Today's Labour News

newsThis 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.

weblinksOur links page provides references to South African labour news reports we have come across on the Internet on Thursday, 23 March 2017


Chronological with most recent web postings at the top

Efforts to compensate ex-miners less than satisfactory, says Oliphant - The Citizen

Zimbabwe nationals in the dark over SA special permit status – BusinessLive

Feathers fly in parliamentary public hearing on poultry crisis - Business Report

Teacher foregoes well-paid engineering job to volunteer at rural schools - The Mercury

Poultry crisis: What is the actual problem? – Fin24

Poultry industry urges government to act on ‘dumping’ - EWN

Protesters demand Jobs in a march on new Ballito mall – The Daily Vox

Werker gooi glo gif in melk, talle kon sterf – Netwerk24 (limit on access)

Teachers, principal at Durban school accused of drinking binge – Daily News

The jobs raking in the highest average pay – Fin24

6,000 maatskaplike werkers staak steeds na 10 dae – Netwerk24 (limit on access)

Health workers' strike leaves Limpopo patients in the lurch – TimesLive

Harmony workers on Amcu-led illegal strike at Kusasalethu - BusinessLive

'We are in the profession of helping people but no one is helping us‚' says striking social worker – TimesLive

Don't protect 'unproductive' chicken industry, says meat association – Fin24

MPs & labour officials on factory visit find “minor” safety infringements - GroundUp

Higher Education Minister extends skills strategy to reach goals - Engineering News

Coal transporters take Eskom, government to court – eNCA

ANCYL job protesters push through boom gates at KZN mall - TimesLive

Msunduzi TVET shut down after march – The Witness

Counting the cost of Armed Forces Day celebrations – News24

New urine-based test for TB could save thousands of lives - BusinessLive

Habib: Samewerking nodig in mynboubedryf – Netwerk24 (limit on access)

South Africans are some of the most hard-working in the world - BusinessTech

Bogus pharmacist appears in court - SA Govt News Agency

Gideon du Plessis: Blame miners, inspectors, not mines, as death toll soars - BizNews

Two tow truck drivers shot dead in Stellenbosch in suspected revenge attacks - News24

De-schedule dagga to create jobs, says Eastern Cape community - IOL News

Former mineworkers owed billions in retirement benefits – SABC News

Nehawu members stage picket in Cape Town - Cape Times

Poultry industry public hearings start in Parliament – SA Govt News Agency

Nehawu strike worries Limpopo doctors - SABC News

SA needs to ‘ramp up’ chicken production to overcome EU ‘dumping’ – Business Report

Labour strike hits Harmony's Kusasalethu mine - Fin24

Workers at Harmony’s Kusasalethu mine embark on illegal strike action - Mining Weekly

Disgraced former SABC executive in line for top job at Ekurhuleni municipality - The Star

Nehawu holds talks to end social development strike - eNCA

End to Nehawu’s social development strike could be on cards - TimesLive

Consumer inflation slows to 6.3% in February – Business Report

‘It’s war’, Nehawu tells ‘lying’ social development department – The Citizen

Busby to shut Nine West and Mango stores, but no job losses expected – BusinessLive

SAPS warns public about bogus police - SABC News

Cosatu Gauteng backs Ramaphosa for ANC presidency - The Citizen

Terry Bell’s Labour Wrap: Unions, democracy and human rights - Fin24

Post Office: getting workers onside - Financial Mail

Web archives open up the truth about Marikana - Mail & Guardian

Ntlemeza fights to remain the Hawks head, Minister Nhleko supporting him all the way - Daily Maverick


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