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Fin24 reports that dairy group Clover is closing down SA’s largest cheese factory in Lichtenburg, North West, due to “ongoing poor service delivery” by the local municipality. Source: Latest News
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Mossel Bay's municipal manager suspended for alleged sexual misconduct
News24 reports that the Mossel Bay Municipality’s municipal manager, Thys Giliomee, has seven days to provide written reason why he should not be suspended amid an investigation into alleged sexual misconduct. Source: Latest News
Suspensions at UIF lifted, but two executives to face disciplinary hearings
News24 reports that the head of the Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) has seen his suspension lifted, along with those of two other executives at the fund. Source: Latest News
Our other staff 'might be targeted', Gauteng MEC says after senior housing official dies in hail of bullets
TimesLIVE reports that the Gauteng government is worried that other staff members could become victims of targeted hits after the weekend slaying of senior housing official Teboho Makhoa. Source: Latest News
Samwu warns that municipal sector wage talks ‘nearing collapse’
BL Premium reports that a wage deal in the local government sector is far from being concluded as the parties keep contradicting each other, with the employer saying “meaningful progress” has been made, while unions dispute this, saying the talks are “nearing collapse”. Source: Latest News
Roundup on Monday, 7 June 2021 of weekend labour reports
In our roundup of weekend news, see summaries of our selection of South African labour-related stories that appeared since Friday, 4 June 2021. Source: Latest News
Technology gives farmers a leg up in cutting costs after minimum wage rises, but sector could lose over 4,000 jobs
BL Premium reports that farmers are turning to technology to improve productivity, reduce costs and keep their enterprises afloat during the Covid-19 pandemic. Source: Latest News
Labour desks of political parties interfering in the work of the CCMA
Mail & Guardian reports that the cash-strapped Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) has warned that “political party labour desks” pose a threat to the work of the statutory dispute resolution body. Source: Latest News
Skills programme to give leg up to unemployed youth in Alexandra
The Sunday Independent reports that Gauteng MEC for Social Development, Morakane Mosupyoe officially opened the Ikusasalethu Youth Development Project centre in Alexandra township, on Thursday. Source: Latest News
PSA to start getting ready for strike if there is no other way forward from government in the public sector wage talks
City Press reports that the Public Servants Association (PSA) said on Friday that it would start preparations for industrial action this week if government did not offer a favourable way forward on the public sector wage dispute. Source: Latest News