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Our links page provides references to South African labour news reports we have come across on the World Wide Web on Tuesday, 23 June 2015. Source: Latest News
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Employment growth over past year disappoints SA Reserve Bank
ANA reports that the SA Reserve Bank (SARB) said in its latest quarterly bulletin that slow employment growth meant that one in four people in the labour force remain unemployed. Source: Latest News
Telkom rubbishes Solidarity’s claim that whites are being targeted in job cut process
Fin24 reports that Telkom has “unequivocally rejected” claims made by trade union Solidarity that it is targeting white employees as part of its job cuts drive. Source: Latest News
Buffalo City traffic cops protest on Tuesday, shouting ‘Pay back our money!’
RDM News Wire reports that about 50 traffic cops blockaded the main street outside the City Hall offices of new Buffalo City Metro mayor Alfred Mtsi on Tuesday and about 10 traffic cars blockaded Oxford Street for about an hour. Source: Latest News
Zuma defends police conduct at Marikana in 2012
EWN reports that President Jacob Zuma has defended the conduct of the police at Marikana in 2012, suggesting that when officers shot and killed 34 miners they were protecting people’s lives. Source: Latest News
Gautrain to expand service to Mamelodi, Soweto
eNCA reports that, as Gautrain celebrates its fifth anniversary this month, it has announced plans to upgrade the rapid-rail system and intends taking its service to previously disadvantaged areas. Source: Latest News
Illegal miners shoot at Benoni police on Tuesday
eNCA reports that nine suspected illegal miners between the ages of 19 and 45 were arrested at a disused mine close to New Modder Road in Benoni on Tuesday morning. Source: Latest News
Mineral Resources Minister hails 2014 as safest year for mining industry
Fin24 reports that Mineral Resources Minister Ngoako Ramatlhodi on Tuesday hailed 2014 as the “safest year” in the history of mining, an industry that has claimed a huge toll in mostly black lives over the past century. Source: Latest News
Mid-morning roundup of labour news on Tuesday, 23 June 2015
In our Tuesday roundup, see summaries of our selection of South African labour- related stories that have appeared since mid-morning on Monday, 22 June 2015. Source: Latest News
Provinces will battle to pay headmen 28% more as approved by Zuma
BDLive reports that provincial governments will need to find an additional R100m a year to pay traditional chiefs and headmen, and the money is likely to come from existing budgets in infrastructure and poverty reduction projects. Source: Latest News