The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) Kimberley Region is deeply annoyed and disgusted by the arrogant behaviour displayed by Four Arrows Mining and Engineering Company. The company continues to disrespect and trample on the rights of workers bestowed on them and protected by the country’s labour laws. It is playing hide and seek, avoiding allowing […]

The South African Municipal Workers’ Union (SAMWU) will be embarking on protected strike action in Mathjabeng starting January 29, 2024. This decision follows numerous meetings with members after unsuccessful attempts to address critical worker-related issues with the management of Matjhabeng Local Municipality. On September 7, 2023, SAMWU organised a march to record the issues in […]

The Department of Employment and Labour will be embarking on a series of service delivery activities in Thaba Nchu as a build up towards a Jobs Fair to be held in Botshabelo on 24-25 January 2024. The Jobs Fair, an initiative championed by the Department’s Public Employment Services branch seeks to create opportunities for work […]

News24 reports that South Africa’s powerful labour unions could scupper plans to sell a stake in sub-Saharan Africa’s biggest container port and have it operated by Filipino billionaire Enrique Razon’s International Container Terminal Services Incorporated (ICTSI). The United National Transport Union and South African Transport and Allied Workers Union are demanding that ICTSI agree to […]

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GroundUp reports that staff at Mabandla Clinic in Kariega, Nelson Mandela Bay, are refusing to work at the facility because the fence was stolen on Wednesday night. Nurses at the clinic say they fear for their safety. The clinic serves about 500 patients daily. A nurse who did not want to be named told GroundUp: […]

Today, 09th January 2024, the Minister of Employment and Labour, TW Nxesi and the Mr. Xolani Nduna, Acting Director of the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) met with National Union of Mineworkers (NUM). NUM was led by its President Daniel Balepile, World Federation of Trade Unions (WAFTU) led by its President Mzwandile Makwayiba […]

DFA reports that another sigh of relief echoed at the Gold One Mine Modder Easter Mine late on Monday after more than 400 miners re-emerged to the surface after four days trapped underground. There was a lot of singing and dancing from some of the miners who were waiting patiently for their colleagues to re-emerge […]

BL Premium reports that the City of Tshwane advised on Monday that it was going to the Labour Court to challenge a decision by the SA Local Government Bargaining Council (SALGBC) that required the metro to abide by a multi-term wage deal which the city claimed was unaffordable. The city applied to the SALGBC to be […]

DFA reports that the South African Municipal Workers Union (Samwu) members recently marched to the Namakwa District Municipality (NDM) to protest against corruption, exploitation, nepotism, a lack of transformation and sexual harassment. The union members called for the resignations of the HR director and the municipal manager (MM). The members have accused the HR director […]