In our Tuesday roundup, see summaries
of our selection of South African labour-
related stories that have appeared since
midday on Monday, 18 July 2016.
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Battle lines drawn between Solidarity and SABC over dismissal of journalists ANA writes that the battle lines were drawn on Monday night, when, according to trade union Solidarity, the SA Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) dismissed four journalists with immediate effect and without disciplinary hearings. SABC fires another three journalists News24 reports that the SA Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) on Tuesday morning fired Busisiwe Ntuli, a specialist producer for the investigative programme Special Assignment, Lukhanyo Calata, a SABC journalist in Cape Town, and economics editor Thandeka Gqubule. SABC 8 have all been fired News24 reports that seven of the so-called SABC 8 have officially been fired and one's contract was terminated, it was established on Tuesday. DA to protest outside Parliament on Tuesday over axing of SABC journalists ANA reports that the Democratic Alliance (DA) indicated its intention to picket outside Parliament on Tuesday against the dismissal of four journalists by the SA Broadcasting Corporation (SABC). Other internet posting(s) in this news category
Security at four Durban hospitals beefed up after strike-related violence Daily News reports that policing is being stepped up at four public hospitals in Durban in the wake of violence linked to a labour outsourcing strike. Thugs rob‚ stab paramedics in Happy Valley in Cape Town TMG Digital reports that paramedics were threatened with a knife‚ stripped of their personal belongings and one of them stabbed with a broken bottle by robbers as they loaded a patient into an ambulance in Cape Town. Other internet posting(s) in this news category
Solidarity to challenge draft Mining Charter Business Report writes that Solidarity, emboldened by its recent Constitutional Court victory against the employment equity plan of the Department of Correctional Services (DCS), intends to challenge the contentious Mining Charter draft. Mining houses pledge support for fight against HIV/Aids Mining Weekly reports that major miners Anglo American and Harmony Gold have pledged their support for the United Nations' HIV/Aids organisation UNAids’ global #ProTEST HIV campaign. AfroCan denies defrauding Lily Mine ANA reports that Canadian gold mining company AfroCan Resources Gold on Monday denied allegations that it had deceived Vantage Goldfields over Lily Mine’s $11 million (R156.7 million) business rescue it had promised to invest in the collapsed mine. Other labour posting(s) in this news category
Solidarity urges other unions to review Eskom salary increase demands Mining Weekly reports that Solidarity has called on other trade unions in the Eskom bargaining unit to review their wage demands after the parties reached a deadlock in negotiations on Friday. Eskom continuing to negotiate with unions and doesn’t expect loadshedding BDLive reports that Eskom is continuing to negotiate with its trade unions and does not anticipate a strike or that there will be any loadshedding, the power utility’s executives said on Tuesday. Other internet posting(s) in this news category
Police stop Post Office IICUOSA members from marching North Eastern Tribune reports that employees at the SA Post Office (Sapo) were recently stopped by police from marching to Braamfontein to demand answers about a range of issues, including the dismissal of more than 200 workers.
Parliament wins CCMA ruling against Nehawu over bonus payouts BDLive reports that the Commission for Conciliation Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) has ruled in Parliament’s favour in its drawn-out battle with union Nehawu over bonus payouts. Other internet posting(s) in this news category
Sex workers continue call for decriminalisation at Durban Aids conference The Witness reports that local and foreign sex workers on Monday called on delegates at the 2016 International Aids Conference to support decriminalise of sex work. Other internet posting(s) in this news category
Rea Vaya to reach Sandton central by 2018 Engineering News reports that the City of Johannesburg aims to bring its Rea Vaya bus rapid transit (BRT) system to Sandton central within the next two years. Other internet posting(s) in this news category
Strict rules on the way prohibiting public servants doing business with state The Star reports that proposed rules outlawing public servants from doing business with the state are on the way.
See our listing of links to labour articles published on the internet on Monday, 18 July 2016 at SA Labour News
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