News24 reports that destitute miners in Kroondal are so hungry that they have resorted to eating cats, rats and wild vegetables to survive, prompting urgent intervention by Gift of the Givers, which was due to make food donations on Thursday.   Source: Latest News

SABC News reports that the man who killed three National Union of Metalworkers of SA (Numsa) officials in Mandeni in northern KwaZulu-Natal in 2014 has been handed three life sentences at the Mthunzini Regional Court.   Source: Latest News

EWN reports that that the SA Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) says a study of illegal mining has revealed that up to 30,000 people were involved in the practice over 10 years, while it is increasing and becoming more complex.   Source: Latest News

Business Report writes that the Passenger Rail Agency of SA (Prasa) moved swiftly on Thursday to suspend seven senior managers behind the “Save Prasa Campaign”.   Source: Latest News

ANA reports that nineteen workers employed by Alma construction were arrested in Mmakau near Brits for public violence, North West police said on Thursday.   Source: Latest News

ANA reports that the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) said on Thursday that it was “extremely worried” about Glencore’s planned closure of its Eland mine near Brits and called for further engagement to seek alternatives.   Source: Latest News

Mail & Guardian writes that the local steel industry is vanishing and, with about 190 000 people facing losing their jobs, unions that are normally inclined to protect the interests of their individual membership are sitting at the same table with major steel producers, united in their efforts to save...

Mining Weekly Online reports that, as a dispute between the Chamber of Mines (CoM) and Solidarity unfolds within the ongoing gold wage negotiations, the trade union on Thursday said it wanted to negotiate coal wage agreements directly with the coal mining CoM members.   Source: Latest News

Sowetan reports that, as talks continue, Rand Water and the SA Municipal Workers’ Union (Samwu) have not reached an agreement on wage negotiations.   Source: Latest News

News24 reports that the High Court in Johannesburg will hear an application by the Treatment Action Campaign (TAC) and Sonke Gender Justice next week for them to intervene as amicus curiae (friends of the court) in a possible class action suit against South African gold mines.   Source: Latest News