eNCA reports that labour federation Cosatu has weighed in on the rugby Springboks’ defeat to Argentina on Saturday, saying that it believed the team did not fully represent the rainbow nation.   Source: Latest News

City Press reports that post-fixing in the Eastern Cape education department has reached epic proportions, with more than 2,400 staff appointed despite not being qualified for their posts.  And more than 2,800 vacant promotion posts in its various districts and at head office cannot be filled.   Source: Latest News

Our links page provides references to South African labour news reports we have come across on the World Wide Web on Monday, 10 August 2015. Source: Latest News

Sunday Tribune reports that there is little hope in sight for the 400 workers who were retrenched after Chemical Specialities (Chemspec) closed its doors last week and went into liquidation.   Source: Latest News

RDM News Wire writes that SA Police Service (SAPS) acting divisional commissioner of visible policing‚ Major-General Michael Motlhala says that the police will continue to track down and bring criminals to book despite the continuing “onslaught” against its members.   Source: Latest News

City Press reports that, despite national airline SAA being in severe financial trouble, chairperson Dudu Myeni’s former spokesperson and adviser, was brought on board last year at an average cost to the airline of R167,000 a month.   Source: Latest News

Bloomberg News reports that President Jacob Zuma asked mining and steel companies to limit job cuts as falling commodity prices put profits at risk.   Source: Latest News

Our links page provides references to South African labour news reports we have come across on the World Wide Web on Sunday, 9 August 2015. Source: Latest News

Our links page provides references to South African labour news reports we have come across on the World Wide Web on Friday, 7 August and Saturday, 8 August 2015. Source: Latest News

News24 reports that the Police and Prisons Civil Rights Union (Popcru) said in a statement on Friday that people who kill police officers need to be dealt with harshly.   Source: Latest News