Engineering News reports that the National Union of Metalworkers of SA (Numsa) will hold a march to all the offices of the Retail Motor Industry Organisation (RMI) on Tuesday, 27 October to hand over memorandums of demands at each venue.   Source: Latest News

Mining Weekly reports that diversified resources group Exxaro Resources reports that a local community member was killed in a shooting incident near its Grootegeluk mine on 20 October.   Source: Latest News

BL Premium reports that plans by the government to privatise parts of the Passenger Rail Agency of SA (Prasa) have been roundly criticised by stakeholders, with analysts saying it will lead to a spike in train fares and more job losses.   Source: Latest News

BL Premium reports that according to Department of Public Enterprises (DPE) Minister Pravin Gordhan, differences between himself and Finance Minister Tito Mboweni over funding SA Airways (SAA) were overcome by “a clear government mandate authorised by a cabinet decision” to provide the airline with R10.5bn to cover the costs of...

BL Premium reports that state-owned arms manufacturer Denel remains severely cash-strapped and needs urgent help from the Department of Defence (DoD) to ease its liquidity situation, acting CEO Talib Sadik told MPs on Wednesday.   Source: Latest News

In our afternoon roundup, see summaries of our selection of South African labour- related stories that appeared thus far on Wednesday, 21 October 2020. Source: Latest News

Sifiso Skenjana, who is chief economist and thought leadership executive at IQ Business, notes that the State Information Technology Agency (Sita) has released its “Digital Transformation: Seamless Citizen Experience Through Integrated Government” report, a strategic plan covering the period 2020 to 2025.   Source: Latest News

News24 reports that a self-employed salon and internet café operator based in Piet Retief, Mpumalanga, has been sentenced to an effective six years behind bars for selling fake tertiary qualifications.   Source: Latest News

Fin24 reports that retrenchments at Barloworld Equipment are continuing following the Labour Court’s dismissal of the National Union of Metalworkers of SA’s (Numsa’s) urgent application to halt the process and reinstate its members.   Source: Latest News

BL Premium reports that the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) argued in parliament on Tuesday that the law dealing with politically connected individuals who did business with the state needed to be changed.   Source: Latest News