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Bloomberg reports that financial union Sasbo is threatening to disrupt the banking industry by leading its 73,000 members on a strike next month, in what would be its largest industrial action in almost a century. Source: Latest News
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Busa’s Sipho Pityana ‘underwhelmed’ by choice for Eskom's chief restructuring officer
Fin24 reports that Business Unity SA’s (Busa’s) President Sipho Pityana is “underwhelmed” by government’s choice in appointing Freeman Nomvalo to lead the turnaround at Eskom. Source: Latest News
Fallen Johannesburg firefighters to have their names inscribed on new fire engines
TimesLIVE reports that in order to honour firefighters who died during a deadly CBD blaze in 2018, the City of Johannesburg said their names would be inscribed onto 40 new fire engines. Source: Latest News
No end in sight in continuing automotive sector wage talks
BusinessLive reports that the National Union of Metalworkers of SA (Numsa) and the Automobile Manufacturers Employers Organisation (Ameo) are set to resume wage talks in Pretoria next week after similar talks in Port Elizabeth last week failed to yield fruit. Source: Latest News
Numsa calls for removal of Jabu Mabuza and entire Eskom board
Engineering News reports that the National Union of Metalworkers of SA (Numsa) on Monday raised objections to the appointment of Eskom chairperson Jabu Mabuza as interim chief executive, saying it intended seeking legal advice on the matter. Source: Latest News
Row over city manager divides Tshwane
Pretoria News reports that the move by acting Tshwane mayor Abel Tau to request council to rescind the appointment of COO James Murphy as acting city manager is threatening to divide Tshwane House. Source: Latest News
Reinstated Old Mutual CEO still barred from premises as insurer files for declaratory order
ANA reports that Old Mutual on Monday said its estranged CEO Peter Moyo had not been allowed to come to work and the company was still in the process of securing a declaratory order. Source: Latest News
DA reckons Eskom managers’ demand for 4.7% pay hike could cost R300 million
ANA reports that the Democratic Alliance (DA) said on Monday it was concerned by the demand by Eskom managers for a salary hike and the reported warning of a strike and loadshedding. Source: Latest News
Popcru slams attack on police by 'foreign national shop owners' in Joburg
ANA reports that the Police and Prisons Civil Rights Union (Popcru) has added its voice to the condemnation of Thursday’s attack by an alleged group of foreign national shop owners on police in Johannesburg. Source: Latest News
Cash payments of R380m for Tshwane strikers won't affect services ‘at this point in time’
Pretoria News reports that according to the Tshwane metro, the R380 million it agreed to disburse to municipal workers as part of the ex gratia once-off payments following last week’s crippling strike will not affect service delivery. Source: Latest News