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 […]
Monthly Archives: May 2026
Temporary Closure of Botshabelo Labour Centre Due to Planned Shutdown
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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 […]
SAMWU CONDEMNS CONTINUED UNION BASHING AND VICTIMISATION OF SHOP STEWARDS AT AMATOLA WATER
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 […]
Labour Court upholds dismissal of mine manager for failing to enforce safety standards
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 […]
Gold Reef City loses appeal as Labour Court awards R229,600 to employee disciplined for whistleblowing
IOL News reports that the Labour Court in Johannesburg dismissed the leave to appeal application by Akani Egoli (Pty) Ltd, trading as Gold Reef City, after the company was ordered to pay R229,600 in compensation to an employee who faced disciplinary action for exposing irregularities in a recruitment process. In February, IOL reported that Acting Judge Ndivhuho Tshisevhe found that […]
COSATU startled old UIF website is still live
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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 […]
Ditsobotla terminates ‘ghost worker’ contracts
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SABC News reports that the National Cabinet Representative at the embattled Ditsobotla Local Municipality, Kopung Ralikontsane, says more than 40 ghost worker contracts have been terminated. The municipality previously conceded that it was overstaffed and attributed its bloated organogram partly to ghost workers. The municipality was placed under national government administration in September last year. Ralikontsane says […]
Tension mounts at South Deep as NUM and UASA accuses Gold Fields Management of ‘arrogance’ in wage talks
Wage negotiations between the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM), UASA and Gold Fields’ South Deep management have grown increasingly tense during their fifth round of talks at the Indaba Hotel in Fourways. While talks continue, the union has sharply criticized the mining house, accusing executives of displaying “pomposity and arrogance” rather than engaging constructively in […]
Pick n Pay faces backlash from SACCAWU over proposed changes to workers’ conditions
Business Report writes that Pick n Pay and the South African Commercial Catering and Allied Workers Union (SACCAWU) look set to butt heads after the trade union accused the loss-making retailer of being dishonest, while the retailer says there is no intention to retrench 22,000 store workers. Pick n Pay issued Section 189 notices last week, a move […]
SACCAWU rejects Pick n Pay retrenchment notice
SABC News reports that the South African Commercial, Catering and Allied Workers Union (SACCAWU) has rejected the Section 189 notice issued to workers by Pick n Pay. The union has outlined its plan of action, accusing the retailer of undermining collective bargaining processes. The retailer has proposed an overhaul of its store labour model through a […]