ANA reports that the newly-formed South African Police Allied Workers’ Union (Sapawu) warned on Tuesday that it would mobilise a mass protest should the government follow through on plans to slash the public sector wage bill by about R160-billion. Source: Latest News
City Press writes that Nelson Mandela Bay’s unemployment rate of 32% is expected to rise as four major companies are in the process of retrenching staff. Source: Latest News
HeraldLIVE reports that a government programme aimed at empowering unemployed youth by providing them with driver’s licences has come to a halt. Source: Latest News
TimesLIVE reports that a Durban security guard was shot dead while raising the alarm about armed robbers, who stormed into a business at Greyville Racecourse on Tuesday morning. Source: Latest News
BusinessLive reports that the presidential working committee on jobs has rallied behind the government’s plans to legalise cannabis to unlock economic growth and job creation. Source: Latest News
Bloomberg reports that the Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) expects a plan that it’s proposing to save Eskom from its debt burden to be ready within weeks. Source: Latest News
News24 reports that more than 1,000 Johannesburg Metro Police Department (JMPD) officers have been sent back for training as they were unable to perform some of their duties, such as handling firearms or directing traffic. Source: Latest News
Fin24 reports that Ellies Electronics would be embarking on a restructuring process, affecting 183 jobs, the holding group said in a stock exchange notice on Monday. Source: Latest News
In our afternoon roundup, see summaries of our selection of South African labour- related stories that appeared thus far on Monday, 2 March 2020. Source: Latest News
SABC News reports that the South African Federation of Trade Unions (Saftu) has appealed to public transport operators to decrease fares following the drop in the fuel price. Source: Latest News
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