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BDLive reports that President Jacob Zuma has ignored the pleas of Cosatu not to sign a tax bill into law that will require the compulsory annuitisation of two-thirds of provident fund savings on retirement. Source: Latest News
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Midday roundup of labour news on 13 January 2016
In our Wednesday roundup, see summaries of our selection of South African labour- related stories that have appeared since mid-morning on Tuesday, 12 January 2016. Source: Latest News
NUM, Msobo Coal and DMR in talks on Wednesday to end strike
Fin24 reports that the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM), the Department of Mineral Resources (DMR) and Msobo Coal were set to meet on Wednesday morning over a dispute at Msobo that has seen NUM members embarking on a strike on Monday. Source: Latest News
Black teachers stay away from Roodepoort school over security concerns
The Star reports that the academic year at Roodepoort Primary School got off to a shaky start on Monday when 15 black teachers began reporting to the district office instead of going to the school. Source: Latest News
Durban bus service comes to standstill on Wednesday
ANA reports that Durban’s public transport woes continued on Wednesday with the municipal bus service coming to a standstill on the first day of schools opening. Source: Latest News
PE construction manager sacked for calling workers the k-word
TimesLive reports that a Port Elizabeth housing construction manager who allegedly repeatedly called his workers the k-word has been fired. Source: Latest News
Shareholder activist makes disclosure application to get details of Coronation bonus pay
BDLive reports that shareholder activist Theo Botha resorted to the Promotion of Access to Information Act (PAIA) at the annual general meeting of Coronation Fund Managers in a bid to force better disclosure on remuneration policy. Source: Latest News
Brutal murder on campus leaves University of Pretoria staff in fear
The Citizen reports that staff at the Pretoria University Hatfield campus are living in fear as the killer of a colleague last week remains at large. Employees believe the man behind the murder of Johan de Beer knew how to bypass all security at the institution. Source: Latest News
DA claims govt labour centres failing to help jobseekers find work
BDLive reports that Democratic Alliance labour spokesman Ian Ollis said on Tuesday that the labour centres established by the government to help jobseekers find work were in a “dire” state and not achieving their objective. Source: Latest News
NUM members down tools at Msobo colliery over retrenchments
ANA reports that the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) on Tuesday said its members at Msobo Coal Mine in Mpumalanga had on Monday embarked on a protected strike in protest against planned retrenchments. Source: Latest News