In our Friday roundup, see summaries
of our selection of South African labour-
related stories that have appeared since
midday on Thursday, 11 August 2016.
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Eskom strike averted after marathon wage talks brokered by CCMA Fin24 reports that the deadlock in the Eskom wage negotiations has been broken following a 14-hour marathon wage negotiation process brokered by the CCMA that lasted until the early hours of Friday morning. Numsa not yet on board with Eskom wage deal, Solidarity happy Fin24 reports that Eskom announced on Friday morning that it had reached a two-year wage agreement with its recognised trade unions, but the National Union of Metalworkers of SA (Numsa) is still considering the utility’s offer. Other internet posting(s) in this news category
Wave of strikes over wages hits several sectors BDLive reports that South Africa has been hit by wage-related strikes across several sectors, including energy, telecommunications and petrochemicals. With strike still causing some petrol shortages, conciliation due to begin on Friday Netwerk24 reports that the petroleum sector strike is still ongoing and, while the SA Petroleum Industry Association (Sapia) says there is sufficient supply to meet demand, some filling stations are experiencing delays with deliveries. Still no end in sight to petrol sector wage strike eNCA reports that after a strike of two weeks in the petrochemical sector, employers and union members are meeting at the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) on Friday. CWU members on strike at Telkom since Thursday ITWeb reports that members of the Communication Workers Union (CWU) at Telkom are on strike, as the union fights for salary increases for its members. Other internet posting(s) in this news category
Six grass cutters die in fire at Gauteng’s Suikerbosrand nature reserve ANA reports that six people died from burn wounds after fire broke out at the Suikerbosrand Nature Reserve near Heidelberg, the Gauteng provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Development said on Thursday. Other internet posting(s) in this news category
Kuruman traffic blockaded in protest over employment at Black Rock mine Netwerk24 reports that on Thursday members of a community forum in the John Taolo Gaetsewe district blockaded the Kathu and Deben T-junction that leads to the Black Rock mine with rocks and tree stumps. Other general mining internet posting(s)
Vavi won’t comment on why the left fared so badly in municipal elections SowetanLive reports that former Cosatu general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi on Wednesday went to ground, refusing to answer questions about the poor performance of the United Front (UF) in the local government elections.
With Nedlac deadlocked over level of national minimum wage, academics to fight it out Financial Mail reports that government is to create a panel of seven academic experts to try and resolve, by October, the impasse over the introduction of a national minimum wage (NMW).
Row over ban on Muslim student chefs having beards hits top Durban hotel The Mercury reports that members of Durban’s Muslim community have slammed the Southern Sun Elangeni & Maharani hotel management for refusing to allow two Muslim student chefs to continue their internships if they did not remove their beards.
Guard your pension fund, says economist Dawie Roodt Engineering News reports that Efficient Group chief economist Dawie Roodt maintains that the promises of politicians are always greater than the South African taxpayer’s capacity to deliver.
Ten KZN police officers charged with corruption relating to dagga smuggling The Citizen reports that ten police officers appeared at the Bergville and Ladysmith Magistrates’ Court on Thursday on corruption charges and were released on bail of R1,000 each.
See our listing of links to labour articles published on the internet on Thursday, 11 August 2016 at SA Labour News
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