Cape Times reports that a Cape Town doctor has spoken out about the burnout he suffered while working in a public hospital that treats 4,500 patients a month and handles as many as 80 acute trauma cases a day in one of the city’s notorious gang-infested areas. Source: Latest News
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Guard who murdered colleague during cash-in-transit robbery in 2009 gets life
TimesLIVE reports that a security guard who murdered his colleague in a cash-in-transit robbery has been jailed for life. Source: Latest News
Q(h)ubeka silicosis trust has already paid out R166m to 1,626 qualifying beneficiaries and dependants
Mining Weekly reports that the Q(h)ubeka Trust has so far paid out R166-million to 1,626 qualifying beneficiaries and dependants since its inception in March 2016. Source: Latest News
SABC CEO tells inquiry of ‘dire situation’ after years of problems at the public broadcaster
BusinessLive reports that Madoda Mxakwe, CEO of the SA Broadcasting Corporation (SABC), says his team inherited an organisation in financial ruin stemming from years of disregard for internal controls and governance processes. Source: Latest News
ANC leadership confirms Zandile Gumede’s removal as eThekwini mayor
BusinessLive reports that the ANC top brass on Tuesday confirmed that controversial eThekwini metro leader Zandile Gumede had been officially ousted as mayor. Source: Latest News
Delivery truck petrol-bombed on N1 in Cape Town on Wednesday morning
TimesLIVE reports that a truck was petrol-bombed by three men on the N1 in Cape Town on Wednesday morning. Source: Latest News
Afternoon roundup of labour news on Tuesday, 3 September 2019
In our afternoon roundup, see summaries of our selection of South African labour- related stories that appeared thus far on Tuesday, 3 September 2019. Source: Latest News
Looting, intimidation of foreign truck drivers a sign of the desperation of the unemployed, experts reckon
Independent News reports that experts say that the recent torching and looting of trucks and intimidation of foreign truck drivers was a clear indication of the desperation and frustration of unemployed South Africans, a crisis that needed urgent government intervention. Source: Latest News
United Association of SA demands decisive action to contain violence against foreign-owned small businesses
ANA reports that the United Association of SA (Uasa) on Tuesday demanded decisive action from President Cyril Ramaphosa to contain a wave of violence targeted in the main at mostly-African foreign small business owners. Source: Latest News
Metalworkers’ union Limusa and miners’ union NUM to merge in bid by Cosatu to strengthen them
The Star reports that with labour organising ground shifting, rendering some unions almost obsolete, the Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) has embarked on a process to re-align certain of its affiliates. Source: Latest News




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