BL Premium reports that employers have criticised proposed amendments to the National Road Traffic Regulations, saying they will disrupt labour and international relations, while the road freight and logistics sector says they will help prevent the illegal employment of foreigners in SA. Source: Latest News

In our morning roundup, see summaries of our selection of South African labour- related stories that appeared yesterday and early today. Source: Latest News

Independent Media reports that the acting Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) commissioner, Marsha Bronkhorst, says 89 cases are being investigated relating to the Covid-19 Temporary Employer/Employee Relief Scheme (Ters). Source: Latest News

Independent Media reports that dozens of former VBS Mutual Bank employees are heading to the Constitutional Court to claim R230 million from global professional services firm KPMG for misstating the financial statements of the now-defunct financial institution. Source: Latest News

The Citizen reports that the SA government’s R1.6 billion splurge on Cuban mechanics for the SA National Defence Force (SANDF), while cash-strapped Denel’s vehicle systems capabilities lay idle, has been slated as stupid, silly and bizarre. Source: Latest News

SowetanLive reports that commuter trains will not return to full service until March or April next year. The Passenger Rail Agency of SA (Prasa) executives, with Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula, announced this on Monday as they presented the company’s plan aimed at bringing train services back to full operation. Source:...

Independent Media reports that families of the six people who died when a Putco bus burst into flames last week will receive R30,000 each from the company to help towards funeral costs. Source: Latest News

The Star reports that the SA Transport and Allied Workers Union (Satawu) has blamed truck companies for the ongoing violence between South African and foreign drivers. Source: Latest News

SowetanLive reports that the Gauteng Department of Education has opened criminal cases against two teachers from a Soweto school who allegedly took turns sexually assaulting a pupil over a period of two years from when she was 13 years old. Source: Latest News

Pretoria News reports that the Sefakho Makgatho Health Sciences University may be forced to look into restructuring its academic calendar as striking workers continued to shut down operations for the third week running. Source: Latest News