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In our Tuesday roundup, see summaries of our selection of South African labour- related stories that have appeared since mid-morning on Monday, 18 January 2016. Source: Latest News
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Two State Security Agency employees in court on Tuesday for R17m theft
News24 reports that two State Security Agency (SSA) employees implicated in the theft of R17m from the agency were expected to appear at the Pretoria Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday. Source: Latest News
Minimum wage part of the curbing of inequality, says Oxfam
BDLive reports that according to Oxfam’s Ronald Wesso, SA could use a minimum wage, an income grant, women-centred land reform and subsidised social services to curb growing inequality. Source: Latest News
Fourteen fishermen rescued from sinking trawler off Cape Point
News24 reports that fourteen crew members were rescued in the early hours of Tuesday morning after their fishing trawler began sinking following a collision with a bulk carrier. Source: Latest News
Rockwell Diamonds in fresh round of restructuring
Miningmx reports that distressed alluvial diamond mining firm, Rockwell Diamonds, is to shut its Johannesburg office and has issued employees with notices that it intends to further restructure its business in an effort to save costs. Source: Latest News
WEF predicts loss of millions of jobs by 2020 due to fourth industrial revolution
Disruption as a result of technological, socio-economic and demographic change would impact every industry and geographical region and result in a net loss of 5 million jobs by 2020, according to research published on Monday by the World Economic Forum (WEF). Source: Latest News
Case against four men charged with killing Pretoria cop postponed
ANA reports that the four men accused of hijacking and fatally stabbing Pretoria police captain, Kenneth Poortman, appeared in the Pretoria Magistrate’s Court on Monday. Source: Latest News
Durban bus drivers’ strike over after metro makes late payments
The New Age reports that after weeks of disruptions, commuters in Durban have their municipal bus service back on the road again. Source: Latest News
Netcare warns of job and training scams on social media
TMG Digital reports that Netcare has warned the public about scams on social media and other informal platforms purporting to offer jobs and training schemes with the company. Source: Latest News
Two PMB workers fixing street lights killed when hydraulic lift failed
ANA reports that two workers were killed on Sunday evening when the hydraulic lift which they were working from while repairing Pietermaritzburg streetlights failed and plunged several metres to the ground. Source: Latest News