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
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‘It's going to be difficult for Cosatu to campaign for ANC if pension changes stay in place’
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
Mind shift needed in SA about artisans
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
TUT Pretoria West campus closed on Monday due to outsourcing protests
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
State workers to get their housing allowance increases on 15 February
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
Web links to a selection of labour news reports posted on 25 January 2016
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
Midday roundup of labour news on 25 January 2016
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
Dire consequences of Amcu’s ‘victory’ in 2014 platinum strike can’t be repeated
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
Outsourcing protest closes TUT on Monday; management looking into demands
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
Inflation likely to hit 6.5% this year, says financial services group Nomura
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




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