Recent news
Latest items of recent news relevant to South Africa as reported in our fortnightly newswire ‘Dernières nouvelles’.
South Africa: Numsa signs wage increase agreement for motor sector workers
Motor trade pay deal averts strike action …
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South Africa: Three-year deal covering the auto sector
The Automobile Manufacturers Association has signed an agreement with the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa …
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South Africa: Unions reject Transnet’s revised wage offer, continue strike
Unions reject latest Transnet offer to end strikes affecting freight and ports …
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South Africa: NUM signs three-year wage deal with Ergo Mining
The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) has signed a 3-year wage agreement with Ergo Mining, with effect from 1st July 2022 …
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South Africa: Thungela signs three-year wage agreement with NUM
Inflation-sustaining deal in the minerals extraction sector …
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South Africa: Government extends Zimbabwe special permits by six months
Thousands of Zimbabweans who were due for deportation at the expiry of their residence permits in December this year have been given a six-month grace period to give them time to regularize their stay …
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South Africa: 11.5% increase in murder rate during Q2 2022
The alarmingly high murder and extortion incident rates have made it increasingly dangerous to deploy expatriates to the country …
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South Africa: Stricter action needed against workplace harassment
The Department of Employment and Labour has called on employers to take sterner action to stem the tide of harassment in the workplace …
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South Africa: Updated critical skills list (August 2022)
The government continues to update its Critical Skills List …
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South Africa: Auto sector wage deal remains out of sight
Negotiations between the Automobile Manufacturers Association (AMEO) (which represents car companies like Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Nissan, Toyota and Volkswagen) and the National Union of Metalworkers (Numsa) have been underway for many weeks …
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South Africa: Tax service employees resume strike over wages
Employees of the revenue service (SARS) have resumed their dispute over pay …
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South Africa: Labour Court upholds dismissal for testing positive for cannabis
The Labor Court has upheld the dismissal of an employee who repeatedly tested positive for cannabis …
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South Africa: Code of Good Practice on the Prevention and Elimination of Harassment in the Workplace
The Code of Good Practice on the Prevention and Elimination on Harassment in the Workplace has been published …
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South Africa: Union reaches wage agreement with ArcelorMittal South Africa
ArcelorMittal has concluded a wage agreement with the National Union of Metalworkers (NUMSA) …
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South Africa: Employment equity amendment bill
A change to the Employment Equity Act will allow equity targets to be set for different business sectors …
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