Financial Mail reports that Prof Mark Smith, the UK-born academic who was appointed director of the Stellenbosch Business School in 2020, had to wait more than a year for home affairs to issue the necessary visa. Source: Latest News

BL Premium reports that members of the Food and Allied Workers Union (Fawu) have embarked on a wage strike at SA Forestry Company Limited (Safcol) in support of demands for above-inflation increases. Source: Latest News

News24 reports that four SA National Defence Force (SANDF) members died on Wednesday after an incident involving two service vehicles. Source: Latest News

TimesLIVE reports that an adult female was extricated from a vessel off Hout Bay on Wednesday afternoon, bringing to three the number of people who were killed in an incident involving a South African Navy submarine. Source: Latest News

Moneyweb writes that getting through to the Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) is “like banging your head against a brick wall”. Source: Latest News

In our Thursday morning roundup, see summaries of our selection of recent South African labour-related reports. Source: Latest News

Fin24 reports that the appointment of a new CEO of Eskom has gone back to the drawing board after the recommendation made by the Board was not accepted by Minister of Public Enterprises Pravin Gordhan. Source: Latest News

In our Wednesday morning roundup, see summaries of our selection of recent South African labour-related reports. Source: Latest News

Fin24 reports that Eskom’s largest black-controlled coal supplier Seriti Power has launched a retrenchment process at its Klipspruit Colliery that could affect about 800 workers. Source: Latest News

BL Premium reports that the City of Tshwane has rejected attempts by the Gauteng government to mediate in the unlawful industrial action by the SA Municipal Workers’ Union (Samwu) that has dragged on for nearly two months. Source: Latest News