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Saturday Star reports that Pan-African unity of the working class was the dominant theme at the National Union of Metalworkers of SA’s (Numsa’s) rally in Durban on Friday to mark Workers’ Day. Source: Latest News
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Home Affairs battling to deal with influx of illegal immigrants
Sunday Independent reports that the tide of illegal immigrants flowing into South Africa has stretched the Department of Home Affairs’ (DHA’s) inspectorate to the limit, leading the department to plead for more resources. Source: Latest News
Amplats job cuts slammed by mineral resources portfolio committee
The New Age reports that the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Mineral Resources has expressed outrage over a decision by platinum producer Anglo American Platinum (Amplats) to retrench more than 400 workers. Source: Latest News
As number of brokered workers drops, labour brokers harvest employment tax incentive
City Press reports that the employment tax incentive introduced to promote youth employment is translating into a cash windfall for the country’s much-maligned labour brokers. Source: Latest News
‘Dire consequences’ if Cosatu continues to unravel, Zuma warns workers
Saturday Star reports that President Jacob Zuma has warned of dire consequences if the country’s largest trade union federation, Cosatu, continues to unravel. Source: Latest News
Seraleng residents demand jobs at Aquarius Platinum mine
ANA reports that residents of Seraleng near Rustenburg marched to the Aquarius Platinum mine on Thursday demanding employment. They also wanted the mine to re-employ workers who were dismissed in 2012 after they allegedly took a day off work. Source: Latest News
Subsidised fancy meals for Eskom workers amid power cuts
Sunday Times writes that state power utility Eskom is spending an undisclosed fortune on lamb chops, chicken casserole and cream croissants served to thousands of employees at a substantial discount. Source: Latest News
Phiyega declares war on cop killers after three more deaths in KZN
BDLive reports that national police commissioner Gen. Riah Phiyega has vowed to hunt down and bring to book police killers. Source: Latest News
Samwu to embark on strike in Cape Town from Monday
EWN reports that the South African Municipal Workers’ Union (Samwu) in the Western Cape has indicated that some 6,000 of its members were set to down tools from Monday despite extensive talks with the City of Cape Town to resolves their grievances. Source: Latest News
Mediation in public sector wage dispute extended to 11 May
The Citizen reports that, amid a looming full-blown strike in the public service, mediation processes aimed at finding a solution to a deadlock in negotiations between public sector unions and government has been extended to 11 May. Source: Latest News