Fin24 reports that nine people were arrested at Kusile power station on Thursday for alleged fraud and theft of coal. Source: Latest News
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Chaos in Tshwane: Samwu strike escalates into violence and arrests
The Citizen reports that while City of Tshwane council members met at Tshwane House to argue about the city’s dire finances, a group of SA Municipal Workers’ Union (Samwu) members returned to the streets on day two of their illegal strike to demand salary increases. Source: Latest News
Mpumalanga councillor arrested over kidnap, assault of pregnant domestic worker accused of stealing laptop
TimesLIVE reports that a Mpumalanga town councillor has been arrested for alleged involvement in the violent interrogation and forced lock-up of a domestic worker accused of stealing his laptop. Source: Latest News
Gauteng premier hands 6,000 appointment letters to solar trainees
BL Premium reports that Department of Employment & Labour Minister Thulas Nxesi has called for broader co-operation between provincial and national government departments to arrest the unemployment scourge in the country. Source: Latest News
Saftu’s Vavi slams e-hailing companies for ‘abusing’ drivers
The Star reports that the SA Federation of Trade Unions (Saftu) has lambasted e-hailing companies for abusing their drivers. E-hailing drivers recently protested in various regions over complaints about their commission structure, crime and other labour-related issues. Source: Latest News
Free State pastor and three Post Office workers probed in connection with missing R8m Sassa funds
News24 reports that a Free State pastor and three Tseseng Post Office employees, who are congregants at his church, are under investigation in connection with allegations that they were involved in the transfer of SA Social Security Agency (Sassa) funds to the extent of R8 million to a church’s bank...
Defence seeks bail for VIP cops, saying they’re no longer in ‘position of power’
News24 reports that in a bid to persuade the Randburg Magistrate’s Court to release eight Presidential Protection Services officers on bail, their lawyers argued that the men were no longer in a “position of power” and could not intimidate State witnesses. Source: Latest News
Four striking Tshwane employees in court for public violence
Pretoria Rekord reports that four Tshwane employees were scheduled to appear in the Pretoria Magistrate’s Court on Thursday on charges of public violence. Source: Latest News
Morning roundup of labour news on Friday, 28 July 2023
In our Friday morning roundup, see summaries of our selection of recent South African labour-related reports. Source: Latest News
Two Eastern Cape cops arrested for alleged sexual assault of man
News24 reports that two police officers were on Thursday arrested in Kariega, Nelson Mandela Bay, on charges of sexually assault. Source: Latest News




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