BL Premium reports that public enterprises minister Pravin Gordhan has told striking unions at the cash-strapped national carrier South African Airways (SAA) that there is no money to meet their demand for an 8% across-the-board pay increase.   Source: Latest News

In our afternoon roundup, see summaries of our selection of South African labour- related stories that appeared thus far on Tuesday, 19 November 2019. Source: Latest News

The Mercury reports that a senior advocate was shot during a freak accident at the Umzimkhulu regional court on Monday afternoon.   Source: Latest News

News24 reports that according to the Hawks, a prominent Police and Prisons Civil Rights Union (Popcru) executive and his alleged accomplice have been arrested in connection with a conspiracy to kidnap and murder senior Popcru officials.   Source: Latest News

Pretoria News reports that on Tuesday morning Ga-Rankuwa Industrial Park security officers downed tools and shut down the offices of the company in charge of the industrial area over non-payment.   Source: Latest News

Carol Paton writes that it is already a widely held view that the strike at SAA is about more than the airline itself.   Source: Latest News

News24Wire reports that striking unions at South African Airways (SAA) were meeting with Minister of Public Enterprises Pravin Gordhan in Pretoria on Tuesday, as a strike by the National Union of Metalworkers of SA (Numsa) and the South African Cabin Crew Association entered its fifth day.   Source: Latest News

BusinessLive reports that the Department of Home Affairs has opened the application process for the new Lesotho exemption permit to replace the special permit it has been issuing to Basotho nationals.   Source: Latest News

BL Premium reports that Andre de Ruyter, CEO of packaging group Nampak, has been appointed Eskom CEO, public enterprises minister Pravin Gordhan announced on Monday.   Source: Latest News

TimesLIVE reports that the Passenger Rail Agency of SA (Prasa) has expressed dismay at the death of a bus driver, who was shot dead on Sunday night.   Source: Latest News