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In our Monday roundup, see summaries of our selection of South African labour- related stories that have appeared since mid-morning on Friday, 27 November 2015. Source: Latest News
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Eskom ‘bombshell’ puts over 1,000 jobs at Arnot colliery on the line
City Press reports that more than 1,000 employees of a Mpumalanga coal mine stand to lose their jobs when the mine’s contract with Eskom expires next month. Source: Latest News
Life in prison for West Rand killer zama zamas
Sowetan reports that five zama zamas – the name given to illegal miners – convicted of killing their rivals in an illegal mining turf war were each sentenced to life in jail last week. Source: Latest News
Seta cash swells SA Communist Party’s coffers
Rapport writes that a private training college, in which the investment wing of the SA Communist Party (SACP) and the party’s treasurer have shares, has been awarded contracts worth millions from the National Skills Fund (NSF) and SA’s biggest Seta. Source: Latest News
Time is up for Kumba’s Thabazimbi iron ore mine after 80 years
Sowetan reports that Anglo American’s Kumba Iron Ore last week officially closed down its 80-year-old Thabazimbi mine in Limpopo. Source: Latest News
With numbers dwindling, strike at Parliament enters fourth week
News24 reports that the strike by National Education Health and Allied Workers’ Union (Nehawu) members employed at Parliament entered its fourth week on Monday. Source: Latest News
Desai plans sculpture for Marikana koppie in honour of slain mineworkers
Cape Argus reports that Emmy award-winning filmmaker Rehad Desai plans to unveil a sculpture in honour of slain mineworkers on the Marikana koppie where they were killed. Source: Latest News
Outsourced UWC staff to get R2,000 monthly allowance
News24 reports that all outsourced staff employed at the University of the Western Cape (UWC) will receive a monthly allowance of R2,000 from 1 December, the council said in a statement. Source: Latest News
Chamber of Mines open to dialogue with EFF
Business Report writes that a month after the Economic Freedom Front (EFF) marched to the Chamber of Mines of SA (COM), the employers’ organisation has said it will welcome the opportunity to meet directly with the leadership of the radical party. Source: Latest News
EFF still open to joining hands with Numsa, Vavi
TimesLive reports that Julius Malema says the door is still open for Zwelinzima Vavi and Numsa, both ousted from union federation Cosatu, to join hands with the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF). Source: Latest News