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African News Agency reports that the Mineral Resources Minister Ngoako Ramatlhodi said that he found the threat by the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) to declare a vote of no confidence in him “regrettable”. Source: Latest News
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ARM reports two fatalities at Khumani iron ore mine
Mining Weekly Online reports that African Rainbow Minerals (ARM) on Monday reported that two fatalities had occurred at its joint venture Khumani iron ore mine, in the Northern Cape, over the weekend. Source: Latest News
EFF denies violating its employees' rights and not paying UIF and PAYE
RDM News Wire reports that the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) political party has dismissed reports that it was violating the rights of its own employees by saying disgruntled “expelled or suspended” members were behind the allegations. Source: Latest News
Satawu Gauteng secretary murdered in 'ambush'
News24 reports that the SA Transport and Allied Workers’ Union (Satawu) Gauteng secretary Chris Nkosi was shot and killed on Monday night in Johannesburg. Source: Latest News
Web links to a selection of labour articles posted on Monday, 13 April 2015
Our links page provides references to South African labour news reports we have come across on the World Wide Web on Monday, 13 April 2015. Source: Latest News
Irreparable damage done to Cosatu, says ANC’s Mantashe
News24 reports that ANC secretary general Gwede Mantashe says that irreparable damage has been done to labour federation Cosatu. “I’m not sure if we can fix it,” he opined. Source: Latest News
Wesizwe Platinum halts Bakubung shaft development work following fatality
Mining Weekly Online reports that shaft sinking work at the main and ventilation shafts of Wesizwe Platinum’s Bakubung mine, in North West, have been temporarily stopped pending the outcome of an investigation into the death of a contractor. Source: Latest News
Labour stayaway halts construction at Medupi
Reuters reports that thousands of workers at Eskom’s Medupi power plant construction site stayed away from work on Monday to protest the firing of some of their colleagues, the National Union of Metalworkers of SA (Numsa) said. Source: Latest News
Johannesburg’s Rea Vaya bus service fully operational following dismissals
EWN reported on Monday that bus operating company Piotrans said that the Johannesburg Rea Vaya bus service was fully operational. Source: Latest News
Mid-morning roundup of labour news on Monday, 13 April 2015
In our Monday roundup, see summaries of our selection of South African labour- related stories that have appeared since mid-morning on Friday, 10 April 2015. Source: Latest News