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Sapa reports that the Farlam Commission of Inquiry was finalising its report into the events at Marikana in 2012 and would hand it over to President Jacob Zuma before the end of March, it said on Saturday. Source: Latest News
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Cosatu fires its general secretary Vavi
Mail & Guardian reports that labour federation Cosatu’s central executive committee (CEC) has fired Zwelinzima Vavi as the trade union federation’s general secretary. Allegedly the main reason for Vavi’s expulsion was his “failure to fulfill his duties as secretary”. Source: Latest News
Cosatu needs to be united, says ANC’s Mantashe
EWN reports that ANC secretary general Gwede Mantashe on Monday said that in their quest to hurt each other, Cosatu leaders might find there was nothing left of their trade union federation. Source: Latest News
CWU strike at Telkom seemingly averted
TechCentral reports that it appears that a potentially crippling strike at Telkom has been averted. Source: Latest News
Mineral Resources Minister to announce mining charter audit results on Tuesday
Mining Weekly Online reports that Mineral Resources Minister Ngoako Ramatlhodi will on Tuesday brief the media on the outcomes of the audit to assess the extent to which mining companies have complied with the Mining Charter in the ten years to 2014. Source: Latest News
Mid-morning roundup of labour news on Monday, 30 March 2015
In our Monday roundup, see summaries of our selection of South African labour- related stories that have appeared since mid-morning on Friday, 27 March 2015. Source: Latest News
Cosatu not democratic, says Numsa’s Karl Cloete
Sapa reports that Karl Cloete, deputy general secretary of the National Union of Metalworkers of SA (Numsa), said on Sunday that the Congress of SA Trade Unions (Cosatu) has been unable to function as an independent, democratic trade union federation. Source: Latest News
CWU wants Telkom boss removed, threatens ‘mother of all strikes’
Business Report writes that on Friday the Communication Workers Union (CWU) called for the removal of Telkom chief executive Sipho Maseko and threatened to hold “a mother of all strikes”, which would shutdown the company. Source: Latest News
Numsa to challenge Eskom SMS dismissals
Fin24 reports that the National Union of Metalworkers of SA (Numsa) said on Friday that it would challenge power utility Eskom on its decision to fire 1,000 workers at its Medupi construction site by SMS. Source: Latest News
Amplats 'leaning to' a listing of Union and Rustenburg assets rather than selling them
David McKay reports that Anglo American Platinum (Amplats) is favouring a listing of its Union and Rustenburg assets in preference to a trade sale as the group hasn’t received a suitable monetary offer thought to be set at about R10bn. Source: Latest News