GroundUp reports that about 80 security guards employed by Golden Security Services, who are stationed at Groote Schuur Hospital in Cape Town, picketed outside the facility on Friday morning. They demanded that they be paid immediately. The guards say they have been on strike since Monday. Uniformed security guards began picketing outside the hospital at […]

TimesLive reports that despite imposing budget cuts across the board the Western Cape education department (WCED) says it still faces a R3.8bn budget shortfall over the next three years and is left with no choice but to cut more than 2,400 teaching posts. The South African Democratic Teachers’ Union (SADTU) last week said it rejected […]

The National Education, Health and Allied Workers’ Union [NEHAWU] welcomes the Labour Court interim order holding the Minister of Public Service and Administration in contempt of court for failing to implement the PSCBC settlement agreement born-out of NEHAWU strike in March 2023 which the Court declared as valid and enforceable. The order was handed down […]

SABC New writes that the Municipal Worker’s Retirement Fund (MWRF) has raised concerns about municipalities defaulting on permanent employees’ pension contributions saying this is likely to affect their two-pot benefit. As the country prepares to usher in a new retirement fund dispensation, some municipal workers are concerned that they may not qualify to claim funds due to […]

SABC News reports that the South African Revenue Service (SARS) says withdrawals by retirement fund members from funds when the two-pot retirement system kicks in, will be taxed. The two-pot retirement system kicks in on Sunday, 1 September 2024. Deputy SARS commissioner, Johnstone Makhubu says contributions to retirement funds are not taxed. “When people make contributions […]

SABC News writes that the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) says it has proposed a lesser tax regime for low-income workers who want to access their funds. This comes as the implementation of the two-pot pension system will be effective from September 1. The 2024 Revenue Laws Amendment Bill was recently published for public comment. […]

Capricorn FM reports that the Democratic Nursing Organisation of South Africa in Mpumalanga says the involvement of the police can assist in addressing safety concerns in health facilities. This follows the attack of health workers at KwaMhlanga Hospital in KwaMhlanga on Sunday allegedly by relatives who had brought in a patient with a gunshot wound. […]

SABC News writes that the South African Transport and Allied Workers Union (SATAWU) says it wants to avoid a looming workers’ strike at the Air Traffic and Navigation Services (ATNS) because air traffic control is an essential service. The strike could potentially disrupt air travel in the country. The union is demanding a 6.5% wage increase, but negotiations […]

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SABC News reports that the Police and Prisons Civil Rights Union (POPCRU) has called on the South African Police Service (SAPS) management to establish proactive mental health wellness programmes. This appeal follows a recent murder-suicide incident involving two Gauteng Traffic Provincial Inspectors over the weekend. POPCRU spokesperson Richard Mamabolo says the trauma policing officials experience while performing […]

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SABC News reports that farmers from Lufafa village in Ntabankulu, Eastern Cape, have expressed concerns that food insecurity will remain a significant challenge unless farming skills are passed on to the younger generation. More than 200 learners from surrounding schools attended a livestock and grain crops farming expo at Qhamani farm, where they learned about the importance […]