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TimesLive reports that Basic Education Minster Angie Motshekga will brief the media on Thursday on the preliminary report into the “jobs for cash” investigations. Source: Latest News
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Web links to a selection of labour news reports posted on 16 December 2015
Our links page provides references to South African labour news reports we have come across on the Internet on Wednesday, 16 December 2015. Source: Latest News
Joburg licensing strike to resume on 24 December and could hit roadblocks
The Star reports that the City of Johannesburg has obtained a court order against striking SA Municipal Workers’ Union (Samwu) members at its licensing centres. This came after the head of the department of public safety met with Samwu representatives on Monday. Source: Latest News
Glitch in MPs’ salary payments sees debit and stop orders ‘bouncing like hell’
City Press reports that Members of Parliament (MPs) were frantic on Tuesday morning about not being paid, leaving Parliament on the back foot and having to apologise. Source: Latest News
Web links to a selection of labour news reports posted on 15 December 2015
Our links page provides references to South African labour news reports we have come across on the Internet on Tuesday, 15 December 2015. Source: Latest News
Midday roundup of labour news on 15 December 2015
In our Tuesday roundup, see summaries of our selection of South African labour- related stories that have appeared since mid-morning on Monday, 14 December 2015. Source: Latest News
With 1,200 jobs at stake, Eskom and NUM talking about Arnot contract
The New Age reports that power utility Eskom said it was poised for a meeting with the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) on Monday night at Megawatt Park in Sandton. Source: Latest News
NHI: A grand public health vision that's still sketchy
BDLive writes that eight years and two policy papers following a resolution by the ANC to implement National Health Insurance (NHI), there are still yawning gaps in the government’s plans to provide universal health coverage. Source: Latest News
Gold mining companies push for a silicosis legacy fund
Mineweb writes that a working group of seven mining houses is pushing for a legacy fund that will pay a top-up payment to eligible silicosis claimants over and above the statutory compensation to which they are eligible. Source: Latest News
Gordhan not a friend of the working class: Cosatu
Fin24 reports that Cosatu on Monday fell short of welcoming newly-appointed Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan back to his previous post, saying he was “not a friend of the working class”. Source: Latest News