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City Press reports that lawyers of the Marikana miners accused of killing non-striking colleagues and others will challenge the state to withdraw charges against their clients once they have studied the 1500-page police docket. Source: Latest News
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Retrenchments at Altech Autopage 'unavoidable'
ITWeb reports that the imminent sale of Altron subsidiary Altech Autopage’s subscriber base to SA’s major telecoms operators means around 500 staff will be redeployed or retrenched. Source: Latest News
Eleven trapped in massive PMB factory fire escape unscathed
News24 reports that eleven people were trapped in a factory that was engulfed in flames on Thursday evening in Eastwood, Pietermaritzburg. Source: Latest News
Get a hobby and move on, Cosatu tells Vavi
City Press reports that Cosatu’s reaction to Zwelinzima Vavi saying the trade union federation was little more than a labour desk of the ruling ANC was to state that he should get a hobby and move on. Source: Latest News
Pikitup and Samwu to talk after Gauteng government brokers strike ceasefire
BDLive reports that the Gauteng government has stepped in to broker a ceasefire between Pikitup and about 3,200 workers, ending a two-week unprotected strike that has disrupted refuse collection in Johannesburg. Source: Latest News
Web links to a selection of labour news reports posted on 3 December 2015
Our links page provides references to South African labour news reports we have come across on the Internet on Thursday, 3 December 2015. Source: Latest News
Blade’s bold plan to nationalise training by grabbing Setas funds
Moneyweb reports that Higher Education Minister Blade Nzimande recently gazetted proposals that would effectively allow the national government to grab most of the R13 billion companies pay each year into the National Skills Fund (NSF). Source: Latest News
Unemployment rate could be as high as 50% in seven years
Fin24 writes that according to Free Market Foundation (FMF) economist Loane Sharp, even though the economy has been slowing for several years, government’s meddling in labour affairs is probably the greatest killer of jobs. Source: Latest News
Nehawu will not participate in Parliament's re-vetting of staff
News24 reports that members of the National Education Health and Allied Workers’ Union (Nehawu) will not participate in Parliament’s staff re-vetting process until the union is consulted on the reasons behind it. Source: Latest News
Shortage of fertiliser as a result of Foskor strike
Landbou reports that a strike by about 400 workers at Foskor’s Richards Bay operation has led to a shortage of fertiliser. Source: Latest News