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SowetanLive reports that City Power contractors repairing street lights in Orlando, Soweto were forced to abandon their work and flee for their lives after being attacked and robbed on Wednesday. Source: Latest News
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Minister Dean Macpherson files criminal charges against suspended IDT executives
BL Premium reports that Department of Public Works & Infrastructure (DPWI) Minister Dean Macpherson has laid criminal charges against suspended Independent Development Trust (IDT) CEO Tebogo Malaka and spokesperson Phasha Makgolane. Source: Latest News
Morning roundup of labour news on Friday, 8 August 2025
In our Friday morning roundup, see summaries of our selection of recent South African labour-related reports. Source: Latest News
Samwu vows to hold Tshwane political parties accountable for unpaid salary increases
IOL News reports that the SA Municipal Workers’ Union (Samwu) in Tshwane has threatened to use the 2026 local government elections to hold political parties accountable for refusing to pay outstanding salary increases of 3.5% and 5.4%. Source: Latest News
Eastern Cape municipal manager suspended over refusal to cooperate with probe into R80-million sports fields workmanship
News24 reports that the municipal manager of the embattled Kumkani Mhlontlo Local Municipality, Lungile Ndabeni, has been suspended. He was placed on precautionary suspension by the Qumbu-based council on Tuesday. Source: Latest News
Ten Gauteng cops arrested for theft during retail compliance inspection released on bail of R1,500 each
TimesLIVE reports that ten police officers who appeared before the Germiston Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday and Wednesday on charges of theft were each granted bail of R1,500 after an unopposed bail application. Six of the suspects are from the Ekurhuleni Metro Police Department (EMPD) and four from the SA Police...
Solidarity plans another trip to the US as it reveals five-point tariff plan
Polity reports that Solidarity revealed on Wednesday that it will soon make another trip to the US in the wake of the tariff on SA goods imposed by the US. In the meantime, the trade union has devised a five-point plan in an effort to salvage the situation. Source: Latest...
Shein and Temu threaten local fashion jobs as e-commerce surges
BL Premium reports that growing consumer appetite for online shopping is fuelling a fresh crisis in the clothing industry, with a new report warning that more than 34,000 local jobs could be lost by the end of the decade as offshore e-commerce giants tighten their grip on the market. Source:...
Number of illegal miners still underground in Sheba gold mine unknown
The Citizen reports that according to the police, it is still not clear how many illegal miners are hiding or trapped underground in the Sheba gold mine near Barberton. Source: Latest News
Suspended IDT CEO Tebogo Malaka allegedly attempted to bribe Daily Maverick journalist
News24 reports that days after the board of the Independent Development Trust (IDT) suspended its CEO, she was caught on camera allegedly trying to bribe the journalist who first exposed the tender fraud allegations that landed her in hot water. Source: Latest News