weblinksOur links page provides references to South African labour news reports we have come across on the Internet on Thursday, 13 April 2017


Chronological with most recent web postings at the top

Government issues temporary licences to taxis to compensate for ongoing bus strike - News24

Four universities at risk of losing LLB qualification accreditation - News24

Four arrested for public violence during Stutterheim municipal workers’ strike - News24

Sanparke kry interdik teen betogers by Addo – Netwerk24 (limit on access)

Taxi industry urged to cater for affected passengers of bus strike - eNCA

Port Elizabeth commuters desperate following bus strike - GroundUp

Private long distance bus companies face threats amid bus strike – Cape Talk

Social worker strike called off – SABC News

Satawu says labour minister to meet with parties on Friday in attempt to resolve bus strike - TimesLive

KZN morgue staff strike – Daily News

Protesting social workers attempt to burn down East London social development offices - RNews

Bus strike: Transport Minister urges taxis to cater for stranded commuters - Business Report

Busstaking: Gevaar hoër op Limpopo se paaie – Netwerk24 (limit on access)

Cape Town taxi rank swamped due to bus strike – News24

Be cautious on the road‚ there is a shortage of nurses, warns Denosa – TimesLive

Buses will be travelling to Moria‚ says Limpopo transport department – TimesLive

Tshwane DA leaders celebrate 0% salary hikes for mayor and top execs - The Citizen

ANC calls for end to bus strike - News24

Calls for veteran social workers to mentor new recruits – SA Govt News Agency

Public Works seeks to create 1.4-million EPWP work opportunities this year - Engineering News

Public Works to accelerate fight against poverty, unemployment with EPWP programme – SA Govt News Agency

Cosatu wants bus commuters stranded due to strike to be reimbursed - The Citizen

MTN accountant arrested for allegedly stealing more than R20m - BusinessLive

Cosatu president contradicts federation’s stance on Zuma stepping down - The Citizen

Can South Africa risk going back into CAR? - Daily Maverick

Cape Town taxi rank overcome with passengers after drivers’ strike - GroundUp

Bus strikes: Unions ‘wait and see’ as labour minister set to intervene - Daily Maverick

Bus strike to affect annual ZCC Moria pilgrimage - eNCA

Chamber of Mines sees green shoots in mining industry as job losses wane - Mining Weekly

Downgrade could affect job creation, economic growth, says Groepe - EWN

Nationwide bus strike continues in full force‚ says Numsa - TimesLive

Commuters frustrated as national bus strike remains unresolved - News24

Stranded commuters scramble to make alternative travel plans - EWN

Commuters seek lifts on Facebook as bus strike threatens Easter plans – TimesLive

Bus drivers' Easter strike heavy blow for commuters - Pretoria News

Bus drivers' strike to spoil many commuter's Easter - SowetanLive

Bus strike: Long-distance bus travellers left in lurch - Cape Argus

Transport department intervenes to end bus drivers’ strike - The Citizen

R10bn unclaimed in mineworker’s retirement funds - Fin24

Department of Higher Education issues TVET college certificates from backlog to 2007 - BusinessLive

Body of worker, 30, retrieved from Swartkops River – HeraldLive

Phahlane, Popcru court battle almost over - The Citizen

Bus-driver wage talks resume as strike kicks off – BusinessLive

The one million jobs that never were: SA’s employment dilemma in agriculture – Huffington Post SA

Even if Zuma resigned, issues still exist, says Cosatu - The New Age


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