Fin24 reports that as traffic across the country was disrupted by truck blockades, unions and associations representing truck drivers distanced themselves from the strike, which has sought to cause disruption on SA roads this week. Source: Latest News
City Press reports that a last-minute intervention by Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan put the brakes on a court application to place SAA under business rescue. Source: Latest News
The Sunday Times reports that three top executives at the SA Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) have threatened to quit, claiming they face constant meddling and interference from members of the board. Source: Latest News
Daily News reports that twenty people were arrested by police over the weekend in connection with the latest truck protests to hit KwaZulu-Natal (KZN). Source: Latest News
Business Times reports that Peter Moyo’s NMT Capital, the company at the centre of his conflicts with Old Mutual, is facing a claim of more than R150m from the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC). Source: Latest News
TimesLIVE reports that KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) health workers who have been exposed to traumatic incidents will be given the opportunity to undergo “psychological debriefing in order to help them cope”. Source: Latest News
BusinessLive reports that African Rainbow Minerals (ARM), which is chaired by Patrice Motsepe, has set aside R319m in respect of the lawsuit aimed at compensating victims of silicosis and other occupational lung diseases. Source: Latest News
BusinessLive reports that shareholders of pay-TV provider MultiChoice, which recently flew the Naspers coop, have rejected the implementation of the operator’s pay policy. Source: Latest News
BusinessLive reports that the economy is set to face collateral damage when finance union Sasbo embarks on a total shutdown of the banking sector on 27 September, but the industry says it has put plans in place to limit the damage. Source: Latest News
In our roundup of weekend news, see summaries of our selection of South African labour-related stories that appeared since Friday, 30 August 2019. Source: Latest News
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