Sunday Independent reports that the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (Amcu) has suspended its deputy president, Mosibo Joni, and its national organiser, Neo Mankge, as the battle for the soul of the powerful union rages. Source: Latest News
TimesLIVE reports that the National Union of Metalworkers of SA (Numsa) on Monday condemned Autopax for paying workers only half their January salaries. Source: Latest News
Reuters reports that the new Eskom chief executive said on Sunday that a plan to split the loss-making state-owned power utility should not be rushed, because risks associated with the process needed to be assessed and managed properly. Source: Latest News
TimesLIVE reports that Cape Town’s depleted fleet of trains went from 33 to 32 on Saturday when six carriages and a motor coach went up in flames. Source: Latest News
In our roundup of weekend news, see summaries of our selection of South African labour-related stories that appeared since Friday, 24 January 2020. Source: Latest News
News24 reports that a suspect in the murder of a police constable in Durban last week was arrested when he attempted to board a bus from Pietermaritzburg to Johannesburg. Source: Latest News
News24 reports that the Democratic Alliance (DA) in Gauteng says that while 103 extra staff posts were approved at Tembisa Hospital a year ago, there are no funds to fill them. Source: Latest News
Fin24 reports that business rescue practitioners have, at least for the moment, put a moratorium on any plans to close the Cape Town pilot base of South African Airways (SAA). Source: Latest News
Fin24 reports that as SA struggles with SOEs on the brink of collapse, below-target revenue collection and reluctance to cut the public sector payroll, Absa believes that government is likely to announce a VAT increase to 16% during the national budget speech next month. Source: SA Labour News
Fin24 reports that, with yet another company invoking section 189 of the Labour Relations Act, the National Union of Metalworkers of SA (Numsa) has warned that it would “do everything possible” to fight Samancor Chrome’s plans to cut 595 jobs at its smelting operations. Source: SA Labour News
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