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TimesLIVE reports that a passenger made the hasty decision to take over the driving of a taxi after the driver was allegedly pepper-sprayed by a Joburg metro cop. Source: Latest News
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Initial work by CSIR on ‘just energy transition’ points to need to cushion coal regions
Mining Weekly reports that the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) Energy Centre has initiated a project to model the socioeconomic risks and opportunities associated with SA’s transition from a coal-dominant electricity industry to one that is increasingly based on renewable energy. Source: Latest News
NUM cries foul after millions allegedly diverted from construction industry retirement fund
BusinessLive reports that the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) has called for a special board meeting of the Construction Industry Retirement Benefit Fund to discuss the alleged misappropriation of R4.8m. Source: Latest News
Afternoon roundup of labour news on Wednesday, 3 July 2019
In our afternoon roundup, see summaries of our selection of South African labour- related stories that appeared thus far on Wednesday, 3 July 2019. Source: Latest News
SA teachers busy with discipline issues at expense of teaching
Sowetan reports that South African teachers spend less time on actual teaching and learning compared to their counterparts in countries such as Portugal and Sweden. Source: Latest News
Increasing number of employers failing to pay salaries, says Cosatu North West
ANA reports that the Congress of SA Trade Unions (Cosatu) in North West said on Wednesday that there was a growing number of employers who were failing to pay workers’ salaries, both in the private and public sectors. Source: Latest News
Survey reveals that half of SA teachers did not choose teaching as first choice
ANA reports that the Teaching and Learning International Survey (Talis) has revealed that more than half of South African teachers responded that teaching had not been their first choice. Source: Latest News
Emergency services operational in Cosmo City with metro cops to escort ambulances
The Star reports that City of Johannesburg emergency services are operational in Cosmo City after the recent attack on an ambulance crew, but there could be some delays in assisting patients as precautionary security measures have been put in place. Source: Latest News
Amcu calls for tougher mine safety regulation following sixth Harmony fatality
Mining Weekly reports that on Tuesday the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (Amcu) called for greater accountability for mine safety and tougher regulation across the mining industry. Source: Latest News
Denosa rejects Gauteng MEC’s proposals for improved safety at Phola Park Clinic as inadequate
Sowetan reports that the Democratic Nursing Organisation of SA (Denosa) has rejected a proposal by Gauteng health MEC Bandile Masuku to have Ekurhuleni metro police officers patrol Phola Park Clinic in Thokoza. Source: Latest News