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Business Tech reports that South African taxpayers on medical aids will be facing a ‘triple tax’ to fund the National Health Insurance (NHI) in the country—paying normal tax, losing medical aid tax credits and still having to fork out for private healthcare as the scheme rolls out on vague timelines. The National Department of Health […]
The Citizen reports that South African motorists will pay less for petrol and diesel at the pumps from Wednesday, 5 November 2025. The decrease in petrol prices will be welcomed by cash-strapped motorists ahead of the festive season. Petrol and diesel pricesThe department of mineral resources and energy (DMRE) announced that both the price of […]
SABC News writes that five EMS workers employed by the Eastern Cape Health Department have briefly appeared before the East London Commercial Crimes Court. They allegedly fraudulently falsified their matric certificates in order to gain employment as Basic Ambulance Assistants. The incident happened in 2015 after a whistleblower alerted authorities and a case was opened […]
SABC News reports that disgruntled current and former workers of the government-owned bus company, Great North Transport, have marched to SATAWU and the office of the Limpopo Premier in Polokwane, Limpopo. The workers are demanding over R300 million of their pension payouts. They say that they reached an agreement with the Office of the Premier in […]
SABC New reports that toxic work environments are taking a serious toll on South African employees’ mental health, with one in four workers diagnosed with depression. Professor Renata Schoeman from the Stellenbosch Business School says workplace bullying and harassment often go unreported because many victims choose resignation over risking retaliation. According to Professor Schoeman, over a quarter […]
EWN reports that the Constitutional Court has ruled that fathers are now entitled to equal parental leave as mothers. The court found that the law, as it stands, is discriminatory to fathers and is unfair and unconstitutional. Following this judgment, mothers and fathers will be able to split their four months of leave post-birth equally. […]
The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) Western Cape Region is pleased to announce a significant victory in the Labour Court in Cape Town, which has ordered the reinstatement of 23 union members unjustly dismissed by Baseline Civil Contractors. The dismissals, which occurred in 2023, followed an unprotected strike action by the workers. The court found […]
IOL News writes that a mine overseer who was dismissed by Sibanye Gold following the death of three workers has been reinstated after the Labour Court in Johannesburg ruled that he was being used as a scapegoat for the accident. On the day of the accident, on December 3, 2021, the Load Haul Dump (LHD) […]
Ground Up writes that services at the Eastern Cape Department of Public Works and Infrastructure and at the Department of Education offices in Cofimvaba were disrupted this week, as a security guards strike entered its seventh day. The guards work for Reliable Guards and Mantl Five. These security companies have contracts with the departments to […]
The Citizen reports that the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) recently ordered Gamagara municipality in the Northern Cape to pay six workers 12 months’ compensation each after unfairly dismissing them a day after they were employed. The women were hired as general assistants on 1 July 2025, but were dismissed the following day […]