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Sunday Independent reports that the SA Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) is facing lawsuits to the value of R1.3 billion as it buckles under the pressure of a cash crunch. Source: Latest News
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Sign language training could be mandatory by next week, especially for police and social workers
Business Insider reports that the government and other employers with front-line staff who deal with deaf people could by next week be obliged to provide at least some training in South African Sign Language to large swathes of staff. Source: Latest News
Bring your own food on Monday, union says, as strike threatens airport catering services
TimesLIVE reports that air travellers in SA have been warned to pack their own lunch boxes on Monday. The National Union of Metalworkers of SA (Numsa) warned on Sunday that there would be no food or catering services on several airlines and in airport lounges due to threatened strike action. Source:...
Old Mutual’s bitter feud with its fired CEO splits shareholders over whether to settle or fight
Fin24 reports that Old Mutual shareholders are split on whether the insurer should pony up and settle with fired CEO Peter Moyo or run the risk of a R250m damages claim. Source: Latest News
Executive pay trends show more of the same
Moneyweb reports that the 4th edition of the 21st Century Executive Pay Barometer, which analyses executive pay within JSE-listed companies, has found that although there have been marginal changes in executive pay trends, the overall picture remained a familiar one. Source: Latest News
Cash-in-transit guard shot dead at point-blank range during heist in PE on Thursday
HeraldLIVE reports that a cash-in-transit security guard was fatally shot while another was wounded during a heist at Boxer Superstores in Motherwell, in Nelson Mandela Bay, on Thursday. Source: Latest News
Labour set for showdown with SAA
Mail & Guardian looks in depth into the string of ongoing and new crises at South African Airways (SAA). Source: Latest News
Drunk judge Nkola Motata to learn next week if he will keep his service benefits
TimesLIVE reports that disgraced judge Nkola Motata will know next week whether he will keep his benefits, over a decade since he was recorded swearing at onlookers after he crashed his car into a Johannesburg garden wall while drunk. Source: Latest News
Community unrest, illegal mining damaging to SA’s competitive edge, South32 warns
Miningmx reports that community unrest and illegal mining were singled out at the Joburg Indaba on Wednesday as two issues “which had to stop” if SA’s mining sector was to regain its competitive edge. Source: Latest News
Officers bound, weapons stolen in 'raid' on Northern Cape police station
TimesLIVE reports that a manhunt is under way after armed robbers attacked the Windsorton police station in the Northern Cape on Wednesday night, tying up the only two officers at the station before raiding the safe for firearms. Source: Latest News