ITWeb reports that Telkom says it has been flooded with requests for staff to take advantage of voluntary retrenchment packages put on the table by the telecoms company this week.   Source: Latest News

In our Wednesday roundup, see summaries of our selection of South African labour- related stories that have appeared since mid-morning on Tuesday, 14 July 2015. Source: Latest News

BDLive writes that as its special national congress closed on Tuesday, labour federation Cosatu was hoping that it had laid to rest the dissent in its ranks over the expulsion of its general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi and affiliate, the National Union of Metalworkers of SA (Numsa).   Source: Latest News

Sowetan reports that a West Rand man who was exposed as a fake medical doctor has resurfaced, this time as a bogus union leader.   Source: Latest News

BDLive reports that ‘Black Like Me’ founder Herman Mashaba has called the bluff of Cosatu on its threat to boycott his products in the wake of him spearheading a legal bid to have section 32 of the Labour Relations Act amended.   Source: Latest News

Daily News reports that Mfundi Vundla, creator and producer of SABC 1 soap opera ‘Generations’, has slammed reports that three leading actors on the revamped ‘Generations The Legacy’ show faced the axe, insisting instead that one had asked to leave.   Source: Latest News

The Citizen reports that all the student nurses of a Soshanguve nursing school want is to get their tuition fees refunded so they can continue their studies at other institutions.   Source: Latest News

BDLive reports that the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (Amcu) said on Tuesday that it will return to facilitated wage talks with gold producers after declaring deadlock and walking out last week.   Source: Latest News

The Citizen reports that trade union Solidarity on Tuesday welcomed Telkom’s announcement that it would not continue with its retrenchment process.   Source: Latest News