The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) is set to sign a wage agreement on Friday the 8th November 2024 on behalf of its members at the Sibanye-Stillwater gold operations. These followed a fresh mandate received from members during the trade unions labour joint mass meetings conducted on Tuesday where members overwhelmingly accepted the Sibanye-Stillwater’s latest […]

CapricornFM writes that Limpopo Health MEC Dieketseng Mashego says the high influx of patients that use the Northam clinic, puts pressure on the medical personnel working there. The MEC visited the clinic today and met with the management and committee during an oversight visit forming part of the ongoing Operation Bophelo Pele campaign. She says the clinic offers 24-hour services […]

CapricornFM reports that security officers stationed at the Great North Transport’s Nkowankowa depot have downed tools and closed the depot, demanding that their salaries be paid before they return to work. The workers say they have not been paid for two months and their employer, Malwandla Security Service, is telling them that the government-owned bus […]

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EWN reports that Rea Vaya bus commuters must make alternative arrangements to get to their destinations, as the service has been suspended. Officials said the decision to halt operations follows buses being intercepted by unknown people on Monday. Operators are expected to meet with Transport MMC Kenny Kunene on Tuesday morning to discuss the problem. […]

GroundUp reports that More than 300 workers from Premier’s Mister Sweet branch in Germiston will return to work on 11 November, after negotiations on Friday brought their 11-week strike to an end. The Simunye Workers Forum said the strikers had agreed to Premier’s initial offer of a 7% increase for operators and 6% for general workers during […]

SABC News writes that Labour unions are accusing the Department of Employment and Labour of attempting to change working conditions without proper consultation. Mpumalanga National Education, Health and Allied Workers’ Union (NEHAWU) Secretary, Welcome Mnisi, says the department must employ more traffic officers before introducing the flexi-shift system among others. “If you can count the […]

SABC News reports that illegal mineworkers are continuing to resurface from mine shafts around Orkney in the North West. National police spokesperson Athlenda Mathe says more than 500 mineworkers have been arrested to date and the number is expected to increase. Police say the miners resurfaced due to starvation and dehydration after members of the police […]

GroundUp reports that Hundreds of people from civic organisations and unions marched to Parliament in Cape Town on Wednesday ahead of Minister of Finance Enoch Godongwana’s Mid-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS). Many of the protesters sang struggle songs and held up posters which read: “Budget cuts kill education,” and “Create more permanent jobs’” as they […]

GroundUp writes that Community health workers picketed outside the Labour Court in Johannesburg on Tuesday where their employment status is being litigated. The National Education, Health and Allied Workers’ Union (NEHAWU) is seeking to review a bargaining council arbitration award that ruled against the union’s application to compel the Department of Health to give community […]

Business Report writes that the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) is locked in a fierce battle with Seriti Resources following the miner’s controversial announcement that it would lay off more than 1 000 employees. The decision, triggered by what Seriti describes as unmanageable operational challenges stemming from Transnet’s underperformance and market volatility, has sent shockwaves […]