Pretoria News reports that a Tshwane Economic Development Agency (Teda) board member was forced to quit the municipal entity after an inquiry found him guilty of sexually harassing a female executive and, in a blow for ratepayers, the agency will have to pay damages to the woman.   Source: Latest News

ITWeb reports that cellphone operator MTN is gearing up for disruptions to its call centre services and has apologised to customers in advance, as staff members vow to take to the streets in strike action 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 Monday, 18 May 2015. Source: Latest News

News24 reports that the Democratic Alliance (DA) said on Monday that the Department of Labour’s Compensation Fund was failing injured workers, failing to pay doctors and needed to be privatised.   Source: Latest News

The New Age reports that leaders of labour federation Cosatu and the SA Municipal Workers’ Union (Samwu) in the North West are expected to lead service delivery protests in three districts in the province on Friday.   Source: Latest News

The Citizen reports that the deaths of two Johannesburg firemen while fighting a blaze in the CBD on Saturday have been followed by claims that Emergency Management Services (EMS) ‘toys’ with firemen’s lives and that working conditions are ‘chaotic’.   Source: Latest News

The Star reports that the ANC has leapt to President Jacob Zuma’s defence for his delay in releasing the Farlam Commission of Inquiry report into the Marikana massacre and said he would do so at the appropriate time.   Source: Latest News

Reuters reports that more than half of the 8,000 workers who embarked on a wildcat strike seven weeks ago at Eskom’s Medupi power plant construction site were back at work, the state-owned power utility said on Monday.   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, 15 May 2015. Source: Latest News

News24 reports that former Cosatu general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi has slammed the state’s “Operation Fiela”, insisting that it feeds public perceptions that migrants are to blame for social ills.   Source: Latest News