A total of 3008 Batswana ex-miners have been diagnosed with occupational lung diseases at Boswelakoko clinic in Molepolole and 471 of them have been compensated with P37.8 million as at …
Labour Court rules in favour of woman who was fired for smoking ‘a joint’ after work
Bernadette Enever filed an appeal against Barloworld South Africa’s decision to dismiss her on April 20, 2020, for going against their zero-approach policy to drugs and alcohol. In June 2022, …
UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination: Concluding Observations of South Africa
Please see below the full concluding observations from the the UN CERD on South Africa. In particularly look at paragraphs 20, 21, 22, 42 and 53, which focus on racial …
Ground-breaking judgment for gender equality in parental leave
Judgment was handed down at the Johannesburg High Court by Deputy Judge President Roland Sutherland in the matter of Werner van Wyk & Others V Minister of Employment and Labour. It was …
Werner van Wyk & Others V Minister of Employment and Labour
On 25 October 2023, judgment was handed down at the Johannesburg High Court by Deputy Judge President Roland Sutherland in the matter of Werner van Wyk & Others V Minister of …
Nine Anglo American companies named in class action suit over harm to coal miners
Anglo American now finds itself in the crosshairs of class action specialist Richard Spoor, who last week filed an action in the Gauteng High Court for certification of a class …
Male domestic workers in South Africa – study sheds light on the experiences of Malawian and Zimbabwean migrants
An estimated 800,000 people work as domestic workers in South Africa. Most are black women from marginalised backgrounds. It’s therefore not surprising that the bulk of the literature about domestic work focuses …
Big changes for parental leave on the cards for South Africa
A new case against the Minister of Employment and Labour looks to create a new gender-neutral maternity leave. In August 2023, the Gauteng High Court heard arguments in the case Van …
Catholic Church in South Africa begins class action against mining firms
The Catholic Church says it is shepherding a class-action lawsuit through the courts against mining companies in South Africa on behalf of coal miners with lung disease. The Southern African …
In scramble for EV metals, health threat to workers often goes unaddressed
Mineworkers in South Africa, the world’s largest producer of manganese, complain of memory loss and other neurological ills HOTAZEL, South Africa — Dirk Jooste had never been a big drinker. …
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