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Fin24 reports that almost 1,200 mineworkers could lose their jobs, after Kumba Iron Ore announced on Thursday that it had started a consultation process to close its Thabazimbi mine in Limpopo province. Source: Latest News
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End of strike at MTN after agreement reached with CWU
BDLive reports that the Communication Workers Union (CWU) said on Thursday it had reached an agreement with cellphone operator MTN SA, and that striking members would return to work on Monday. Source: Latest News
Mid-morning roundup of labour news on Thursday, 16 July 2015
In our Thursday roundup, see summaries of our selection of South African labour- related stories that have appeared since mid-morning on Wednesday, 15 July 2015. Source: Latest News
PE mayor Danny Jordaan keen to settle equity race quota case out of court
EWN reports that Nelson Mandela Bay mayor Danny Jordaan has offered an out of court settlement in a case challenging the metro’s employment equity plan. Source: Latest News
Student nurses to get fees refund from Soshanguve nursing college after court action
The Citizen reports an urgent court order freezing the bank accounts of a Soshanguve nursing school was yesterday lifted after an agreement was reached that money would be paid into a trust account to refund the students their tuition fees. Source: Latest News
Gold producers, Amcu continue to thrash out issue of representation levels
Mining Weekly Online reports that gold producers AngloGold Ashanti, Harmony Gold and Sibanye Gold this week met with the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (Amcu) in a further effort to resolve differences of opinion on representation. Source: Latest News
NUM revises its gold sector wage demands
BDLive reports that the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) said on Wednesday that it has revised its wage demands in the gold sector. Source: Latest News
Web links to a selection of labour news reports posted on Wednesday, 15 July 2015
Our links page provides references to South African labour news reports we have come across on the World Wide Web on Wednesday, 15 July 2015. Source: Latest News
Vodacom plans outsourcing to cut costs, but says there will be no job cuts
Reuters reports that cellphone operator Vodacom plans to outsource maintenance to cut costs, raising union concerns amid a strike by around 2,000 workers at competitor MTN. Source: Latest News
Collaborative Stakeholder Movement aims to create 14m jobs over two decades
BDLive reports that the creation of more than 14-million jobs in under two decades is the ambitious plan of the Collaborative Stakeholder Movement (CSM) as its bid to mark Mandela Day on 18 July and forge a lasting legacy. Source: Latest News