Labour Court

Unions vow to push ‘battle for survival’ at SAA

Article Thando Maeko - 14 Feb 2020

The Labour Court dismisses an application by Numsa and Sacca to have planned job cuts at SAA scrapped

One strike and you’re out – registrar tells unions

Article Sarah Smit - 14 Feb 2020

A municipal workers’ union is the first to be sanctioned for not following the new rule when deciding whether to go on strike

Use of lie detectors put to the test

Article Sarah Smit - 18 Oct 2019

A group of workers who refused to submit to polygraph testing were dismissed. Now their union is taking their employer to court

Labour court dismisses Gama application as ‘misguided’ and ‘meritless’

Article Athandiwe Saba - 22 Nov 2018

The primary issue the court had to determine was whether the order granted on October 19 interdicted Transnet from terminating Gama’s employment

Labour court judges block workers’ right to strike

Article bogdan TagDiv - 19 Oct 2018

In recent weeks, three cases have come to light that clearly show that labour court judges are issuing court orders forbidding strikes

‘Whistle-blower’ takes UJ to court

Article Sarah Smit - 21 Sep 2018

A former professor alleges improper hiring practices and bullying by the dean of humanities

Word ‘boer’ not racist or racially offensive — ConCourt

Article Riaan Grobler - 13 Sep 2018

This was the unanimous judgment of the Constitutional Court on Thursday following a labour dispute

CCMA plans to intervene in Sasol strike — Solidarity

Article Lameez Omarjee - 8 Sep 2018

Solidarity has since formally informed the CCMA that the trade union would participate in the process

Letters to the Editor: June 15 to 21

Article bogdan TagDiv - 15 Jun 2018

Our readers write in about an unfairly represented judge, the Democratic Republic of Congo and cellphone masts

Judge faces labour case probe

Article Dineo Bendile - 8 Jun 2018

A labour court judge is accused of lying by a complainant who claims he ‘ignored’ his submissions

No job for sex predator principal

Article Bongekile Macupe - 20 Apr 2018

The former headmaster of a Gauteng school has lost his fight in the labour court to be reinstated

No escape for Dlamini this time round

Article Phillip De Wet - 13 Oct 2017

The social development minister will be on her own to answer questions about the Sassa debacle

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Tshwane water woes in court again

Sarah Smit - 21 Feb 2020

The municipality has been accused of deliberately derailing the contract to sort out toxic water crisis in Hammanskraal

National

Life in lockdown: Behind closed doors keeping out the coronavirus

Sarah Smit - 21 Feb 2020

South African students in China are staying behind closed doors due to the coronavirus outbreak

National

Apartheid criminals still at large

Ilham Rawoot - 21 Feb 2020

Corporations and banks that aided the apartheid regime have not been brought to book, so they continue to act with impunity

Press Releases

Response to the report of the independent assessors

IT Web - 17 Feb 2020

VUT welcomes the publishing of the report of the independent assessors to investigate concerns of poor governance, leadership, management, corruption and fraud at the university.

Press Releases

NWU student receives international award

IT Web - 17 Feb 2020

Carol-Mari Schulz received the Bachelor of Health Sciences in Occupational Hygiene Top Achiever Award.

Press Releases

Academic programme resumes at all campuses

IT Web - 17 Feb 2020

Lectures, practicals, seminars and tutorials will all resume today as per specific academic timetables.

Special Reports

Strategic social investments are a catalyst for social progress

Derek Davey - 17 Feb 2020

Barloworld Mbewu enables beneficiaries to move away from dependence on grant funding

Special Reports

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Derek Davey - 17 Feb 2020

Powering societal progress demands partnerships between all stakeholders

Special Reports

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Derek Davey - 17 Feb 2020

Do the research first; it will save money and time later

Special Reports

Social entrepreneurship means business

Derek Davey - 17 Feb 2020

Enterprises with a cause at their core might be exactly what our economy desperately needs

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Looking inwards

Derek Davey - 17 Feb 2020

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