This news aggregator site highlights South African labour news from a wide range of internet and print sources. Each posting has a synopsis of the source article, together with a link or reference to the original. Postings cover the range of labour related matters from industrial relations to generalist human resources.
In our Wednesday roundup, see summaries
of our selection of South African labour-
related stories that have appeared since
midday on Tuesday, 14 June 2016.
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Western Cape leads in attacks on cops Cape Times reports that the Western Cape has suffered the most attacks on police officers of all provinces according to national police spokesperson Hangwani Mulaudzi. Twenty-five farmworkers injured in KZN truck accident Caxton News Service reports that twenty five people were injured after the truck they were travelling in fell into a ditch at a farm in Port Shepstone, KwaZulu-Natal. Other internet posting(s) in this news category
Police arrest four suspects for Northam violence, including murder suspect ANA reports that four people, including a murder suspect, were arrested at the Northam platinum mine near Thabazimbi in Limpopo during an operation in the area of the mine on Monday night. NUM members resume work at Northam, but not Amcu Reuters reports that the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) said its members would return to work for the nightshift on Tuesday at Northam Platinum’s Zondereinde after staying away since Monday last week after violence broke out at the site. Northam confirms workers back at rock face ANA reports that Northam management announced on Wednesday that underground operations had resumed at its Zondereinde mine on Tuesday night. SA mining sector alive with opportunities for young people: DMR Mining Weekly writes that there are significant opportunities for young entrepreneurs to enter the local mining industry, particularly with a number of senior miners exiting their existing assets owing to depressed commodity prices and general business challenges. Other labour posting(s) in this news category
Police records show 46% of protests focused on labour SowetanLive reports that according to a research report launched on Tuesday at the University of Johannesburg, just under half the protests recorded by police between 1997 and 2013 were labour protests. Sassu and Nehawu members picket Western Cape MEC for social development GroundUp reports that on Tuesday about 40 members of the SA Social Services Union (Sassu) and the National Education Health and Allied Workers’ Union (Nehawu) picketed the Western Cape Department of Social Development.
Molewa says relations between SA and Canada won’t be strained by firefighter saga SABC News reports that according to Minister of Environmental Affairs, Edna Molewa, relations between Canada and South Africa will not be affected by the return of South African firefighters who were recalled after a wage dispute while assisting in fighting fires in Canada.
Ramaphosa calls for fiercely independent trade movement News24 reports that Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa called for a rejuvenation of the labour movement within the governing tripartite alliance on Tuesday. Other internet posting(s) in this news category
Unions concerned at the high rate of vacancies at municipalities Both the SA Municipal Workers’ Union (Samwu) and Solidarity have expressed concern at Statistics SA’s latest findings that there are more than 41, 000 vacant posts at municipalities countrywide. Beware of Eastern Cape correctional services job scam HeraldLive reports that the Eastern Cape Department of Correctional Services (DCS) has warned job seekers not to fall prey to an ongoing scam. Revolving door of professional migrants in and out of SA Fin24 reports that according to a report by MoveHub, while South Africa is among the top 30 countries professional migrants like to move to, it is also among the top 30 countries professional migrants are rushing from.
See our listing of links to labour articles published on the internet on Tuesday, 14 June 2016 at SA Labour News
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