BusinessLive reports that the Democratic Alliance (DA) has lodged an urgent court application in a bid to stop Finance Minister Tito Mboweni from using his emergency powers under the Public Finance Management Act (PFMA) to transfer funds to SA Airways (SAA).   Source: Latest News

BusinessLive reports that the government lost its first court battle on public sector wage increases, after its attempt to have arbitration proceedings at the Public Service Co-ordinating Bargaining Council (PSCBC) postponed was dismissed by the Labour Court.   Source: Latest News

The Star reports that employees at SA Airways (SAA) are demanding to be part of the decision-making structures at the reconfigured airline expected to emerge from the ruins of the national carrier.   Source: Latest News

The Citizen reports that the Elias Motsoaledi local municipality in Limpopo has finally managed to part ways with its municipal manager, who has been suspended with pay for 19 months.   Source: Latest News

BusinessLive reports that Cricket SA has been rocked by fresh allegations that the organisation allegedly “concocted” a report that led to the suspension of CEO Thabang Moroe in December 2019.   Source: Latest News

TimesLIVE reports that at least four municipalities in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) have reported Covid-19 cases and have temporarily closed offices.   Source: Latest News

BL Premium reports that the ministers of public enterprises and finance have provided a letter of commitment to the business rescue practitioners of SA Airways (SAA) “to mobilise funding for the short-, medium- and long-term requirements to create a viable and sustainable national airline”.   Source: Latest News

BusinessLive reports that there has been little movement on the arrear Covid-19 Temporary Employer/Employee Relief Scheme (Ters) payments for April and May despite the Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) finally paying out R1.6bn for June applications.   Source: Latest News

Financial Mail writes that Edcon’s sale of its Jet and Edgars brands, the insolvent fashion group’s two key assets, disproves the general perception that business rescue typically fails.   Source: Latest News

In our afternoon roundup, see summaries of our selection of South African labour- related stories that appeared thus far on Wednesday, 15 July 2020. Source: Latest News