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The Sunday Independent reports that two main labour federations will this week be meeting with their affiliates to discuss plans of action in response to looming retrenchments by major companies. Source: Latest News
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eThekwini has little so far to show for R3 billion 'Go Durban' bus project
Sunday Tribune reports that an eThekwini municipal spokesperson said last week that the city’s new rapid transport system, Go!Durban, would go live in September, but the taxi association say it won’t, until the city has resolved differences with them. Source: Latest News
Afternoon roundup of labour news on Thursday, 27 June 2019
In our afternoon roundup, see summaries of our selection of South African labour- related stories that appeared thus far on Thursday, 27 June 2019. Source: Latest News
Samwu warns municipalities to pay workers immediately or face a strike
The Star reports that the SA Municipal Workers’ Union (Samwu) is up in arms after several municipalities across the country failed to pay workers their salaries. Source: Latest News
Phones and ambulance keys taken as gunmen rob paramedics in Dobsonville
The Star reports that City of Johannesburg’s Emergency Management Services (EMS) paramedics were robbed at gunpoint while busy assisting a patient in the early hours of Thursday. Source: Latest News
Auditor-general to hold mayors, municipal managers to account for billions wasted
The Star reports that Auditor-General Kimi Makwetu has painted a grim picture of financial mismanagement in the country’s 257 municipalities, saying that accountability continued to deteriorate while irregular expenditure still remained high. Source: Latest News
PSA wants 300 contact book packers in Free State rehired on basis of “reasonable expectation” of employment
OFM News writes that the Free State education department’s abrupt decision to shut down all 10 of its learning material and stationery warehouses in 2017 might come back to haunt it. Source: Latest News
Large fuel price drop expected for July, says AA
News24Wire reports that lower international oil prices have set things up for a substantial fuel price drop for July, according to the Automobile Association (AA). Source: Latest News
Mineral resources department requests CCMA to help end underground sit-in at LanXess mine
SowetanLive reports that the Department of Mineral Resources (DMR) has requested assistance from the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) in an attempt to resolve a sit-in by about 300 LanXess chrome miners. Source: Latest News
Criminal case opened against former unnamed Tongaat Hulett executive
Bloomberg reports that according to Tongaat Hulett, SA police are investigating an unnamed former executive for his role in an accounting scandal that has forced the sugar maker to restate financials and ask for its shares to be suspended. Source: Latest News