Thought Leadership
BL Premium reports that Zingiswa Losi, president of Cosatu, an alliance partner of the governing ANC, cautioned workers in Mbombela last week against “turning their back” on the ANC, saying socioeconomic gains the party has presided over would be reversed if it were voted out of power. Source: Latest News
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CWU vows to fight “slaughter” of Post Office jobs
GroundUp reports that up to 6,000 SA Post Office (Sapo) workers – more than half the current workforce – stand to lose their jobs by the end of March. But the Communication Workers Union (CWU) is fighting to reduce the proposed number of retrenchments. Source: Latest News
Morning roundup of labour news on Wednesday, 13 December 2023
In our Wednesday morning roundup, see summaries of our selection of recent South African labour-related reports. Source: Latest News
Retrenchment consultations currently underway or completed
In the course of a broader article on mining retrenchments, Business Times summarised retrenchment consultations known to be underway or to have been completed. Source: Latest News
Morning roundup of labour news on Tuesday, 12 December 2023
In our Tuesday morning roundup, see summaries of our selection of recent South African labour-related reports. Source: Latest News
Gold One miners resurface after four-day underground sit-in
AFP reports that more than 400 gold miners, who had remained underground for four days amid tensions between unions and the mine owners, returned to the surface on Monday. Source: Latest News
NHI in current form will backfire and cut funding for healthcare, says Discovery
BL Premium reports that Discovery CEO Adrian Gore warned on Monday that the National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill in its current form would diminish the funds available for healthcare, deter investment and stymie collaboration with the private sector. Source: Latest News
WeSizwe declares an end to the Bakubung mine sit-in
BusinessLive reports that platinum metals mining company Wesizwe has announced an end to the illegal sit-in by an estimated 250 miners at its Bakubung Mine in the North West. Source: Latest News
Unions call for jobs to be saved in Post Office turnaround plan
BL Premium reports that unions have called on the business rescue practitioners (BRPs) for the beleaguered SA Post Office (Sapo) to consider other avenues instead of retrenching thousands of employees. Source: Latest News
NUM, Amcu at odds over mine retrenchments
Business Times reports that the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) and the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (Amcu) are at odds over retrenchments in the mining industry. Source: Latest News