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Mining Weekly reports that the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (Amcu) has warned of a possible strike at Sibanye-Stillwater’s platinum mining operations in SA amid a “disappointing” wage increase offer. Source: Latest News
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Twenty arrested in Gauteng during raid to combat illicit mining
ANA reports that twenty people were arrested during a raid targeting illicit mining in Matholesville, Durban Deep in Roodepoort on Tuesday. Source: Latest News
Afternoon roundup of labour news on Tuesday, 13 August 2019
In our afternoon roundup, see summaries of our selection of South African labour- related stories that appeared thus far on Tuesday, 13 August 2019. Source: Latest News
Ten cops in dock for theft of counterfeit goods and other charges after raid in Joburg CBD
The Citizen reports that ten Johannesburg police officers arrested for allegedly attempting to sell counterfeit goods confiscated in raids last week appeared in court on Monday. All the cases were postponed. Source: Latest News
Cop killings have halved in two decades
The Star reports that according to crime expert and senior researcher at the Institute for Security Studies Dr Johan Burger, the deaths of police officers have halved in two decades. Source: Latest News
North West mom who assaulted teacher for 'abusing her child' gets three years imprisonment
TimesLIVE reports that a North West parent who assaulted a teacher with a “stick filled with sharp objects” after claiming her child had been abused, was sentenced to three years’ imprisonment on Monday. Source: Latest News
Sheriff heading to Brian Molefe's Pretoria house to attach his assets, says Solidarity
TimesLIVE reports that trade union Solidarity has indicated that former Eskom CEO Brian Molefe should expect a knock on the door from the sheriff of the court. Source: Latest News
Sibanye-Stillwater’s ‘shockingly low’ platinum wage offer an attempt to provoke a strike, says Amcu
BusinessLive reports that according to the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (Amcu), the “shockingly low” offer Sibanye-Stillwater has put on the table in the current platinum wage negotiations was an attempt to provoke workers into a strike. Source: Latest News
Stellenbosch mall security car guard 'hit-and-run' case postponed
News24 reports that Johan Steyn, the man who was allegedly caught on CCTV driving over a security guard at a shopping complex in Stellenbosch, made a brief appearance in the Stellenbosch Magistrate’s Court on Monday. Source: Latest News
Samwu Northern Cape calls on Sol Plaatje Municipality to table report or else face industrial action
SABC News reports that the SA Municipal Workers’ Union (Samwu) in the Northern Cape has called on the Sol Plaatje Municipal Council to table a damning investigative report into the affairs of the municipality or face industrial action. Source: Latest News