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BusinessLive reports that Eskom’s former capital executive Abram Masango and former contracts manager France Hlakudi have lost control of their main assets, including homes, pending the outcome of a criminal trial. Source: Latest News
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Firefighters mark International Firefighters’ Day on Tuesday by pleading for protection from criminals
TimesLIVE reports that hundreds of firefighters gathered at Olifantsfontein fire station in Ekurhuleni on Tuesday morning to mark International Firefighters’ Day. Source: Latest News
Public inquiry into 2018 Rheinmetall Denel blast that killed eight people gets underway
News24 reports that day one of the public inquiry into the 2018 blast at the Rheinmetall Denel munitions plant, which killed eight people, started on Monday. Source: Latest News
Over 150,000 workers own shares worth more than R100bn via corporate schemes
BL Premium reports that over 150,000 SA workers have benefited from more than R100bn in wealth transferred through employee share ownership schemes (Esops). Source: Latest News
Samwu gears up for strike action at Rand Water from next week Thursday over bonuses
BL Premium reports that the SA Municipal Workers’ Union (Samwu) says it will embark on indefinite strike action at Rand Water from next week Thursday. Source: Latest News
Roundup on Monday, 3 May 2021 of weekend labour reports
In our roundup of weekend news, see summaries of our selection of South African labour-related stories that appeared since Friday, 30 April 2021. Source: Latest News
Ramaphosa reaffirms government’s commitment to protect collective bargaining
The Citizen reports that President Cyril Ramaphosa on Saturday reaffirmed government’s commitment to protect collective bargaining and workers’ labour rights. Source: Latest News
With Eskom’s wage talks getting underway, Cosatu's insists in May Day call that no worker must be retrenched
Fin24 reports that labour federation Cosatu took the opportunity on 1 May to reiterate its position that no worker at state-owned power utility Eskom should be retrenched. Source: Latest News
Push to get government to revise its wage offer hampered by lack of unity amongst public sector unions
City Press writes that threats of a massive public sector strike next month are being undercut by disunity amongst the public sector trade unions. Source: Latest News
Joburg’s Metrobus commuters likely to be left in the lurch as drivers go on strike on Monday
EWN reports that on Monday morning it was all systems go for a Metrobus worker’s strike. Source: Latest News