Recent news

Latest items of recent news relevant to South Africa as reported in our fortnightly newswire ‘Dernières nouvelles’.

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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South Africa: Court bid by labour union Solidarity to end state of disaster

The Gauteng High Court will rule on 20th April 2022 whether the government is justified in maintaining its “state of disaster” …

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South Africa: Huawei under pressure for more local jobs in South African court action

An out of court settlement has been reached with the Chinese tech giant Huawei concerning its infringement of employment quota laws …

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South Africa: National Labour Migration Policy released for public comment

Proposed new employment quotas for foreign workers have been published for comment …

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South Africa: Conflict of interest

The Labour Appeals Court has confirmed a Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) Commission conflict of interest decision …

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South Africa: Bogus inspectors on a rise in Merafong

A warning has been issued to employers by the Department of Employment and Labour concerning the appearance of bogus labour inspectors issuing fines …

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