News24 reports that the SA Municipal Workers’ Union (Samwu) said on Monday that it was in the process of ensuring that the criminal charges against Amanda Nair, MD of Joburg waste management company, were reinstated. Source: Latest News
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Motsoaledi denies state medical posts have been frozen
The New Age reports that Health Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi has called on any doctor who is unemployed due to the freezing of state medical posts to come forward. Source: Latest News
Public Protector may probe SITA after workers lodge complaint
ITWeb reports that disgruntled workers at the State IT Agency (SITA) have turned to the Public Protector (PP), submitting a complaint requesting an investigation into allegations of maladministration, fruitless and wasteful expenditure. Source: Latest News
As platinum sector girds up for wage talks, producers plead poverty
Reuters reports that Anglo American Platinum, Impala Platinum and Lonmin will again be sitting around the wage negotiations table with the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (Amcu) this year. Source: Latest News
Web links to a selection of labour news reports posted on 8 February 2016
Our links page provides references to South African labour news reports we have come across on the Internet on Monday, 8 February 2016. Source: Latest News
Amplats to cut 1,000 jobs at Twickenham platinum mine
Reuters reports that Anglo American Platinum (Amplats) will cut 1,000 jobs at its struggling Twickenham mine, the firm’s chief executive said on Monday. Source: Latest News
Report into selling of teachers’ posts ready soon
Sunday Tribune reports that, speaking at the Education Summit on Friday, Minister of Basic Education, Angie Motshekga, stated that the report into the alleged selling of state teaching posts was set to be released before the end of this month. Source: Latest News
Communication union condemns Malema’s ‘misplaced’ attack on journalists
TMG Digital reports that according to the Communication Workers Union (CWU)‚ Julius Malema’s “attack” on journalists from the Gupta-owned ANN7 and The New Age contradicts his party’s claims to be “a vanguard of the working class”. Source: Latest News
Mineral Resources Minister says Lily Mine closed with immediate effect
Fin24 reports that Mineral Resources Minister Mosebenzi Zwane said on Monday that, after visiting Lily Mine in Nkomazi, Mpumalanga, on Friday, the company agreed with the ministry that it should be closed with immediate effect. Source: Latest News
Labour Portfolio Committee satisfied with unemployment insurance hearings
Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Labour has expressed satisfaction with public hearings on the Unemployment Insurance Amendment Bill that were held last week. Source: Latest News




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