SABC News writes that The South African Municipal Workers Union (SAMWU) says it hopes that the City of Tshwane’s incoming administration will prioritise improving workers’ salaries. This as the city has 13 days to vote for a new Mayor after the removal of the DA’s Cilliers Brink following a vote of no confidence that the ANC spearheaded with the backing of ActionSA yesterday. The union says under […]

SABC News reports that the Democratic Nursing Organisation of South Africa (DENOSA) in Gauteng has condemned austerity measures imposed by the National Treasury over a year ago, freezing the hiring of new employees except for instances where offers of employment have gone out already and to hire only critical employees if the heads of department submit motivations. […]

EWN writes that the City of Tshwane has signed an agreement with worker unions for above- inflation wage and salary increases over the next five years. The agreement states that all Tshwane employees will receive annual increases above the average consumer price index percentage but not higher than 7%. This was unanimously approved by the […]

SABC News reports that members of trade unions affiliated to NUMSA have assembled in Cape Town to participate in a joint picket in the security sector. The unions protested outside parliament, against what they say, is the non-compliance of security companies in paying pension fund and medical insurance benefits to the Security Industry Regulatory Agency, […]

EWN reports that the Daily Maverick has announced a 5% retrenchment of its permanent staff, a first in the publication’s 15-year history. In a statement released on Thursday, the publication also said it would be reducing its operating costs, citing economic pressure in the media industry. Earlier this year, the Daily Maverick shut down for […]

DFA reports that Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) workers employed in a mayoral cleaning project are threatening to embark on strike action and throw faeces inside the Sol Plaatje municipal offices in Kimberley if they are not given increases with immediate effect. A group of workers gathered outside Sol Plaatje Municipality on Monday where they […]

The Citizen reports that Independent Newspapers is set to undergo a major restructuring across several of its business units in a bid to address ongoing challenges in the business and media landscape. Known for some of the country’s oldest English-language newspaper titles, the company said it had completed a “thorough evaluation” and concluded that further […]

GroundUp writes that the Johannesburg Labour Court has dismissed Premier Group’s urgent application to stop workers from striking at its Mister Sweet branch in Germiston. Workers downed tools on 19 August, demanding higher wages. In an application to the court against nearly 300 striking workers, Premier argued that the strike had turned violent and that other workers […]

Moneyweb reports that a revamped exemption clause in the municipal salary and wage agreement reached last week will make it less onerous for the 157 financially distressed municipalities to get an exemption if they cannot afford to pay their staff the increases set for each year until 2029. This is according to Zwe Ndlala, senior […]

Capricorn FM reports that hundreds of EPWP workers under the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment marched to the Office of the Limpopo Premier and Polokwane municipality offices today, to hand over a memorandum of grievances over wages and extension of contracts. The workers are seeking intervention from those government structures in raising their concerns to the Presidency and the […]