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The Department of Employment and Labour Cannot Confirm the Unemployment Status
2/2/2026 22:00
Department of Employment and Labour call for proposals on training or workshops session on labour laws to vulnerable workers
1/28/2026 22:00
Deputy Minister Nemadzinga-Tshabalala’s Absence from Dr Shumie Excellence Awards
1/17/2026 22:00
Department of Employment and Labour calls on designated employers to submit their annual employment equity (EE) reports in the “nick of time”
1/11/2026 22:00
Temporary Closure of Petrusburg Labour Centre: 08–09 December 2025
12/7/2025 22:00
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Government Drives Youth Opportunities in Daggakraal, Empowering Youth for the World of Work.
4/19/2026
Sandton Labour Centre will close provisionally due to infrastructural improvements and upgrades.
4/19/2026
Department of Employment and Labour unequivocally distances itself from unlawful and unauthorised acts masquerading as Labour inspections
4/7/2026
Employment and Labour Deputy Minister Jomo Sibiya urges strict compliance with South African labour laws – as Chinese business owners commit to “lawful and compliant operations”
3/30/2026
Minister Nomakhosazana Meth Urges Business-Government Partnership to Tackle Free State Unemployment.
3/25/2026
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Speech by Deputy Minister of Employment & Labour, The Honourable Mr Jomo Sibiya to the Chinese Business Community, China Mall, Johannesburg
3/30/2026
Draft Talking Notes/Statement by Minister Meth on Behalf Of SADC Member States Meeting with the ILO Director-General, Mr Gilbert F. Houngbo
3/29/2026
Closing Remarks by The Deputy Minister Sibiya at the National Occupational Health and Safety Conference 2026
3/18/2026
Deputy Minister Sibiya Message of Solidarity 13th Congress of South African Municipal Workers' Union
3/17/2026
Keynote Address: Occupational Health and Safety Conference: 2026 by Deputy Minister Jomo Sibiya
3/16/2026
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Department of Employment and Labour meets stakeholders to mitigate potential health and safety risks at work
4/20/2026
Department of Employment and Labour takes government services to Butterworth, Eastern Cape
4/16/2026
Department of Employment and Labour marks OHS Day to highlight organizational practices that shape everyday health and safety working conditions
4/13/2026
Employment and Labour Deputy Minister, Jomo Sibiya to meet Chinese business owners on the importance of compliance to labour law
3/30/2026
Department of Employment and Labour hosts a Major Hazard Installation (MHI) and Explosives workshop to assess fitness and safety in the sector
3/23/2026
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Deputy Labour Minister, iNkosi Holomisa to address a Compensation Fund stakeholder engagement event
Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal provinces to host Department of Labour’s Compensation Fund public hearings on the amendments to occupational injuries and diseases legislation
Department of Labour launches a cash injection subsidy scheme for persons with disabilities
D-day for employers to submit their employment equity (EE) reports for 2018 - Department of Labour
Blitz inspections to assess Agricultural sector compliance level in the ZF Mgcawu District
Department of Labour’s Compensation Fund public hearings on the amendments to occupational injuries and diseases legislation heads to inland provinces
Department of Labour in the North West Province in partnership with Ratlou Local Municipality to hosts an Imbizo on Child Labour
SA hosts the 45th African Regional Labour Administration Centre (ARLAC) Governing Council meeting
The UIF’s ex-mineworkers campaign turns to Phuthaditjhaba
Department of Labour to host Driven Machinery Regulations workshop
Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) on a door-to-door campaign to meet with employers in ZF Mgcawu District
Department of Labour operations to come to a temporary halt as it relocates its ICT operations and equipment
Unemployment Insurance Fund hosts seminar and media networking session on new UIF Act
Imperial Logistics Construction Structural collapse inquiry appointed by Department of Labour to start with second sitting
Department of Labour’s Public Employment Services branch host public hearings to improve the efficiency of public employment services
Department of Labour in the North West Province hosts a series of outreach campaigns aimed at taking services to communities
North West: Public Employment Services dinner with stakeholders
South Africa’s President Ramaphosa to address 45th ARLAC meeting of labour, empowerment and manpower ministers
North West: Public Employment Services breakfast session with stakeholders
Department of Labour host a Construction Indaba to discuss the spate of the recent structural collapses in SA
Department of Labour cautions public – scammers at it again!
Deputy Minister of Labour iNkosi Phathekile Holomisa set to host a stakeholder engagement session with employers in Port Elizabeth
Minister in the Presidency Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma and Minister of Labour Mildred Oliphant launches R7.9 billion training programmes for youth and Department of Labour beneficiaries in KwaZulu-Natal
Labour Minister, Mildred Oliphant to open a Supported Employment Enterprise factory to advance the employment of persons with disability
Labour Minister, Oliphant to host domestic and farmworker’s Imbizo, 4 May
Department of Labour cautions public as scammers continues unrestraint on social media
Compensation Fund Commissioner set to host a breakfast networking session in George
Imperial Logistics Construction Structural collapse inquiry to resume - Department of Employment and Labour
Department of Labour inspectors set to conduct week long Agriculture Blitz Inspections in Malelane, Mpumalanga
Department of Labour’s Compensation Fund partners East London Industrial Development Zone to meet stakeholders
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