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HeraldLive reports that a housing construction site in Port Elizabeth was shut down on Monday after workers were allegedly called the k-word. Source: Latest News
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Numsa’s Jim weighs in on Lear Corporation dismissals
DispatchLive writes that trouble is brewing at East London’s Lear Corporation plant, a major supplier of parts to Mercedes-Benz SA (MBSA), as 89 recently dismissed workers fight for reinstatement. Source: Latest News
SAA up for sale, says transport union Satawu
The New Age reports that the SA Transport and Allied Workers’ Union (Satawu) on Monday accused the South African Airways (SAA) board of deliberately creating a financial crisis. Source: Latest News
Post-school education opportunities, funding increased
Engineering News reports that, as the number of post-school education opportunities rise, Higher Education and Training Minister Dr Blade Nzimande on Monday said billions of rands would be made available to ensure hundreds of thousands of students gained access to universities and colleges in 2016. Source: Latest News
Notice about 4‚761 teacher trainees a hoax, says education department
TMG Digital reports that the Department of Basic Education (DBE) said on Monday that a notice being circulated on social media claiming that it was looking for 4‚761 matriculants to be trained as teachers was a hoax. Source: Latest News
Bail bid of trio in case of slain Pretoria policeman postponed
ANA reports that the bail application of three of the four men accused of murdering Pretoria policeman Captain Kenneth Poortman was postponed in the Pretoria Magistrate’s Court on Monday. Source: Latest News
Vavi back in dock on Tuesday for speeding
News24 reports that the former general secretary of labour federation Cosatu, Zwelinzima Vavi, was on Tuesday expected back in the Edenvale Magistrate’s Court to face a charge of speeding. Source: Latest News
Gautrain bus drivers down tools on Tuesday
News24 reports that Gautrain bus commuters will have to make alternative arrangements to get to work on Tuesday following a labour dispute between the operator and its drivers. Source: Latest News
Fawu calls for boycott against Mpumalanga banana farm as strike continues
The New Age reports that the Food and Allied Workers Union (Fawu) has called on Mpumalanga retailers to boycott Umbhaba Banana Farm produce in an effort to force the farmer, Shane Plath, to give in to workers’ demands. Source: Latest News
Web links to a selection of labour news reports posted on 11 January 2016
Our links page provides references to South African labour news reports we have come across on the Internet on Monday, 11 January 2016. Source: Latest News