In our Friday roundup, see summaries
of our selection of South African labour-
related stories that have appeared since
midday on Thursday, 29 September 2016.
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Cabinet strongly criticises SABC on Motsoeneng’s new appointment RDM reports that in a strongly worded statement, Cabinet has criticised the SA Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) over the Hlaudi Motsoeneng appointment matter. SABC gave Hlaudi a R500,000 pay hike in 2015/16 financial year, says DA ANA reports that the Democratic Alliance (DA) said on Thursday that Hlaudi Motsoeneng’s salary at the SABC was increased by almost half a million rand, from R3.7 million to R4.1 million, during the 2015/16 financial year. Other internet posting(s) in this news category
Lily Mine inspection aborted, conditions deemed unsafe Mining Weekly reports that attempts to inspect the localised geological conditions underground at Vantage Goldfields’ troubled Lily gold mine, in Barberton, have been aborted. Govt calls for elimination of mining deaths, halt to spread of occupational diseases Mining Weekly reports that the mining sector must strive to achieve zero harm by doing everything possible to prevent fatalities, injuries and the spread of diseases among workers at SA mines. Fruitless Social & Labour Plans: Twickenham mine a case in point Sungula Nkabinde reports that the SA Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) hearing on the underlying socio-economic challenges of mining-affected communities heard more evidence of Social and Labour Plans (SLPs) that have failed to benefit the people for which they are supposedly intended. Is it viable to decriminalise South Africa’s zama-zamas? David McKay writes that one interesting development to come out of the latest illegal mining disaster in which miners (‘zama-zamas’) were killed at Langlaaate has been the suggestion by Cosatu that the government decriminalise the activity. Other labour posting(s) in this news category
Bosses involved in cartels must be prosecuted, says Cosatu Business Report writes that according to Cosatu, directors of companies involved in cartel conduct should be prosecuted because fines imposed on the companies did not deter antitrust behaviour.
Axed singers in legal battle with Cape Town Opera Twelve singers who were dismissed from or stopped working with the Cape Town Opera (CTO) last month because of a feud over contracts filed a statement of opposition with the Labour Court on Wednesday in response to the company's initial claim against them.
Beverage industry starts to freeze jobs and investments as sugar tax looms Moneyweb reports that a applicant for a quality controller job at Coca-Cola Peninsula Beverages, which had been advertised online in July, received an unusual response from the prospective employer.
Chicken industry set for huge job losses, says SA Poultry Association chief Pretoria News reports that that the SA poultry industry is set to lose thousands of jobs by the end of the year, brought on mainly by an oversupply of chicken imports flooding the market.
Limpopo MDR-TB facility suspends nurses and shuts down temporarily Sowetan reports that a facility in Limpopo that provides treatment for extreme cases of drug resistant Tuberculosis (TB) has been temporarily shut down after the provincial health department suspended over 30 nurses working there.
Positive response to flexi hours and other measures to ease CT’s traffic jams Cape Argus reports that initial public response to the City of Cape Town council's plans to address traffic congestion through a new traffic demand management strategy has largely been positive.
See our listing of links to labour articles published on the internet on Thursday, 29 September 2016 at SA Labour News
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