Recent news
Latest items of recent news relevant to South Africa as reported in our fortnightly newswire ‘Dernières nouvelles’.
South Africa: Minimum wage to apply from January 2019
The National Minimum Wage (NMW) Bill, which President Cyril Ramaphosa signed into law late last month, will officially take effect from the 1st of January 2019 …
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South Africa: President signs minimum wage bill, 6 million to benefit (2018)
President Cyril Ramaphosa has passed a new national minimum wage Bill, setting the minimum at 20 rand per hour, or roughly 3,500 rand (US$252) per month for millions of workers in South Africa …
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South Africa/China: Relaxed visa rules announced
With effect from November the 1st 2018, eligible frequent Chinese business travelers will be able to obtain 10-year multiple-entry visas to allow them to visit South Africa …
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South Africa: Top court legalises private use of cannabis
The decision of the Constitutional Court to legalise the possession of cannabis for private use will put further pressure on employers in the country and increase the international traffic of the drug to countries where it remains unlawful to consume it …
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South Africa: Government has been given 6 months to study equality report and act
The government has been given 6 months to study the Human Rights Commission’s Equality Report and act accordingly …
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South Africa: President alarms investors with land grab proposal
A recent speech by President Cyril Ramaphosa about the widespread requisition of land owned by white farmers without compensation has led to Tweet by US president Trump indicating that the move will be challenged by Washington …
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South Africa: ConCourt supports workers employed through labour brokers
The Constitutional Court has ruled that labour brokers must hire temporary staff who earn below R205 433 (US$15,363) per annum as permanent workers after three months service with their client companies …
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South Africa: Power utility Eskom made a conditional pay offer
The cash-strapped major power utility Eskom has made a conditional pay offer after weeks of strikes that have closed power stations …
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South Africa: Labour Laws Amendment Bill is currently before parliament
The Labour Laws Amendment Bill is currently before parliament …
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South Africa: Where an expatriate should pay their tax is still uncertain
It is now uncertain where an expatriate working in South Africa should pay their tax …
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South Africa: Legal changes
A number of legal changes have recently taken effect …
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South Africa: Labour court confirms that bad behaviour should not be rewarded
The Labour court has ruled on an important case concerning the withholding of a performance bonus – even though the employee concerned had exceeded the necessary performance threshold …
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South Africa: Expats must act to avoid consequences of new tax law
The income tax position of South Africans working abroad is now very clear …
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South Africa: Hate speech bill approved by Cabinet
One of the hottest HR topics concerns what an employee may say in the workplace …
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South Africa: Unemployment is currently 26.7%
The country’s first universal minimum wage law came into force on May 1sy 2018 …
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