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Fin24 reports that Anglo American is planning to cut between 5% and 20% of staff at head offices around the world, sources close to the matter have said. Source: Latest News
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Malema in Marikana on Friday to lay charges against Ramaphosa
News24 reports that EFF leader Julius Malema will be in Marikana on Friday to lay criminal charges against Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa for his alleged role in the violence and deaths during the strike at Lonmin’s mine in 2012. Source: Latest News
Eskom freezes job cuts plan after 4,000 voluntary separation applications received
BDLive reports that Eskom has quietly shelved plans to reduce staff numbers after a voluntary separation process attracted thousands of applications from employees with skills it did not want to lose. Source: Latest News
NUM concludes wage deal with Samancor with increases up to 14%
Mining Weekly Online reports that the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) and chrome miner Samancor Chrome have concluded a three-year wage agreement for employees at the Samancor Western Chrome and Samancor Eastern Chrome mines. Source: Latest News
Taxi drivers attack AutoPax’s new Mamelodi bus service
TimesLive writes that taxi drivers have declared war on the newly appointed bus company that started ferrying passengers between Pretoria and Mamelodi this week. Source: Latest News
Telkom to oppose unions’ court bid to halt retrenchment process
Engineering News reports that Telkom is hitting back at the bid of three unions to halt a retrenchment process at the telecommunications company. Source: Latest News
Mid-morning roundup of labour news on Thursday, 2 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, 1 July 2015. Source: Latest News
Putco in court bid on Thursday to get new operator on bus routes to take over staff
News24 reports that an application by Putco to have a new bus operator take over staff affected by certain cancelled contracts and numbering about 330 people is expected to be heard by the Johannesburg Labour Court on Thursday. Source: Latest News
Unions threaten to take MTN strike abroad
BDLive reports that strike action at cellphone operator MTN continues, with some affiliates of labour federation Cosatu on Wednesday threatening to escalate the industrial action into an international boycott. Source: Latest News
Glencore subsidiary Optimum Coal Mines to shed between 600 and 700 jobs
Mining Weekly Online reports that, after warning in January of the possible closure of several of its opencast coal operations, coal processing plants and associated support services, Glencore subsidiary Optimum Coal Mines on Thursday announced that it would proceed with the placing of some of its operations on care and...