In our Wednesday roundup, see summaries of our selection of South African labour- related stories that have appeared since mid-morning on Tuesday, 18 August 2015. Source: Latest News

The New Age reports that trade union Solidarity has accused the Chamber of Mines of SA, which represents its gold mining members, of negotiating in “bad faith”.   Source: Latest News

South African Airways (SAA) has welcomed the Labour Court’s decision to dismiss an application by several unions to prevent the national carrier from proceeding with a retrenchment exercise.   Source: Latest News

BDLive reports that consumer inflation accelerated as expected to 5% in July compared with a year ago , Statistics SA data showed on Wednesday.   Source: Latest News

Brendan Ryan reports that, according to Graham Briggs, CEO of Harmony Gold, a protracted strike on South Africa’s gold mines would do “a huge amount of damage to the industry and particularly to Harmony operations”.   Source: Latest News

Engineering News reports that Labour Minister Mildred Oliphant has renewed several expired employment agreements struck under the auspices of the Motor Industry Bargaining Council (MIBCO).   Source: Latest News

The Citizen reports that the number of police officers who have resigned in the past year has almost doubled, it emerged in a reply on Monday to a parliamentary question posed by ANC MP Angie Molebatsi.   Source: Latest News

SABC News reports that food retailer the Shoprite Group says it created over 10,000 new jobs over the past year.   Source: Latest News

News24 reports that three men were injured in an explosion at a factory in Vereeniging, Gauteng, on Tuesday afternoon.   Source: Latest News

Business Report writes that there has been an upsurge of retrenchment notices affecting thousands of workers, the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) and trade union Solidarity said yesterday.   Source: Latest News