Tag: labour relations
Car crash claims three SAS Amatola sailors
Three crewmembers of the South African Navy frigate SAS Amatola have died in what is described as a horror car crash along...
SANDF to deal with skills shortage
The Department of Defence and Military Veterans is looking at innovative ways to deal with a critical skills shortage in some...
Solidarity slams SAPS over affirmative action appeal
Trade union Solidarity has slammed a decision by the police to ask for leave to appeal against the Labour Court's affirmative action...
SAPU calls for suspensions policy review
The South African Policing Union (SAPU) is calling on the Department of Public Service and Administration to review as a matter of...
Denel confirms whites not part of targetted skills programmes
The Denel Group has confirmed a training opportunity for 41 artisans are not open to whites – this after the trade union...
Solidarity wins police affirmative action case
The Labour Court in Johannesburg today ruled in favour of the trade union Solidarity in what itb says is a watershed case...
Denel’s 4% increase not keeping up with cost of living
The trade union Solidarity has shot down Denel's reaction to the trade union's warning that the group's 6000 employees will not accept...
Solidarity baulks at 4% Denel increase
Solidarity, the trade union, says it is unacceptable that Denel only plans a 4% salary increase for staff this year. The state...
Motumi to be confirmed SecDef?
President Jacob Zuma will soon appoint a permanent secretary for defence (SecDef). And its likely to be the acting incumbent, Tsepe Motumi....
New Navy recruits start training swimmingly
While some have joined the navy with the dream of becoming professional divers, others have set their sights on joining the military...
Firing generals
Defence ministers everywhere – in fact all political leaders worldwide – can take a leaf from US Defence Secretary Robert Gates. He...
Investigation into parastatals coming soon: unions
Trade unions say Denel, Armscor, Transnet, South African Airways and other parastatals will soon come under the spotlight at a summit that...
SAA, Denel “golden handshakes” cost R246.6 over 10 years
Huge payouts to the failed departing CEOs of South Africa's aviation and defence parastatals have cost the South African public at least...
Armscor’s Thomo sacked
State arms acquisition agency Armscor has dismissed Sipho Thomo, its former CE.
Armscor chairman Popo Molefe said in a letter to Armscor employees...
Business as usual at DSA: Board, Sadik
The Denel Saab Aerostructures (DSA) board says it is "business as usual" at the company despite the resignation of CE Lana Kinley...
Last batch of 2010 recruits off for training
The last group of recruits for the 2010 Military Skills Development System (MSDS) left Johannesburg yesterday to commence with basic military training...
Lana Kinley quits DSA
Denel Saab Aerostructures CE Lana Kinley has resigned from the embattled parastatal. Kinley confirmed the move to defenceWeb but referred all further...
Sisulu welcomes recruits into fold
The Minister of Defence and Military veterans, Lindiwe Sisulu says the military programme awaiting the 4463-strong 2010 intake of the South African...
SANDF readies for intake 2010
Some 4400 new recruits will be joining the constituent services of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) this week, a...
SA Airlink planning to retrench 50 pilots: Solidarity
The suspension of the airworthiness certificates of 14 SA Airlink airliners in December could possibly lead to the retrenchment of 50 pilots...
Pay boost to increase SANDF salary bill R1.9bn
Salary increases of up to 98% and a once-of bonus for low-ranking members of the South African National Defence Force announced on...
Sisulu to inspect bases as commission gives update
Minister of Defence and Military Veterans Lindiwe Sisulu and a delegation of advisers and South African National Defence Force generals will visit...
Police pilots await incentive pay
Police pilots and the South African Policing Union (SAPU) are awaiting the end of the month to see if the aviators will...
SANDF service commission tenders report
The interim National Defence Force Service Commission has recommended significant salary increases for the country's soldiers.
The commission was set up by Defence...
Sisulu increases cadre of advisers
Defence and Military Veterans minister Lindiwe Sisulu now has two policy and two special advisers.
She retained long-serving defence policy adviser Sue Rabkin, who...
Court reinstates soldiers after improper dismissal
The Gauteng North High Court in Pretoria has ordered the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) to reinstate four soldiers dismissed by...
Denel Saab Aerostructures announces retrenchments
Denel Saab Aerostructures (DSA) is to retrench staff to cut costs in order to combat insufficient income, the global recession and the...
Maynier having trouble visiting Doornkop
Democratic Alliance (DA) shadow defence minister David Maynier says defence minister Lindiwe Sisulu is trying to prevent him from visiting Doornkop Military...
HIV+ deployments now possible: SAMHS
The South African Military Health Service (SAMHS) says a better understanding of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) makes it possible for the...
Suspended Armscor CE faces disciplinary action
Suspended Armscor CE Sipho Thomo is to face disciplinary charges after failing to "co-operate" with the parastatal board, which asked him to resign...
SANDF neglected: DoD
The Department of Defence (DoD) says the South African National Defence Fore has suffered a decade of neglect.
It was this morning reacting to an...
Sisulu to act on Service Commission’s report
Defence and Military Veterans minister Lindiwe Sisulu is to act on what is being called a shocking interim report on service and living conditions...
