Business Tech reports that mobile operator Cell C has reportedly notified its employees that it plans to embark on a restructuring process that could lead to job losses.   Source: Latest News

David McKay reports that platinum producer Lonmin has confirmed it is in discussions with unions to reduce its workforce in an effort to lower costs.   Source: Latest News

Our links page provides references to South African labour news reports we have come across on the World Wide Web on Thursday, 7 May 2015. Source: Latest News

BDLive reports that the City of Cape Town and the SA Municipal Workers’ Union (Samwu) agreed late on Wednesday to set up a task team after thousands of striking workers went on the rampage in city streets.   Source: Latest News

Bloomberg News writes that the two biggest unions in the mining sector are seeing who will blink first as pay talks with gold producers represented by the Chamber of Mines (COM) become the latest battleground for membership.   Source: Latest News

In our Thursday roundup, see summaries of our selection of South African labour- related stories that have appeared since mid-morning on Wednesday, 6 May 2015. Source: Latest News

Fin24 reports that Public Enterprises Minister Lynne Brown has told MPs that a rule amendment to two Transnet retirement funds to provide for increases above the statutory 2% had been approved.   Source: Latest News

BDLIve reports that, according to Home Affairs Minister Malusi Gigaba, a border management agency, responsible for policing South Africa’s borderline and the country’s ports of entry, will be up and running by 2017.   Source: Latest News

RDM News Wire reports that Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga told Parliament on Wednesday that investigations into both of the biggest scandals to hit schools last year – the selling of education jobs and mass cheating in the matric exams — were outstanding‚ but nearing completion.   Source: Latest News