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City Press writes that labour federation Cosatu last week launched a very strongly worded attack on tax amendments that were signed into law and that will, over time, in effect turn provident funds into pension funds. Source: Latest News
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SAPS set for a major restructuring
Daily News reports that it emerged on Wednesday before Parliament’s police committee that a major restructuring of the police is in the making. Source: Latest News
Man allegedly uses crutches to kill employer on farm
News24 reports that a man allegedly used crutches to beat to death his 84-year-old employer at his farm in Dirkiesdorp near Piet Retief, Mpumalanga police said. Source: Latest News
Outsourced workers plan total shutdown of Pretoria varsities and metro on Monday
News24 reports that outsourced workers are planning to shut down all Pretoria universities and colleges as well as the Tshwane municipality on Monday to protest against outsourcing. Source: Latest News
Web links to a selection of labour news reports posted on 16 & 17 January 2016
Our links page provides references to South African labour news reports we have come across on the Internet on Saturday, 16 January and Sunday, 17 January 2016. Source: Latest News
Web links to a selection of labour news reports posted on 15 January 2016
Our links page provides references to South African labour news reports we have come across on the Internet on Friday, 15 January 2016. Source: Latest News
Lack of maintenance contributed to fatal crash of CT firefighting chopper
News24 reports that daily maintenance inspections would likely have prevented a helicopter crash that killed pilot Hendrik “Bees” Marais during a firefighting mission in Cape Town last March. Source: Latest News
Marikana residents complain to DA that new houses didn't go to miners
TMG Digital reports that the Democratic Alliance (DA) says that houses being handed over as part of the Marikana housing development project should be given to rightful beneficiaries and not ANC cadres. Source: Latest News
Zuma moves to calm waters over provident fund reforms
Moneyweb reports that President Jacob Zuma on Thursday moved to calm the waters after labour federation Cosatu demanded that new regulations that will compel provident fund members to annuitise be scrapped. Source: Latest News
eThekwini hopeful that Durban bus drivers’ strike nearly over
ANA reports that Durban’s eThekwini Metro Municipality claimed on Thursday that the Tansnat bus strike was nearly over, with 1,000 employees of the municipal bus service having been paid their December salaries and bonuses. Source: Latest News