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• Government goes robust on service delivery initiatives
  2008-08-15
  Government will stop at nothing in rendering services to the poor as per the promise to fight...
• Limpopo Imbizo kick-starts on a high note
  2008-08-14
  The government’s theme “better life for all” has been vindicated today in Thohoyandou when Labour...
• Department says most KZN farmers fully Law Compliant
  2008-08-05
  Statistics released today by Labour inspectors as they rounded-up a  week-long raid of...
• Mpumalanga celebrates a claims processing centre
  2008-08-01
  The Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) today (Fri) took its nationwide drive of raising public...
• KZN farms law compliance levels impress Labour inspectors
  2008-07-30
  Labour inspectors currently conducting raids on KwaZulu-Natal farms for workplace law compliance...
• UIF registers another milestone
  2008-07-18
  The Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) registered a staggering amount of R27 823 billion at the...
• Department says equity flouting employers to face the music
  2008-07-16
  The Department of Labour will leave no stone unturned in its effort to ensure substantive...
• Forestry Employers want Govt to consider land leasing when deciding on new wages
  2008-07-14
  Running a contracted business in the forestry sector became a focal point among Labour Department...
• Agricultural wages and employment conditions under spotlight
  2008-07-11
  The crusade to improve livelihoods of farm workers kick started on a high note in Jan Kemp Dorp...
• Employment Equity Roadshows gain momentum
  2008-07-11
  More than 100 stakeholders mainly from the business fraternity have this week braved several...
• Labour Court orders security employers to pay wages
  2008-07-11
  Two security sector employers were ordered to cough up to R54 101, 78 in outstanding wages by the...
• Multimillion rand critical and scarce skills showcased
  2008-07-11
  Education and skills development remain key to increasing chances of employability and...
• Multimillion critical and scarce skills showcased
  2008-07-10
  Education and skills development remain key to increasing chances of employability and...
• Inspections find most KZN food sector workplaces health hazards
  2008-07-02
  During a national inspection campaign that took place in the food and beverage sector last week,...
• Unique Skills venture helps elevate rural community
  2008-07-01
  A unique skills empowerment pilot project conceived two years ago has enabled the remote...
• Worker loses hand in farm accident
  2008-07-01
  A North West farm worker is still recovering at the Bophelong Hospital in Mafikeng two weeks...
• Chinese Debate: Labour Minister Throws down the Gauntlet
  2008-06-27
  Labour Minister Membathisi Mdladlana has thrown down the gauntlet, challenging the Chinese...
• Minister Mdladlana to attend World Congress on Safety
  2008-06-26
  Labour Minister Membathisi Mdladlana will be jetting off to South Korea tomorrow to attend the...
• Labour digs in heels following construction accident
  2008-06-24
  The Department of Labour will leave no stone unturned to unravel the cause of the recent accident...
• RE: Chinese Association of South Africa
  2008-06-24
  There has been much comment and with respect distortion of the facts and legal issues surrounding...
• Final submissions for the domestic worker wages
  2008-06-23
  Stakeholders within the domestic sector have until July 31, to make their final inputs in...
• Wage hike for taxi workers
  2008-06-20
  As from 1 July 2008 workers within the taxi industry sector can expect an increase in minimum...
• Domestic Worker Wages and Conditions of Employment
  2008-06-19
  The Employment Conditions Commission (ECC) will over this weekend complete the public hearing...
• Minister to visit Site of horror Stellenbosch Accident
  2008-06-11
  Acting Labour Minister Ngconde Balfour will today (12:30) visit the site of Monday’s horror...
• Compensation Fund Says Inaccurate Info Stalls Payouts
  2008-06-10
  The Compensation Fund (CF) has urged members of the public to update their banking details in the...
• Dept finds flouting of health and safety laws at site of collapsed wall
  2008-06-10
  Preliminary investigations by the Department of Labour into Stellenbosch Waterscape’s fatal...
• Minister Mdladlana to speak at the ILC
  2008-06-10
  Labour Minister Membathisi Mdladlana will appraise the International Labour Conference on the...
• South Africa gears up effort to help one million child labourers
  2008-06-10
  South Africa has set itself tough targets for reducing child labour within the next five years....
• Inspections Find Some Hospitality Employers Still Underpay Workers
  2008-06-06
  Despite the existence of a law stipulating a minimum wage for hospitality workers in the country,...
• Police Rescue Labour Inspectors From Rampaging North West Employer
  2008-06-06
  Labour inspectors in the North West had to summon the help of police when a security employer...
• Inspection Reveals Poor Health, Safety Conditions At Most KZN Hospitality Workplaces
  2008-06-04
  A large number of KwaZulu-Natal hospitality sector employers inspected last week were found to be...
• Inspectors Crack Whip On Errant KZN Hospitality Employers
  2008-05-29
  The Department of Labour inspectors have this week began to crack the whip on defaulters of...
• Labour Inspectors Close Unsafe Limpopo School Residence
  2008-05-29
  Life threatening safety conditions spurred labour inspectors to act against a Limpopo school for...
• Lion Attack: Department Warns Against Safety Sloppiness
  2008-05-29
  The Labour Department has once again urged workers to take full charge of their workplace health...
• Manganese Poisoning Enquiry Takes Off
  2008-05-26
  The Cato Ridge manganese poisoning inquiry kicked off this morning amid tensions between workers...
• KZN Security Employers In R 1,3m Wage Default
  2008-05-21
  Scores of security industry bosses in KwaZulu-Natal have been short-changing their employees by a...
• Department slams worsening workplace hazards  
  2008-05-06
  The iron and steel, construction, agriculture, food, drink and beverage sectors were identified...
• Minister declares war on worker-right violating employers
  2008-05-01
  Labour Minister Membathisi Mdladlana has vowed to “hunt down” any employer who continues to...
• Construction worker dies after 9th floor plunge
  2008-04-29
  The Labour Department is investigating the fatal injury of an Eastern Cape building construction...
• Minister challenges Scouts to shape young people
  2008-04-28
  Labour Minister Membathisi Mdladlana who is the second in command in the South African Scouts...
• Koi-koi Youths benefit from govt skills drive
  2008-04-25
  The Koi-koi youth of Steinkofp in the Northern Cape have become the latest to taste the...
• Minister urges farmers to expose non-complying colleagues
  2008-04-24
  Labour Minister Membathisi Mdladlana has commended the “growing trend of exemplary employers” who...
• The Department of Labour steps up efforts to register taxi operators
  2008-04-24
  Scores of unemployed workers in the taxi industry continue to enjoy income support in the form of...
• Assmang factory ordered to shutdown furnace
  2008-04-23
  Just over a week after lifting the ban on four furnaces at the Assmang ferromanganese smelter in...
• Workers exposed to high dust levels at Assmang Plant
  2008-04-22
  The department of labour’s formal inquiry into occupational health and safety at Assmang Plant in...
• Department halts operations at accident prone construction sites
  2008-04-16
  Labour inspectors in Limpopo have ordered a Thohoyandou construction company to halt operations...
• Child labour lands Eastern Cape farmer hefty fine
  2008-04-15
  An Eastern Cape farmer became the latest to taste the government’s lash on child labour offenders...
• Domestics “Burial” scam exposed
  2008-04-15
  The Department of Labour has warned domestic employers and workers to be on the alert of bogus...
• Organise yourselves - urges Minister
  2008-04-15
  Labour Minister Membathisi Mdladlana called on workers in George to organise themselves to fight...
• Invest in your workers - Minister urges farmers
  2008-04-14
  Labour Minister Membathisi Mdladlana urged farmers to invest in their workers for their own...
• Minister says employment creation initiatives the best tonic for joblessness
  2008-04-12
  Concrete job creation initiatives and not theories and debates could prove to be the most...
• Collapse wall kill casual worker
  2008-04-11
  A male casual worker employed by a private household owner in Hillary, Kwazulu Natal died...
• Inspectors shut down unsafe KZN construction site
  2008-04-09
  Life-threatening working conditions to construction workers prompted Labour inspectors to order...
• Department lifts ban on one of Assmang’s Ill-fated furnaces
  2008-04-07
  Labour Inspectors in KwaZulu-Natal have revoked the prohibition notice for one of the six Assmang...
• More KZN employers ordered to pay up
  2008-04-03
  Labour law enforcement in KwaZulu-Natal has seen the court ordering employers to pay more that...
• Compensation Fund extends Return of Earnings deadline
  2008-04-01
  Employers have until April 30 to submit their Return Of Earnings forms, the Labour Department’s...
• Court orders KZN employers to pay workers
  2008-04-01
  The Durban Labour Court has ordered 17 employers in KwaZulu-Natal to pay their employees...
• Five years on, domestic worker social coverage thrives
  2008-04-01
  The Department of Labour has paid out close to R200 million in social security payments to...
• Two public holidays on the same day
  2008-03-19
  The labour department is receiving numerous enquiries from employers and employees about the...
• UIF registers record R26bn in assets
  2008-03-19
  The Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) collected a record R6.7bn by December 2007.  UIF...
• Labour inspectors shut down death trap KZN workplace
  2008-03-07
  An early morning crackdown on a wood manufacturing factory in Mkondeni Industrial Area at...
• Minister urges common Seta vision on empowerment of disabled
  2008-03-07
  Sector Education and Training Authorities (Setas) should develop a common vision around...
• Assessment Puts Farming Sector On Spotlight
  2008-03-05
  Results of last week’s nationwide inspections of the farming sector suggest a continuing...
• Assmang blast: operations ban stays put
  2008-02-29
  Contrary to recent media reports, operations at the ill-fated Durban’s Assmang plant would remain...
• Assmang poisoning probe adjourned
  2008-02-29
  The inquiry into the exposure of workers to poisonous fumes at Durban’s Assmang plant was today...
• Assmang blast death toll rises to six
  2008-02-27
  The death toll of Sunday’s Assmang horror blast in KwaZulu-Natal has risen to six, following the...
• Assmang poisoning probe: Employer rejects presiding panel
  2008-02-26
  The on-going inquiry into the deadly manganese poisoning case of Assmang employees took a new...
• Mondi Paper applauded for safety compliance
  2008-02-26
  An almost 100 percent adherence to safety standards by Mondi Paper Company in Mpumalanga’s Piet...
• Durban’s massive blast: full scale probe launched
  2008-02-25
  A full scale government investigation is underway following yesterday’s (Sun) massive explosion...
• KZN explosion protests disrupt manganese poisoning hearings
  2008-02-25
  As the death-toll of Sunday’s Assmang plant explosion in Durban rose to five earlier today (Mon),...
• Bogus Labour Inspector In Kwazulu Natal
  2008-02-22
  The Department of Labour in Kwazulu Natal has warned employers and members of the public to be on...
• KZN Braces For Agriculture, Forestry Workplace Scrutiny
  2008-02-22
  The national inspection drive by the Labour Department will shift to the agriculture and forestry...
• robe Of KZN Manganese Poisoning Case To Resume
  2008-02-22
  The Labour Department’s formal enquiry into the exposure of workers to poisonous fumes at the...
• Massive Limpopo crackdown busts illegal recruitment ring
  2008-02-20
  A ring that unlawfully recruits and exploits illegal immigrants from Zimbabwe was this week bust...
• Wholesale & Retail Wage increases 2008/2009
  2008-02-20
  Minimum wages in the Wholesale & Retail  Sector have been increased with effect from 1 February...
• Government, taxi accord set to benefit many on UIF pension
  2008-02-15
  The South African National Taxi Council has pledged to register about 60% of the taxi operators...
• China’s experts on experience-sharing visit to South Africa
  2008-02-01
  Skills experts from China could be heading for South Africa in the near future following a formal...
• More than half of employment equity reports in Kwazulu - Natal reflect errors
  2008-02-01
  An alarming 75 percent of Employment Equity (EE) Reports submitted to the Department in Kwazulu -...
• Worker dies after Pietermaritzburg tanker explosion
  2008-01-25
  One of the workers who sustained serious burns from a tank explosion yesterday at Nkondeni...
• Labour Department to resume probe of KwaZulu-Natal manganese poisoning
  2008-01-24
  The Labour Department’s formal enquiry into the exposure of workers to poisonous fumes at the...
• UIF Submissions D-day For Domestic Employers
  2008-01-23
  Domestic employers have until next Monday (Jan 7) to submit the new details of their workers in...
• Minister pays tribute to departed Union Stalwart
  2008-01-22
  Labour Minister Membathisi Mdladlana has expressed great sadness at the passing on of former...
• Deadline for UIF Domestic Declarations Looming
  2008-01-21
  The more than half a million domestic employers registered with the Unemployment Insurance Fund...
• Labour Court Orders Property Attachment Of Two Kwik Spar Outlets
  2008-01-21
  The Johannesburg Labour Court has instructed the sheriff of the court to attach properties...
• Rural Learners benefit from DoL Computer donation
  2008-01-21
  Hundreds of learners from rural Limpopo had a reason to hope for improved learning this year,...
• Why Setas Remain Vital In Skills Empowerment Campaign
  2008-01-21
  The Sector Education and Training Authorities (Setas) remain a vital cog in the government’s job...
• Labour Court orders property attachment of two Kwik Spar outlets
  2008-01-17
  The Johannesburg Labour Court has instructed the sheriff of the court to attach properties...
• Career Opportunities Out Of Government Skills Programmes
  2008-01-16
  It’s that time of the year once again for thousands of South African matriculants when agony and...
• Labour Minister To Donate Computers To Rural Schools
  2008-01-16
  Labour Minister Membathisi Mdladlana will this week take a ‘Support-A-School’ campaign to greater...
• UIF Appoints New Finance Chief
  2008-01-16
  Minister of Labour, Membathisi Mdladlana, has announced the appointment of Mr. Lodewyk Ferreira...
• North West Farmer In Trouble Over Child Labour
  2008-01-08
  A Schweizer Reneke farmer in the North West Province is facing prosecution for contravening the...

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