SABC News reports that women from different sectors in leadership roles were discussing their contribution to the workplace in a one-day women’s empowerment seminar at the Kruger National Park in Mpumalanga. Many women believe they are still being sidelined from occupying leadership positions and are being sexually harassed in the private and public sectors. The […]
Labour Court reinstates mine overseer dismissed after three workers died under his supervision
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) […]
SAMWU concerned about workers’ safety
SABC News writes that the South African Municipal Workers Union (SAMWU) in the North West has issued an urgent call to the Ramotshere Moiloa Local Municipality to guarantee the safety of its employees. This demand follows a shooting incident that allegedly took place at the municipal building, bringing all operations to a halt. The volatile […]
Teachers’ march disrupts schooling in Free State
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Ground Up reports that schooling was disrupted in Thabo Mofutsanaya District Municipality, Free State, when hundreds of South African Democratic Teachers Union (SADTU) members took to the streets on Thursday. SADTU is demanding that Lindiwe Mabaso, the district director, resign, saying their relationship has broken down irreparably. They say a litany of grievances raised in […]
Strike at Australian-owned plant in Boksburg
Ground Up reports that about 110 workers at the CHEP plant in Jet Park, Boksburg, went on strike on Thursday, after two months of negotiations reached deadlock. CHEP, part of the Sydney-based Brambles group, supplies pallets to companies transporting goods in South Africa. Employees are demanding permanent employee status, a wage increase of R2,500 a […]
Security guards say they were fired for joining unions
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 […]
NUM urges Glencore and Samancor to halt job cuts and engage constructively
The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) expresses its deep concern regarding the recent announcement of potential retrenchments by Glencore and Samancor at their South African ferrochrome operations. These proposed job cuts are attributed to economic pressures, notably high electricity tariffs and a decline in ferrochrome prices. The NUM finds this action to be premature and […]
CCMA orders Gamagara municipality to pay six workers a year’s wages for being fired after one day
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 […]
SATAWU heading to court over breakdown in wage negotiations with PRASA
EWN reports that South African Transport and Allied Workers Union (SATAWU) said it is heading to court over a breakdown in wage negotiations with the Passenger Rail Agency (PRASA). It said PRASA has refused to comply with a signed agreement of a 5.5% increase. The union said it will be serving the Commission for Conciliation, […]
PRASA warns unions it may not be able to meet obligations of wage deal that takes effect in August
EWN reports that the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) appears to be on a collision course with two labour unions after the rail operator sent out letters to union leaders warning it may not be able to meet the obligations of a signed wage agreement meant to take effect in August. After at […]