Today's Labour News

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weblinksOur links page provides references to South African labour news reports we have come across on the Internet on Tuesday, 19 April 2016


Chronological with latest web postings at the top


Train chaos: many forced to borrow money – Cape Times

Cosatu brands destruction of trains sabotage - Cape Times

Lily miners not forgotten, says minister – News24

KZN health MEC condemns attack on paramedics, burning of clinic - News24

Comair workers end strike after wage accord - BDLive

R70m damage to Metrorail infrastructure in less than two weeks - News24

Cell C boss regrets ‘bitch-switch’ comment - Fin24

Minimum wage for hospitality industry increases from 1 July - Fin24

Cape Town's train service on the verge of collapse, says Cape Chamber - SABC News

Trashing trains poses threat to workers, says Fedusa - Business Report

Cops, bus company give different theories for deadly ANC crash - EWN

Cell C CEO under fire for comments about women in the workplace – BDLive

SAPS training for new recruits slashed from two years to eight months - News24

Decision to dissolve doctors' union was illegal, says Sama - Fin24

‘We are not immune to employment abuse’, say doctors - Fin24

Satawu denies role in Metrorail vandalism – News24

SACP calls on members to boycott Comair flights - eNCA

Striking workers at Botselo Mills feel the hunger – SowetanLive

‘Bad attitude’ costs man his job - The Mercury

Trapped KZN miners presumed dead, rescue called off - News24

Dissolving Sama Trade Union illegal, says Cosatu - Business Report

Grassy Park cop killed for his service pistol – IOL News

Court sanctions Samwu for encouraging Pikitup strike - BDLive

Desperate measures as Cape commuters have to find their own way to work - News24

Limpopo cop killed after being shot in throat – IOL News

Limpopo cop killed in shoot-out - News24

Comair to meet striking workers – eNCA

Workers at Tshwane South College to down tools on Tuesday - EWN

ANC crash: Bus company confirms co-driver "intervention" - eNCA

Passenger saw officer gunned down - The Star

Solidarity reports that Exxaro may cut up to 565 jobs – Fin24

Union rivalry deepens gloom in SA mining industry - Fin24

Cosatu plans to counter rival union federation – Daily News

Metrorail warns of two hour delays in Cape Town after vandalism - News24

Cape Town Metrorail services in turmoil again on Tuesday - EWN

ANC crash: Bus company denies drivers were swapping seats - EWN

Fawu wants members to share in SABMiller managers’ windfall - BDLive

Vandalism and arson leave Metrorail with R70m bill for damages - BDLive

Audit row over expanded works programme data - BDLive

ANC bus crash driver faces charges - TimesLive

Murder case against 17 Marikana mineworkers postponed again - The New Age


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