Our links page provides references to South African labour news reports we have come across on the World Wide Web on Tuesday, 8 September 2015. Source: Latest News
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Midday roundup of labour news on Tuesday, 8 September 2015
In our Tuesday roundup, see summaries of our selection of South African labour- related stories that have appeared since mid-morning on Monday, 7 September 2015. Source: Latest News
Beggar who got a job through Facebook back on the streets
IOL News reports that Joseph Phukubje, the beggar whose story took social media by storm two months ago, is once again homeless and jobless. Source: Latest News
Job prospects to continue to slow in last quarter
Business Report writes that only 13% of companies in South Africa plan to increase their workforce in the last quarter of this year, with 7% indicating that they will trim jobs. Source: Latest News
Government’s clampdown on fake qualifications overdue, says screening firm
RDM News Wire reports that according to background screening company EMPS, the clampdown on fake academic qualifications by government was long overdue and would go a long way towards cleaning up South Africa’s thriving fraudulent qualifications racket. Source: Latest News
Cosatu Western Cape leader no fan of colourless Bafana squad
The Star writes that first of all Cosatu’s Tony Ehrenreich tackled the rugby Springboks for a lack of transformation, now he is crying foul over Bafana Bafana. Source: Latest News
Eskom’s top executives have not received bonuses, says Public Enterprises Minister
EWN reports that Public Enterprises Minister Lynne Brown has come out in defence of power utility Eskom, saying bonuses have not been paid to top executives. Source: Latest News
I&J called to testify in inquest over worker frozen to death in ice vault in 2013
TimesLive reports that fishing company I&J has been called to testify at an inquest in the Cape Town Magistrate’s Court into the death of one of its employees in an ice vault. Source: Latest News
Sasol to freeze 1,000 job vacancies
Reuters reports that the chief executive of petrochemical giant Sasol says the company will be freezing 1,000 job vacancies as it cuts costs to counter low oil prices. Source: Latest News
Anger boils at Anglo Platinum’s Mogalakwena mine
TimesLive reports that for the past week six villages in Ga-Mapela in Mogalakwena municipality have been gripped by violence aimed at Anglo American Platinum’s (Amplats’) Mogalakwena platinum mine. Source: Latest News




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