The Department of Labour and the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) are planning to enter into a second round of intensive national roadshows to educate stakeholders on the implications of the new amended labour laws now in force.   Source: Latest News

Financial Times reports that, battered by labour unrest, rising costs and weak commodity prices, South Africa’s mining industry has shed more than 35,000 jobs in two years.   Source: Latest News

City Press reports that President Jacob Zuma has denied any role in the sudden retirement of North West police commissioner Lieutenant-General Zukiswa Mbobo, one of the key police figures in the investigation into the deaths of 34 mineworkers in Marikana in August 2012.   Source: Latest News

BDLive reports that at least five union affiliates snubbed an invitation to attend the central executive committee (CEC) meeting of labour federation Cosatu that started on Monday, during which the final details of the July special national congress came up for discussion.   Source: Latest News

Fin24 reports that trade union Solidarity is to ask the Labour Court to invalidate Eskom’s affirmative action plan in its entirety.   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, 25 May 2015. 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, 22 May 2015. Source: Latest News

SABC News reports that the Minister of Mineral Resources Ngoako Ramatlhodi says stringent measures are going to be taken against mining houses that do not comply with the mining laws in terms of safety and health issues of employees.   Source: Latest News

The National Union of Mineworkers is demanding a 15% wage increase across the board for all categories of employee in the coal mining industry, even as prices for the fuel have plummeted.   Source: Latest News

TimesLive reports that MTN SA and the Communication Workers Union (CWU) were in negotiations throughout the weekend in an attempt to resolve the industrial action at the cellphone operator.   Source: Latest News