The Citizen reports that the South African History Archive (SAHA), in consultation with the Marikana Support Campaign (MSC) and the Right2Know Campaign (R2K), has submitted a Promotion of Access to Information Act (PAIA) request to the Presidency for the release of the Farlam Commission Report.   Source: Latest News

The Citizen reports that the SA Transport and Allied Workers’ Union (Satawu) says it is not prepared to budge on most of the demands it has sent to the National Bargaining Council for the Road Freight and Logistics Industry in preparation for wage negotiations.   Source: Latest News

BusinessTech reports that Telkom has warned that a recruitment scam offering “Telkom internships” upon payment of a “booking fee” of R90 is still in operation.   Source: Latest News

Bloomberg News reports that Acting Public Service and Administration Minister Nkosinathi Mthethwa said on Friday that this week’s public sector wage deal will cost the government an additional R66 billion.   Source: Latest News

Fin24 reports that cellphone operator MTN South Africa said on Friday that it had taken the Communication Workers Union (CWU) to the Johannesburg Labour Court for allegedly blocking entrances to the company’s offices and intimidating staff.   Source: Latest News

Our links page provides references to South African labour news reports we have come across on the World Wide Web on Friday, 22 May 2015. Source: Latest News

News24 reports that hundreds of KwaZulu-Natal paramedics stayed away from work on Friday as part of an ongoing spat with health department management over back-pay.   Source: Latest News

In our Friday roundup, see summaries of our selection of South African labour- related stories that have appeared since mid-morning on Wednesday, 20 May 2015. Source: Latest News

Financial Mail writes that, with fears of a strike by SA’s 1,3m public servants at an end, concerns are rising about wage negotiations in other sectors, with employers bracing to resist above-inflation increases and push for a more productive workforce.   Source: Latest News

The Cape Chamber of Commerce and Industry has called on the City of Cape Town to resign from the SA Local Government Association (Salga) and to conduct its own wage negotiations with its staff.   Source: Latest News