Ground Up writes that non-profit organisations in Gauteng may no longer use provincial funding to pay non-South African employees according to new service level agreement (SLA) clauses introduced by the Gauteng Department of Social Development (GDSD). The 2026 SLA also mandates that senior board positions, such as chairperson and treasurer, must be held by South […]

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IOL Business reports that Legal Aid is facing the prospect of protected strike action after the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) issued a certificate of non-resolution and signed off formal picketing rules in an escalating labour dispute involving retirement policies, working conditions and employee recognition. The dispute between Legal Aid SA and the […]

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 […]

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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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]