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Business Report writes that labour instability could chase away more local automotive component makers and add to the total losses of jobs and earnings from those in the sector that left the country last year, the industry warned on Tuesday. Source: Latest News
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Samwu says Ventersdorp municipal workers are not on strike
The New Age reports that the SA Municipal Workers’ Union (Samwu said on Tuesday that municipal workers at the Ventersdorp municipality in North West were not on strike. Source: Latest News
Suspect released in case of murder of Amcu Rustenburg official
ANA reports that North West police on Tuesday said they have released without charge a man detained for questioning in connection with the murder of Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (Amcu) official Collen Petlele. Source: Latest News
Operation Fiela sweep by police may net ‘the wrong migrants’
BDLive writes that the government’s latest intervention in recent attacks on foreign nationals, dubbed Operation Fiela, runs the unintended risk of causing the arrest and deportation of foreigners who are in the process of formalising their stay. Source: Latest News
Anglo Coal ramps up output at Kleinkopje colliery after wildcat strike
Reuters reports that Anglo American said on Tuesday it was ramping up output at its Kleinkopje colliery to meet its production targets after a 13-day wildcat strike by workers halted operations. Source: Latest News
Preliminary findings on Denver train crash to be released on Wednesday
eNCA reports that the Railway Safety Regulator is due to release its preliminary findings on what caused a deadly train crash in Denver, south of Johannesburg, on Wednesday. Source: Latest News
Security guard shot dead on Tuesday in Durban mall heist
News24 reports that a security guard from Fidelity Guards was shot and killed during a cash-in-transit heist at a Durban mall on Tuesday afternoon. Source: Latest News
Strike at Medupi persists ahead of outcome of probe into bonus row
BDLive reports that Eskom’s Medupi power station construction site was still beset by low worker turnout on Tuesday even as the results of a probe into a bonus row that sparked crippling labour unrest were due to be released. Source: Latest News
Train crash driver fighting for her life
Eyewitness News reports that a train driver was fighting for her life on Tuesday afternoon following an earlier crash at the Denver train station in Johannesburg which killed at least one person. Source: Latest News
Over 2,700 foreigners repatriated following xenophobic attacks
ANA reports that a total of 2,767 foreign nationals have so far been repatriated to their home countries since the outbreak of xenophobic attacks in April, MPs heard on Tuesday. Source: Latest News