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Business Report writes that a worker was killed in a rockfall and another injured when an illegal mining operation went wrong at Sibanye Gold’s Cooke mine, the company said on Wednesday. Source: Latest News
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It’s a witch-hunt, says Phiyega of Ipid charges
The Star reports that Riah Phiyega is convinced that charges laid against her by the Independent Police Investigative Directorate (Ipid) are part of a witch-hunt and a relentless campaign to destroy her. Source: Latest News
Labour department investigation into taxi drivers’ wages launched
The Department of Labour (DOL) has launched an investigation into the salaries of taxi drivers and rank marshals and has called on taxi industry workers to make submissions. Source: Latest News
UIF must focus on its original objective, says Solidarity
Engineering News reports that trade union Solidarity on Wednesday that the Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) cannot change its original mandate, which is to provide financial assistance to contributors who lose their jobs. Source: Latest News
Food inflation in shock rise to 8.7% between Dec 2014 and Dec 2015
Business Report writes that food prices in SA rose by an average of 8.7% between December 2014 and December 2015. Source: Latest News
Emergency plan launched after walkout threats at PE’s Dora Nginza Hospital
HeraldLive reports that threats of a mass exodus of doctors and a potentially crippling strike at Port Elizabeth’s Dora Nginza Hospital have forced Bhisho to take immediate steps to address staff grievances. Source: Latest News
State blamed for dire state of nursing by having closed colleges
Pretoria News reports that according to nurse and chief executive officer of Jubilee Hospital in Hammanskraal, Tiny Magano, the government contributed largely to the mass production of inadequately skilled and unqualified nurses in the country by closing nursing schools. Source: Latest News
EFF will stop at nothing to prevent Kumba Iron job cuts
SABC News reports that the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) says the party will stop at nothing to prevent Kumba Iron Ore from going ahead with its intended massive job cuts. Source: Latest News
Minimum farmworkers’ wages up from 1 March
The Citizen reports that the Labour Minister, Mildred Oliphant, has increased the minimum wage for farmworkers and labourers in the forestry sectors by just under R1 for an hour’s work. Source: Latest News
More police officers die by suicide than are murdered on duty
TimesLive reports that suicide in the SA Police Service (SAPS) is at epidemic levels, with 115 officers having died by suicide between 2012 and 2013. Source: Latest News