Cape Times writes that the prospect of job losses among seasonal farmworkers in the Western Cape is looming large as the severe drought affecting the province bites deeper.   Source: Latest News

News24 reports that labour federation Cosatu says it will be difficult to campaign for the ANC in the upcoming local government elections while newly approved tax laws which regulate provident fund withdrawals are still in place.   Source: Latest News

Fin24 writes that according to Sean Jones, CEO of the Artisan Training Institute (ATI), there needs to be a mind shift in South Africa about artisans, both by educational institutions and the broader population.   Source: Latest News

BDLive reports that the Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) shut its Pretoria West campus on Monday as protests over outsourcing of university services escalated.   Source: Latest News

IOL News reports that, following months of delays, government has committed to paying public sector workers their housing allowance increases on 15 February.   Source: Latest News

Our links page provides references to South African labour news reports we have come across on the Internet on Monday, 25 January 2016. Source: Latest News

In our Monday roundup, see summaries of our selection of South African labour- related stories that have appeared since mid-morning on Friday, 22 January 2016. Source: Latest News

Gideon du Plessis, general secretary of trade union Solidarity, writes that the last thing that the platinum sector can afford at the present time is a wage strike.   Source: Latest News

EWN reports that the Tshwane University of Technology’s (TUT’s) Pretoria West campus was closed for the day on Monday due to a protest by workers and students demanding an end to outsourcing.   Source: Latest News

Engineering News reports that financial services group Nomura on Friday updated its domestic consumer price inflation forecast to 6.5% in 2016 and 6.7% in 2017.   Source: Latest News