The Star reports that Cosatu general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi says President Jacob Zuma’s call for a tripartite alliance special meeting to thrash out differences besieging the coalition can work only if accompanied by concrete action.   Source: Latest News

SABC News reports that temporary shelter has been provided for some residents whose homes were damaged in Saturday’s suspected methane explosion in Welkom, Free State.   Source: Latest News

The Star reports that the government increased its wage offer to public servants from 4.8% to 5% after marathon talks on Monday, but the revision has angered unions, which had hoped for a “meaningful offer”.   Source: Latest News

Mineweb writes that, with wage negotiations already underway in some corners of the platinum sector, and other areas of the mining industry such as gold and coal mining set to embark on negotiations in the coming months, there will be a sense of trepidation for onlookers.   Source: Latest News

The New Age reports that the SA Municipal Workers’ Union (Samwu) says it will hold a protest which will be followed by a strike to ensure the removal of directors at the Ventersdorp municipality who they say are incompetent.   Source: Latest News

BDLive reports that the National Union of Metalworkers of SA (Numsa) will meet eight affiliates of the Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) to convince them to join its United Front, Numsa leadership said on Saturday.   Source: Latest News

IOL News reports that the deadline for Walter Theledi, general secretary of the SA Municipal Workers’ Union (Samwu), to present himself to the Hawks for questioning has been extended to Friday.   Source: Latest News

The New Age reports that the Department of Home Affairs yesterday dismissed reports of illegal strikes at its offices.   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, 23 March 2015. Source: Latest News

Cape Times reports that lecturers, academics and other staff at the University of Cape Town (UCT) have entered the fray around the Cecil John Rhodes statue debate, slamming the institution for a lack of transformation, and echoing students’ demand for the Rhodes statue to be removed from campus grounds.   Source:...