In our Tuesday roundup, see summaries
of our selection of South African labour-
related stories that have appeared since
midday on Monday, 9 May 2016.
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With 355 000 jobs lost in first quarter, extraordinary solutions needed Cape Times reports that the government has been urged to acknowledge that its unemployment policies have failed and that it needs to do something about the crisis that cost 355,000 people their jobs in the first quarter of 2016. Shock spike in jobless rate blamed on poor jobs policy BDLive writes that SA’s jobless rate has escalated to an eight-year high, bringing into question whether ambitious targets to halve unemployment by 2020 can be achieved. Six of SA’s eight metros record job losses in first quarter of 2016 BDLive reports that unemployment figures released by Statistics SA on Monday paint a bleak picture of the extent of job losses in the country’s metros. Other internet posting(s) in this news category
Gauteng MEC speaks out on attacks on health workers at public facilities Gauteng Health MEC Qedani Mahlangu has expressed concern about the number of attacks on health professionals in public health facilities. Other internet posting(s) in this news category
Miner dies at Lonmin’s Rowland shaft in Marikana TMG Digital reports that a mine employee has died at Lonmin’s Rowland shaft in Marikana‚ outside Rustenburg‚ in the North West. Road blockade over jobs suspends operations at Richards Bay Minerals mine BDLive reported on Monday that operations at Richards Bay Minerals (RBM) in northern KwaZulu-Natal have been suspended after community members blockaded roads leading to the mine’s entrance. Amcu is a force to be reckoned with and is here to stay Warren Dick writes that the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (Amcu) is making the transition from fiery upstart to the dominant incumbent in mining.
Tony Ehrenreich not in the running for ANC for top Cape Town post Netwerk24 reports that Tony Ehrenreich, labour federation Cosatu’s Western Cape secretary, is apparently not in the running for the top post in Cape Town. Other internet posting(s) in this news category
Lesotho nationals in SA urged to apply for special permit to stay on legally TimesLive reports that the Department of Home Affairs has given Lesotho nationals living in South Africa illegally a chance to apply for a special permit until 2019.
Job cut packages cost Telkom R2.2bn TechCentral reports that Telkom is expected to take a big hit to earnings as the result of staff reduction costs, with headline earnings per share set to fall by between 40% and 50% for the year ended 31 March 2016.
Education minister unfazed by Sadtu threats over jobs-for-cash report The Citizen reports that the SA Democratic Teachers Union’s (Sadtu’s) threat to drag Minister of Basic Education Angie Motshekga to court over the controversial “jobs-for-cash” report has left her cold. Other internet posting(s) in this news category
Promotion for ‘bunking brigadier’ who took 156 days of leave in two years The Star reports that a Johannesburg police station commander, dubbed the “bunking brigadier” after allegedly taking leave of about 156 days in just two years, has been promoted.
See our listing of links to labour articles published on the internet on Monday, 9 May 2016 at SA Labour News
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