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Engineering News reports that trade union Solidarity’s legal team on Friday gave the sheriff instruction to seize goods at Brian Molefe’s property in Cornwall Estate, Pretoria. Source: Latest News
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Safety concerns grow after wounding of nurse in shooting at Polokwane hospital on Friday
SABC News reports that the Democratic Nursing Organisation of SA (Denosa) in Limpopo is concerned about the safety of its members following a shooting incident at the Polokwane provincial hospital. Source: Latest News
Female truck driver at Kumba encourages women to do daunting jobs
SABC News reports that Tsholofelo Mankuroane, a truck operator at Anglo American’s Kumba Iron Ore in the Northern Cape, views her career of being a woman in the mining industry as living a bold, courageous and flexible life. Source: Latest News
Eskom and trade unions kick start talks to save the power utility
Fin24 reports that Eskom extended an olive branch to labour unions on Friday in a bid to help rescue the struggling state-owned power utility. Source: Latest News
Cosatu open 'in principle' to prescribed assets for pension funds, but warns against looting
Fin24 reports that according to labour federation Cosatu, both public and private funds should be required to invest in government bonds for the development of the state, but there should be conditions attached to the investments to prevent looting and to ensure depositors were protected. Source: Latest News
Eskom tells senior managers that separation into three units to take three to five years
Bloomberg reports that according to state-owned power utility Eskom, it will take as long as three to five years to comply with the government’s plan to split the company into three separate units as part of a rescue plan. Source: Latest News
Army protects Eskom workers as they remove illegal electricity connections in Khayelitsha informal settlement
GroundUp reports that last week members of the SA National Defence Force (SANDF) accompanied police to safeguard Eskom workers who were removing illegal electricity connections into Qandu-qandu informal settlement in Khayelitsha. Source: Latest News
Staff at Legal Aid SA suspend strike 'until further notice'
News24 reports that according to Legal Aid SA, its employees have suspended their strike action until further notice. Source: Latest News
‘Unceasing increases in the costs of living’ push workers in glass sector to strike from Monday
Fin24 reports that according to the General Industries Workers Union of SA, unionised workers in the glass sector will down their tools on Monday. Source: Latest News
Sars suspends IT executive in continued Moyane-era clean-up drive
BusinessLive reports that the clean-up of the SA Revenue Service (Sars) by the tax agency’s commissioner, Edward Kieswetter, has gathered pace with the suspension of IT executive Mmamathe Makhekhe-Mokhuane over allegations of serious misconduct. Source: Latest News