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Judge President Mbenenge’s lawyer hits back, says complainant exchanged ‘equally salacious messages’
BL Premium reports that Eastern Cape Judge President Selby Mbenenge’s legal team on Tuesday argued...
Workers’ rights will be protected under GNU, Mashatile assures Nedlac labour school
News24 reports that Deputy President Paul Mashatile has told organised labour not to fear the...
Record hike in the minimum wage last year didn’t trigger jobs bleed, study finds
Fin24 reports that the 2024 increase in the national minimum wage (NMW), which was the biggest...
Government raises public sector pay offer from 5% to 5.5%
Bloomberg reports that the SA government has increased its pay offer to public sector employees...
Pension Funds Contributions
Employers who default on paying over pension fund contributions in line of fire BL Premium reports...
Woman collapses in long queue at Pretoria labour office while waiting to apply for UIF benefits
GroundUp reports that a Pretoria mother was taken to a health facility on Friday after collapsing...
COSATU presented its submission on the Budget’s Division of Revenue and Special Appropriations Bills
The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) presented its submission on the 2026/27...
Understanding South Africa’s economic disappearance beyond unemployment
South Africa’s economic debate has become fixated on a single statistic: the unemployment rate. It...
10,000 new labour inspectors may cost taxpayers R10bn over three years
With only 2%-5% of workplaces currently inspected, the expansion aims to close longstanding...
Labour Law Amendment Bill 2026: Legislative Developments and Economic Implications
The publication of the Labour Law Amendment Bill in Government Gazette No. 54220 on 26 February...
R10bn plan to hire 10,000 labour inspectors
Meth says expansion aims to close enforcement gaps as only 2%-5% of SA workplaces are currently...
Rocky Brands cleans up as it drives job creation
Firm manufactures, supplies cleaning products Rishav Juglall is the entrepreneur behind Rocky...