (CWP) participants aged 55 and older amid budget challenges. The announcement comes after Hlabisa extended contracts for these workers until the end of March. In […]
New ‘Afrikaans Uber’ in Gauteng only employs drivers who can speak the language
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News24 writes that a new e-hailing business, which only employs drivers who can speak Afrikaans, has been launched in Centurion and Pretoria. Called Wanatu, which is a play on the Afrikaans expression “Waarnatoe?” (English: Where to?), the company, which is funded by private investors, was launched in October last year. While speaking Afrikaans competently is a […]