Sowetan reports that Cosatu acting general secretary Bheki Ntshalintshali is set to succeed expelled Zwelinzima Vavi as new Cosatu boss next month.   Source: Latest News

The New Age reports that police are investigating an “attempted assassination” attempt on Friday on the life of Liberated Metalworkers Union of SA (Limusa) president, Sboniso Mdletshe.   Source: Latest News

News24 reports that the City of Tshwane warned on Friday that its bus drivers were likely to strike today (Monday) after disciplinary action was taken against some of them.   Source: Latest News

eNCA reports that the South African Municipal Workers’ Union (Samwu) has called off a strike planned at Johannesburg’s City Power.   Source: Latest News

Our links page provides references to South African labour news reports we have come across on the Internet on Saturday, 17 October and Sunday, 18 October 2015. Source: Latest News

Our links page provides references to South African labour news reports we have come across on the Internet on Friday, 16 October 2015. Source: Latest News

In our Friday roundup, see summaries of our selection of South African labour- related stories that have appeared since mid-morning on Thursday, 15 October 2015. Source: Latest News

The Citizen reports that sixteen alleged illegal miners were arrested on Wednesday inside an old mine shaft in Krugersdorp, on the West Rand.   Source: Latest News

The Mercury reports that the National Teachers Union (Natu) intends handing a petition of at least 100,000 signatories to the Presidency and the ministers of finance and public service to have them consider allowing cash-strapped teachers access to a portion of their pensions.   Source: Latest News

Financial Mail writes that at the end of last week, after only five days of a strike at the coal mining sector’s biggest employers, companies tabled a new offer which the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) accepted.   Source: Latest News