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EWN reports that the City of Tshwane says commuters who use their bus services should prepare for a possible strike next Monday and Tuesday. Source: Latest News
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Lily Mine reportedly experiences another collapse
News24 reports that there were reports on Saturday of another collapse at the Lily Mine in Louisville, outside Barberton, where three mine workers have been trapped underground for more than week. Source: Latest News
Zuma's silence on Eskom privatisation worrying, says Cosatu
Fin24 reports that trade federation Cosatu said it was “very worrying” that President Jacob Zuma was “silent on Treasury’s crude plans to privatise Eskom” during his State of the Nation address on Thursday. Source: Latest News
TUT, workers reach agreement on insourcing
News24 reports that the Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) and protesting workers have reached an agreement to insource staff, both parties said on Friday. Source: Latest News
Cosatu dissatisfied with Zuma’s 2016 State of the Nation Address
Business Report writes that labour federation Cosatu seems to have been left unsatisfied with President Jacob Zuma’s State of the Nation Address on Thursday night, decrying the lack of details and specific interventions. Source: Latest News
Gupta-Zuma vow to save jobs at Optimum Coal
Bloomberg reports that Oakbay Investment, which is controlled by the Gupta family, said it would preserve jobs at Optimum Coal, which it bought together with the son of President Jacob Zuma from Glencore. Source: Latest News
Lily Mine: Conditions deteriorating, workers remain trapped
EWN reports that managers of Lily Mine in Mpumalanga, where three workers have been trapped underground since last Friday, say conditions are deteriorating. Source: Latest News
Door left open by Zuma for talks on retirement fund amendments
Sowetan reports that on Thursday in his State of the Nation Address, President Jacob Zuma moved to reduce the heat piled up on him by labour federation Cosatu, reiterating that a solution would be found on new retirement fund reforms. Source: Latest News
White uniforms hinder nursing transformation, says #NightingaleMustFall campaign
The Star reports that a group of nurses have called for the outright rejection of their traditional white uniform which they say is holding back transformation. Historically, the white uniform was designed for Florence Nightingale’s School of Nursing in the 1860s in England and signified hygiene and cleanliness. However, the pressure group...
Suspect arrested for killing of Metro police officer
ANA reports that the Hawks on Thursday said they had arrested a man suspected of shooting and killing a metro police officer in Kliptown, Soweto, a fortnight ago. Source: Latest News