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 Tuesday roundup, see summaries
of our selection of South African labour-
related stories that have appeared since
midday on Monday, 26 September 2016.
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We'll bring Gauteng to a standstill on 7 October‚ vows Cosatu TMG Digital reports that labour federation Cosatu on Tuesday vowed to bring Gauteng to a standstill when they march on International Decent Work Day on 7 October. Join our march on 7 October, Cosatu urges students IOL News reports that Cosatu Gauteng has called on students and lecturers to join its mass action campaign for working class issues and free education. UP closes for extended recess, while Solidarity withdraws members from campus Netwerk24 reports that the continuing unrest on campus forced the University of Pretoria (UP) on Monday to immediately close for the Spring recess, which has been extended by a week. Wits worker dies following inhalation of fire extinguisher fumes set off during protest EWN reports that the University of the Witwatersrand has confirmed the death of one of its workers who died following the inhalation of fumes from an extinguisher.
Hlaudi Motsoeneng can apply to get his operations chief job back, says SABC BDLive reports that Prof Mbulaheni Maguvhe, SA Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) chairman, has announced that Hlaudi Motsoeneng can apply for his old job of chief operating officer when it is advertised. MPs to meet SABC board on court dismissal of Hlaudi Motsoeneng appeal bid BDLive reports that the parliamentary communications committee will meet the SABC board in the next fortnight on the Supreme Court of Appeal’s dismissal of a bid to appeal a judgment that the appointment of chief operations officer Hlaudi Motsoeneng was invalid. Broadcasting union Bemawu wants Motsoeneng’s account frozen BDLive reports that the Broadcasting, Electronic, Media and Allied Workers Union’ (Bemawu) wants Hlaudi Motsoeneng’s bank account frozen by the SA Broadcasting Corporation (SABC). Other internet posting(s) in this news category
Outrage over increased attacks on paramedics The Witness reports that following the vicious attack on three ER24 paramedics in Pietermaritzburg on Saturday, ambulance services have expressed outrage at the increased attacks on crew members. Other internet posting(s) in this news category
NUM members at Implats refinery down tools over pay Bloomberg reports that members of the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) at Impala Platinum’s (Implats’) refinery commenced a strike on Tuesday after talks over pay and benefits broke down. UBank’s future sabotaged by its chief executive, asserts NUM Business Report writes that the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) on Monday blamed the chief executive of UBank for sabotaging the institution’s future and called for the establishment of a workers’ bank. Women in mining, construction sectors still face discrimination Business Report writes that men working in the male-dominated mining and construction sectors continue to use abusive and discriminatory language against their female colleagues, research released on Monday showed.
Fawu supports striking Robertson Winery workers Bush Radio reports that the Food and Allied Workers Union (Fawu) supports the ongoing strike by workers at Robertson Winery in demand of a decent wage to improve their livelihoods. Other internet posting(s) in this news category
Evraz Highveld applies for gas licence in move to revive fortunes Business Report writes that financially distressed steel maker Evraz Highveld Steel and Vanadium has asked the National Energy Regulator of SA (Nersa) to grant it a gas licence for one of its facilities in Mpumalanga.
Beware of scammers posing as Telkom employees Cape Talk reports that, following a conversation with a listener in Pinelands, who found a letter in his post box purporting to be from Telkom informing him of fibre rollout in his area, Jacqui O’Sullivan, Telkom SA Communications head, talks about how to avoid falling victim to scams.
See our listing of links to labour articles published on the internet on Monday, 26 September 2016 at SA Labour News
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