Engineering News Online reports that to meet the National Development Plan (NDP) target of creating 11-million jobs by 2030, South Africa needs over 49,000 SMEs growing at a rate of 20% per annum.  Or, the country would need no less than 8.2-million small and micro-enterprises to create the same number of...

SABC News reports that on Monday fire fighters celebrated International Fire Fighters Day, which is observed annually on 4 May.   Source: Latest News

The Citizen reports that the National Union of Metalworkers of SA (Numsa) and its offshoot, the United Front (UF), said yesterday they wanted ousted Cosatu general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi in leadership positions in their organisations.   Source: Latest News

Eyewitness News reports that Johannesburg’s Metrobus on Monday acknowledged its service was not as reliable or as safe as it should be, which comes in the wake of several recent accidents involving its fleet.   Source: Latest News

News24 reports that some Gautrain routes were affected by a go-slow by bus drivers at the Gautrain Midrand depot in Johannesburg on Tuesday morning.   Source: Latest News

ANN7 reports that the Passenger Rail Agency of SA (Prasa) has called on train collision victims to claim for the injuries they suffered last week.   Source: Latest News

BDLive reports that nearly 5,000 members of the SA Municipal Workers’ Union (Samwu) in Cape Town went on an indefinite strike on Monday, demanding improved wages for standby 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 Monday, 4 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 Thursday, 30 April 2015. Source: Latest News

Engineering News Online reports that a report by the United Association of SA (Uasa) indicates that South African minimum wages were likely to fall within the top 30% of global minimum wages in purchase power parity (PPP) terms and in the top half in nominal dollar terms worldwide.   Source: Latest...