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The Star reports that AbaThembu king Buyelekhaya Dalindyebo on Monday received his second monthly pay cheque from the government since he went to jail on 30 December. Source: Latest News
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‘Gardening leave’ part of SA law, Labour Court rules
BDLive reports that the Johannesburg Labour Court has issued a first-of-its-kind judgment‚ in which it confirmed that so-called gardening leave forms part of South African law. Source: Latest News
Job cuts to escalate in South African mines as global economy slows
Reuters reports that job losses in South Africa’s mining sector are likely to accelerate with mining companies such as Glencore and Anglo American battling to cope with a global commodity price slump. Source: Latest News
Lily Mine rescue halted temporarily
TimesLive reports that a team of geological experts have called for a temporary halt to the rescue mission of three trapped miners at Lily Mine in Mpumalanga, as two landslides have further unsettled the ground. Source: Latest News
Roundup of labour news on 15 February 2016
In our Monday roundup, see summaries of our selection of South African labour- related stories that have appeared since mid-morning on Friday, 12 February 2016. Source: Latest News
Experts to determine if Lily Mine rescue efforts to continue
News24 reports that Joseph Mathunjwa, leader of trade union Amcu, said on Monday that rescue efforts for the three missing miners at Lily Mine near Barberton may continue later in the day. Source: Latest News
NUM calls for compensation for all mineworkers injured, dying underground
ANA reports that the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) has called for compensation to be given to all mineworkers injured underground and the families of those who die underground. Source: Latest News
Illegal occupants of Marikana RDP houses remain defiant
SABC News reports that angry residents of Marikana in the North West have vowed not to vacate the houses put up under a multi-million of rands Reconstruction and Development Programme (RDP) housing project that they are illegally occupying. Source: Latest News
Furious Joburg paramedics call for better protection
Saturday Star reports that Johannesburg paramedics are often the victims of crimes and need trauma counselling after assisting at distressing crime and accident scenes, but they have to pay for this out of their own pockets. Source: Latest News
Zwane announces cash for Lily miners and their families
Sunday Independent reports that the families of the three mineworkers trapped in a container some 80m underground in Barberton will each receive R200,000 from the owners of Vantage Goldfields’ Lily Mine. Source: Latest News