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BDLive reports that the SA Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) said on Sunday it was ready to welcome its chief operating officer, Hlaudi Motsoeneng, back to work after a disciplinary inquiry cleared him of wrongdoing. Source: Latest News
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‘At CCMA, Swissport will see our fight over unfair dismissals’, says NTM
The New Age reports that the National Transport Movement (NTM) will meet with airport ground-handling company Swissport at the CCMA on 19 January 2016 over the dismissal of 108 of its members. Source: Latest News
Safety-suspension following fatalities of Rustenburg mining lifted
Bloomberg reports that according to the Chamber of Mines, the mine safety inspectorate has lifted a day-long suspension of underground operations in the platinum-rich Rustenburg area. Source: Latest News
Steel yourself for a tough, lean year, with joblessness set to soar
Business Report writes that South Africans should brace themselves for yet another economically difficult year as the disastrous jobs bloodbath accelerates and the real unemployment rate edges closer to 40%. Source: Latest News
Sex workers in HIV infection shock
TimesLive reports that 70% of Johannesburg sex workers have HIV, far exceeding the 46% estimate made in 2000. Source: Latest News
New blanket factory in Boksburg will use recycling to create 1,000 jobs
BDLive reports that a new R150m eco-friendly blanket factory in Boksburg, which was opened by Chinese company YI LI DA SA at the weekend, is set to create 1,000 direct jobs. Source: Latest News
Web links to a selection of labour news reports posted on 12 and 13 December 2015
Our links page provides references to South African labour news reports we have come across on the Internet on Saturday, 12 December and Sunday, 13 December 2015. Source: Latest News
Web links to a selection of labour news reports posted on 11 December 2015
Our links page provides references to South African labour news reports we have come across on the Internet on Friday, 11 December 2015. Source: Latest News
Nene's axing 'staggering', says Vavi
News24 reports that former Cosatu general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi said on Friday that President Jacob Zuma’s decision to replace Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene during a sensitive period in South Africa’s economy was a sign that government was mismanaging the country’s affairs. Source: Latest News
Stinky toilets, rude staff at SAA, survey shows
TimesLive reports that stinky toilets and rude employees have resulted in SA Airways (SAA) slumping to a “below par” customer rating in a domestic airline survey. Source: Latest News