Our links page provides references to South African labour news reports we have come across on the Internet on Tuesday, 8 August and Wednesday, 9 August 2017.
Chronological with most recent web postings at the top
Wednesday (9 August)
CPUT students help out cleaners on Women's Day – Cape Times
N3 freeway might be reopened by early Thursday morning - EWN
Women make strides in maritime industry – Fin24
‘Politiek en inmenging kelder indiensneming’ - Maroela Media
Man shot dead, 21 arrested in job protest in Tlhabane near Rustenburg - The Citizen
Zama zamas take their chances rather than starve - M&G
Kimberley residents lament high unemployment - SABC News
‘End gender-based violence’: Cosatu takes to the streets on Women’s Day – City Press
Samwu to march on Midvaal Municipality on Thursday - Engineering News
Women in mining struggle, thrive against the odds - SABC News
Could illegal mining be the cause of Bedfordview bridge collapse? – TimesLive
Femme fatale fined R40 000 after sparks flew at Eskom office – TimesLive
E-pos in skelmpie se naam kos Eskom-vrou duisende – Netwerk24 (limit on access)
Joburg office of global law firm employs more women than men – Business Report
N3 at Geldenhuis interchange out of use for rest of week after bridge collapse – eNCA
UKZN to review admissions policy as medical school places-for-cash scandal widens - TimesLive
185 klagte, maar senior amptenaar bly in sy pos - Netwerk24 (limit on access)
Manana apology an attempt to justify the unjustifiable, says Numsa - City Press
Numsa calls for Manana's head - eNCA
Cosatu marches in North West for end to gender based violence - SABC News
New mining forum aims to industrialise Limpopo - SABC News
Tuesday (8 August)
Assaulted Ocean Basket employee will not lay charges – News24
Gemeenskap verjaag Optimum mynbestuur op vergadering - Netwerk24 (limit on access)
Sanef happy with BLF contempt of court ruling - eNCA
BLF considering appealing contempt of court ruling - News24
Whitey kry nou (net) R1,7 mjd. - Netwerk24 (limit on access)
Vavi compares Zuma to Adolf Hitler - IOL News
Zuma remains a tainted president, says Nehawu in KZN Midlands - News24
Zuma has no capacity to unite, says Nehawu – The Citizen
Cosatu slams government with latest unemployment statistics – Business Report
The sleeping giant of joblessness: SA’s economic crisis begs change, says Lings - BizNews
MICT Seta boss fingered in corruption claims – ITWeb
BLF‚ Mngxitama in contempt of court for harassing journalists - TimesLive
High court finds BLF, Mngxitama guilty of contempt of court - The Citizen
Politics jeopardising employment in South Africa, says Solidarity - Engineering News
Zwane blowing smoke, responds Chamber of Mines - Fin24
Outsourced security guards protest at Tshwane House – Pretoria News
White manager at Ocean Basket Lakeside in Benoni attacks black employee - The Citizen
Ocean Basket franchise owner slaps, knees worker - TimesLive
Musgrave maid 'confessed' to killing employer – Daily News
Rea Vaya and some Metrobus services in Joburg halted as protests break out - TimesLive
Epping fire destroys furniture factory, no injuries reported - IOL News
Zwane files answering affidavit in Chamber’s revised Mining Charter case - The Citizen
Lonmin accused by Solidarity of favouring Amcu - Business Report
Sanef asks court to find BLF in contempt over intimidation of journalists - eNCA
Lonmin is desperate to preserve jobs - Business Report
'80% van De Aar se mense is werkloos' – Netwerk24 (limit on access)
DA hails W Cape for lowest unemployment rate – SABC News
Shortage keeps poorly qualified teachers in place – BusinessLive
R72, 000 per dag vir uitvoerende hoofde – Netwerk24 (limit on access)
Youth unemployment in SA a national crisis, say economists - Fin24
Minister Zwane: Chamber of Mines was consulted on Mining Charter - SA Govt News Agency
Chamber of Mines is blocking blacks, Zwane argues in court papers - BusinessLive
Medical schemes affected by dip in formal job sector - BusinessLive
Shareholder say on pay should be revisited, says head of Eskom pension fund – Moneyweb
Get union and other press statements at SA Labour News