Cape Times writes that a violent labour dispute at Good Hope Construction (GHC) involving alleged kidnappings, a sjambok attack, malicious damage to property and a murder could see the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) sued for R15 million.   Source: Latest News

Terry Bell writes that, with the public sector wage negotiations over bar the shouting, the situation regarding local government employees is still deadlocked, with a third round of talks scheduled for three days to start on Tuesday next week.   Source: Latest News

BDLive reports that senior executives seeking to make visa and permit applications will no longer have to visit the usual Home Affairs branches in Johannesburg‚ after a “premium” centre was launched by Home Affairs Minister Malusi Gigaba in Sandton on Wednesday.   Source: Latest News

ANA reports that cellphone operator MTN SA has agreed to a guaranteed annual increase for certain levels of employees, the company said in a statement on Wednesday.   Source: Latest News

Our links page provides references to South African labour news reports we have come across on the World Wide Web on Wednesday, 20 May 2015. Source: Latest News

RDM Newswire reports that hundreds of striking MTN workers picketed outside the company’s offices nationwide on Wednesday.   Source: Latest News

Fin24 reports that the head of the Public Service Co-ordinating Bargaining Council (PSCBC) confirmed that the government sealed an agreement with unions on Tuesday to raise public sector wages by 7% this year, thereby averting a potentially crippling strike by 1.3 million workers.   Source: Latest News

In our Wednesday roundup, see summaries of our selection of South African labour- related stories that have appeared since mid-morning on Tuesday, 19 May 2015. Source: Latest News

The Citizen reports that, two weeks before two City of Johannesburg firefighters were killed in an inferno in the CBD on Saturday night, a team of firefighters compiled a list of grievances about the lack of safety equipment and low salaries.   Source: Latest News

EWN reports that the SA Democratic Teachers’ Union (Sadtu) has called on Education Minister Angie Motshekga to conclude her investigation into allegations that its members have been soliciting bribes in exchange for senior posts at schools in various provinces.   Source: Latest News