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eNCA reports that a police officer was killed on Wednesday afternoon at the Mooinooi shopping mall in Brits, North West. Source: Latest News
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Solidarity-ETM Index shows prolonged slump in SA labour market
Fin24 reports that the latest Solidarity-ETM Labour Market Index on job and wage security in SA indicated on Wednesday that the country was in the midst of a prolonged slump in the labour market. Source: Latest News
Treasury forges ahead with provident fund reforms, with 1 March deadline
BDLive reports that the Treasury is going ahead with reforms to provident funds despite labour federation Cosatu asking for a delay. The fiscus has proposed 1 March 2016 as the deadline for implementing the changes. Source: Latest News
General workers at Dora Nginza Hospital in PE embark on strike
HeraldLive reported on Wednesday that Sizwe Kupelo, Eastern Cape department of health spokesman, confirmed that general workers at Dora Nginza Hospital had gone on strike that morning. Source: Latest News
Hundreds evacuated at Coega IDZ due to gas leak
HeraldLive reports that hundreds of staff members based at the Discovery Medical Aid Building at the Coega Industrial Development Zone were evacuated on Wednesday morning. Source: Latest News
Fawu supports striking Umbhaba bananas workers and calls for boycott
RDM Newswire reports that the Food and Allied Workers Union (Fawu) on Thursday saluted the 2007 Umbhaba Banana Estates Farms workers who have gone on strike in “pursuit of organisational and bargaining rights”. Source: Latest News
Solidarity opposes urgent application to halt Evraz business rescue plan
Mining Weekly Online reports that trade union Solidarity is preparing to challenge an urgent High Court application to have embattled steelmaker Evraz Highveld Steel’s business rescue plan halted and set aside. Source: Latest News
Bodies of all three Klipdam miners retrieved
IOL News reports that the bodies of the remaining two miners were retrieved from Klipdam Diamond Mine near Windsorton on Tuesday morning. Source: Latest News
Vavi’s speedy court appearance leads to postponement
ANN7 reports that former Cosatu general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi made a brief appearance in the Edenvale Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday in connection with a speeding offence. Source: Latest News
Lonmin’s call on shareholders for cash ignites Amcu’s ire
Business Report writes that suggestions by Lonmin that it will cease trading if it is unable to raise $400m (R5.5bn) from shareholders have angered the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (Amcu). Source: Latest News