Bloomberg reports that Judge Eberhard Bertelsmann, presiding over evidence collected over four years, will make a ruling within weeks at the North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria in the Aurora case in which claims amounting to almost R2 billion have been brought against Zondwa Mandela, Khulubuse Zuma and three others...
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Nupsaw threatens to bring ambulance services nationally to a standstill
SABC News reports that public service union the National Union of Public Service and Allied Workers (Nupsaw) has threatened to bring ambulance services country-wide to a standstill. Source: Latest News
NUM congress kicks off on Wednesday
SABC News reports that job losses, the electricity crisis, disunity in labour federation Cosatu and the ongoing instability in the security cluster are set to top the agenda of the 15th National Congress of the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM). Source: Latest News
With Fawu in tense sugar wage talks, it mulls appeal of reinstatement of officials
BDLive reported on Tuesday that amid tense wage negotiations in the sugar sector, the Food and Allied Workers Union (Fawu) is also facing internal divisions after the Labour Court ordered the reinstatement of 10 expelled rebel officials. Source: Latest News
‘Cyril could tamper with Marikana report’, surviving miners tell court
The Star reports that miners injured and arrested in the 2012 Marikana massacre are concerned that Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa has most likely been privy to the Farlam Commission’s report into the tragedy and they fear he could tamper with the report. Source: Latest News
Production at Doornkop gold mine halted as underground fire adds to job cut woes
David McKay reports that production at Harmony Gold’s Doornkop mine has been halted following the breakout of a fire, the cause of which is unknown, but which comes within two days of the firm announcing it could cut jobs at the operation. Source: Latest News
Retail workers in Rustenburg go on strike over conditional 13th cheque
ANA reports that workers at Three Star Cash and Carry in Rustenburg in the North West have gone on strike demanding more pay, the SA Commercial, Catering and Allied Workers Union (Saccawu) said on Tuesday. Source: Latest News
Lonmin could 'easily' have afforded R12,500, claims research body AIDC
Platinum producer Lonmin could easily have afforded to pay its rock drill operators the R12,500 monthly salary they demanded in 2012 if it had the “political will” to do so, according to a report released on Tuesday by the Alternative Information Development Centre (AIDC). Source: Latest News
Over 2 330 needlestick injuries in three years at Gauteng hospitals
News24 reports that health workers at Gauteng public hospitals suffered more than 2 330 needlestick injuries in the past three years, the Democratic Alliance (DA) in the province said on Tuesday. Source: Latest News
Eskom, government have failed SA, says Numsa
Business Report writes that sectors of civil society, including the National Union of Metalworkers of SA (Numsa), trade union Solidarity and representatives from seven municipalities, convened in Johannesburg on Tuesday to find solutions to SA’s energy crisis. Source: Latest News




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