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ANN7 reports that on Thursday President Jacob Zuma urged construction companies to avoid tragic accidents. On Wednesday, the Great Walk bridge on the M1 freeway in Sandton collapsed killing two people and injuring over 20 people. Source: Latest News
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Amcu’s Mathunjwa delivers rebuff to Operation Phakisa
David McKay reports that Operation Phakisa, government’s a programme aimed at tackling some of the mining sector’s ills, will be convened without the participation of the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (Amcu). Source: Latest News
Labour resists state’s reforms to achieve preservation of retirement savings
BDLive reports that the government’s reforms to ensure greater preservation of retirement savings has met a wall of resistance by labour, and their implementation might once again be delayed or modified. Source: Latest News
Chairperson of presidential remuneration commission steps down
eNCA reports that former Chief Justice Sandile Ngcobo has requested he be relieved of his duties as chairperson of the Commission of Inquiry into the Remuneration and Conditions of Service in the Public Service and Public Entities Source: Latest News
Godsell calls for jailing of errant mine provident fund trustees
Mining Weekly Online reports that that former Chamber of Mines president and current Business Leadership SA chairperson Bobby Godsell has called for the jailing of the trustees of mineworker pension and provident funds who have failed to deal with the huge backlog of billions of rands worth of fund payouts. ...
Gold mining companies hit back in silicosis class action lawsuit
TimesLive reports that gold mining companies have given their reasons for opposing the bid by former mineworkers to certify a silicosis class action that seeks compensation for workers who contracted lung diseases at their mines. Source: Latest News
Second split in Satawu prompts Cosatu to set up task team to deal with fights in many affiliates
BDLive reports that the SA Transport and Allied Workers’ Union (Satawu) has split for the second time in three years, prompting labour federation Cosatu to set up a task team to deal with the bitter fights within many of its affiliates. Source: Latest News
Relief as JHB City Power strike is postponed
TimesLive reports that the threatened strike that could have crippled Johannesburg’s power supply has been averted. This emerged on Thursday after City Power’s chairman, the Rev Frank Chikane, and other board members met the SA Municipal Workers’ Union (Samwu) to discuss solutions to the union’s grievances. Source: Latest News
Web links to a selection of labour news reports posted on Thursday, 15 October 2015
Our links page provides references to South African labour news reports we have come across on the Internet on Thursday, 15 October 2015. Source: Latest News
Eskom denies NUM’s retrenchment claims
Engineering News reports that state-owned power utility Eskom on Wednesday denied claims by the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) that it planned to dismiss 331 employees across its operations as a result of changes to its business model. Source: Latest News