ANN7 reports that a senior immigration officer and a Pakistani national briefly appeared in the Pretoria Magistrate’s Court on Monday for having facilitated fraudulent documents for many foreign nations, at bribes of up to R23, 000.   Source: Latest News

ANA reports that the National Union Mineworkers (NUM) is threatening to go on strike to force Kumba Iron Ore to stop retrenching 175 workers at its operations in the Northern Cape, the union said on Monday.   Source: Latest News

BDLive reports that trade union Solidarity will on Tuesday consult its lawyers about Telkom’s latest plan to offer voluntary packages to nonunionised employees, as the union believes the company is in breach of a court order.   Source: Latest News

RDM News Wire reports that the National Employers’ Association of SA (Neasa) says that increased unemployment will result from the imposition of a national minimum wage in South Africa.   Source: Latest News

ANA reports that delegates at labour federation Cosatu’s special national congress (SNC) voted and adopted credentials on Monday night following a chaotic start.   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, 13 July 2015. Source: Latest News

The Citizen reports that several actors in the SABC show ‘Generations: The Legacy’ have apparently not had their contracts renewed because “they were not adding value to the soapie anymore”.   Source: Latest News

BDLive reports that Telkom has offered its non-unionised employees voluntary severance and early retirement packages, and may implement a wage freeze as part of its plans to cut costs.   Source: Latest News

In our Monday roundup, see summaries of our selection of South African labour- related stories that have appeared since mid-morning on Friday, 10 July 2015. Source: Latest News

Jan de Lange writes about the current wage talks in the gold mining sector and says that the rivalry between the two biggest unions, the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) and the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (Amcu), means that a strike is all but inevitable.   Source: Latest News