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Fin24 reports that according to the National Union of Metalworkers of SA (Numsa), the Eskom board’s probe into claims against the power utility’s CEO André De Ruyter will be a “sham process”. Source: Latest News
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Still no sign of funds to top up partial salary payments at SAA Technical
Fin24 reports that attempts by the management of SA Airways Technical (SAAT) to try to improve on the partial payments of March salaries continued until Saturday morning, but were unfortunately unsuccessful. Source: Latest News
Three men due in court after guard killed during North West farm robbery on Wednesday
News24Wire reports that three men are expected to appear in the Brits Magistrate’s Court on Monday for allegedly killing a security guard during a robbery at a farm in the North West on Wednesday. Source: Latest News
Labour criticises state’s slow Covid-19 vaccination rollout
BusinessLive reports that Cosatu has upped the ante in its demands for the ramping up of the government’s Covid-19 vaccination rollout, which it says is proceeding too slowly. Source: Latest News
De Ruyter accuser allegedly extended irregular Eskom contracts worth R8bn to oil firm
News24Wire reports that suspended Eskom procurement chief Solly Tshitangano supported the awarding of contracts worth more than R8-billion to Econ Oil in 2019, detailed charge sheets in his disciplinary process reveal. Source: Latest News
Impala Rustenburg hands over nine completed social and labour plan projects to local communities
Mining Weekly reports that on Friday, Impala Rustenburg, a member of the Impala Platinum (Implats) group, handed over nine completed social and labour plan (SLP) projects to communities near its operations. Source: Latest News
Mineworkers at Buffalo Coal in KwaZulu-Natal stage sit-in over salary increases
BL Premium reports that workers at Buffalo Coal’s Aviemore mine, located near Dundee in KwaZulu-Natal, have staged a sit-in, with some underground employees refusing to return to the surface unless their demands for salary increases were met. Source: Latest News
Nehawu strike action shuts 14 Mpumalanga game reserves
SowetanLive reports that fourteen game reserves owned by the Mpumalanga Tourism and Parks Agency (MTPA) have been shut since Tuesday after employees downed tools demanding better working conditions and for those in acting positions to be appointed permanently. Source: Latest News
Scopa suspends its probe into racism claim against Eskom CEO André de Ruyter
BL Premium reports that parliament’s Standing Committee on Public Accounts (Scopa) has put its investigation into allegations of racism against Eskom CEO André de Ruyter on hold, to allow the power utility to conduct its own probe. Source: Latest News
NUM calls for government intervention as labour tensions rise at Blyvoor gold mine
Miningmx reports that the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) has called on the government to intervene at Blyvoor, a gold mine west of Johannesburg. Source: Latest News