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BDLive reports that the Labour Court is set to get another two judges on its bench, but it remains to be seen whether the increase will be sufficient to ease the pressure in a court widely viewed as having a crippling workload. Source: Latest News
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Web links to a selection of labour news reports posted on Tuesday, 6 October 2015
Our links page provides references to South African labour news reports we have come across on the Internet on Tuesday, 6 October 2015. Source: Latest News
Midday roundup of labour news on Tuesday, 6 October 2015
In our Tuesday roundup, see summaries of our selection of South African labour- related stories that have appeared since mid-morning on Monday, 5 October 2015. Source: Latest News
Popcru supports Phiyega amid calls for her to be axed
SABC News reports that the Police and Prisons Civil Rights Union (Popcru) has described calls to fire National Police Commissioner General Riah Phiyega as sexist and racist. Source: Latest News
New mining minister appeals to parties to work together to solve labour disputes
SA Government News Agency reports the newly-appointed Mineral Resources Minister Mosebenzi Zwane has urged stakeholders in the mining industry to work together to resolve labour disputes as speedily as possible. Source: Latest News
Cosatu to march nationally for 'decent jobs' on Wednesday
Eyewitness News reports that the Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) says its planned march for decent jobs on Wednesday will demonstrate that the ANC-aligned workers’ body remains the true representative of workers in SA, but is not a competition to measure support in comparison with marches undertaken by...
Strike-hit coal producers to meet on Tuesday ‘to chart a way forward’
News24Wire reports that the coal producers affected by the National Union of Mineworkers’ (NUM’s) strike will meet on Tuesday to “chart a way forward”, according to the Chamber of Mines (CoM). Source: Latest News
Number of black CEOs in SA declining‚ and few positioned for the top
RDM News Wire reports that new research into the makeup of the executive teams of South Africa’s Top 40 companies shows slow transformation at the highest levels. Source: Latest News
Wage strike would have cost AngloGold dearly, says ratings agency
Fin24 writes that according to Douglas Rowlings, an analyst at ratings agency Moody’s, a month-long strike action at AngloGold Ashanti’s (AGA’s) South African mines would have cost the company about R679m of earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (Ebitda). Source: Latest News
Pressure groups stage protest at SAPS headquarters for answers about Marikana ‘killer cops’
RDM News Wire reports that civil society pressure groups waited on Monday outside police headquarters in Pretoria for information on what steps have been taken against Marikana “killer cops“. Source: Latest News