In our Thursday morning roundup, see summaries of our selection of recent South African labour-related reports. Source: Latest News
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Grade R teachers in KZN on brink of strike over salary payment delays
Daily News reports that by Monday afternoon, Grade R teachers across KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) were still awaiting their April salaries, despite a promise from the crisis-plagued provincial education department to have paid them by last Friday. Source: Latest News
Judge’s eggplant and banana emojis had “sexual connotations”, tribunal told
GroundUp reports that a forensic linguist told the Judicial Conduct Tribunal on Tuesday that Eastern Cape Judge President Selby Mbenenge’s use of banana, peach, eggplant and dripping syringe emojis had “sexual connotations” and indicated that he wanted to be intimate with the recipient. Source: Latest News
Mashatile’s VIP protection officers acquitted by police of assault
The Citizen reports that the eight SA Police Service (SAPS) members of Deputy President Paul Mashatile’s VIP presidential protection unit have reportedly been acquitted by the police. Source: Latest News
Pension Funds Adjudicator demands transparency from funds in death benefit disputes
The Mercury reports that Pension Funds Adjudicator (PFA) Muvhango Lukhaimane has taken a firm stance against funds that withhold investigation reports under the guise of protecting personal information. Source: Latest News
Morning roundup of labour news on Wednesday, 7 May 2025
In our Wednesday morning roundup, see summaries of our selection of recent South African labour-related reports. Source: Latest News
Transnet union Untu threatens crippling wage strike, but Transnet says it ‘has plans in place’
Business Times reports that Transnet says it has contingency plans in place to cushion the impact should the United National Transport Union (Untu) go ahead with a threatened strike. Source: Latest News
Roundup on Monday, 5 May 2025 of weekend labour reports
In our roundup of weekend and recent reports, see the following summaries of our selection of South African labour-related articles. Source: Latest News
Morning roundup of labour news on Friday, 2 May 2025
In our Friday morning roundup, see summaries of our selection of recent South African labour-related reports. Source: Latest News
Only 19% of SA's teachers vetted against sex offenders' register
News24 reports that despite a Department of Basic Education directive that all officials and educators, including those in office- and school-based posts, must be vetted against the National Register for Sex Offenders, only 19% have been vetted nationally. Source: Latest News




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