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News24 reports that the principal of the Graceland Education Centre, which was attended by murdered Grade 9 pupil Laticia Princes Jansen, has been moved to another post. Source: Latest News
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Unions slam proposed 5% increase to national minimum wage and want 12.5% instead
Fin24 reports that trade union federations have slammed a proposed increase to the National Minimum Wage (NMW) of 5%, branding it “totally unjustifiable”. Source: Latest News
Kudos from Amcu for Sibanye’s safety improvement at gold operations
Business Day comments that from being one of SA’s worst performers on the mining safety front in 2018, Sibanye-Stillwater has reached 10-million fatality-free shifts on its gold operations, which is no small achievement. Source: Latest News
Court dismisses bid to halt sale of Gupta’s Koornfontein coal mine
BL Premium reports that a court application by an unsuccessful bidder to stop the R300m sale of the Gupta’s Koornfontein coal mine to another party has been dismissed. Source: Latest News
Numsa signs three-year wage deal in automotive components, motor retail sector
Engineering News reports that the National Union of Metalworkers of SA (Numsa), which represents about 306,000 employees at automotive components companies, petrol stations and car dealerships, has signed a three-year wage agreement with employers. Source: Latest News
Rise in liquidations in 2019 shows just how tough trading conditions are for business
BusinessLive reports that it’s still unclear whether SA scraped by with any growth in 2019, the year’s liquidation figures reflect just how tough conditions have become for businesses. Source: Latest News
Cash-strapped Autopax to pay balance of January salaries by Wednesday
BusinessLive reports that according to the SA Transport and Allied Workers’ Union (Satawu), employees of state-owned bus company Autopax will get the rest of their salaries on Wednesday. Source: Latest News
Fewer work opportunities for LGBTIQ candidates
City Press reports that discrimination by employers towards lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex and queer (LGBTIQ) people results in higher unemployment rates and longer job search periods, as well as their self-elimination from the paid labour force. Source: Latest News
Ekurhuleni waste removal workers ‘labouring under risky, hazardous conditions’
The Citizen reports that in one of the worst cases of apparent exploitation in contravention of the Labour Relations Act (LRA), workers employed to remove waste in various parts of Ekurhuleni have for some months been “labouring under risky and hazardous conditions”. Source: Latest News
Gwede Mantashe says government aims to set up artisanal mining sector
BL Premium reports that according to mineral resources & energy minister Gwede Mantashe, his department will soon start compiling fatality and injury statistics of illegal miners to give society a hard look at the human cost of the activity. Source: Latest News