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Roundup on Tuesday, 18 June 2019 of weekend labour reports
In our roundup of weekend news, see summaries of our selection of South African labour-related stories that appeared since Friday, 14 June 2019. Source: Latest News
Amcu leader takes diplomatic tone ahead of platinum wage talks
Bloomberg writes that the leader of SA’s biggest union in the platinum industry, which called the longest-ever platinum-mining strike and which self-identifies as “militant”, the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union’s (Amcu’s) president Joseph Mathunjwa is sounding rather diplomatic. Source: Latest News
It ain’t going to happen, says public enterprises about reinstatement of former SAA chief
City Press reports that in response to queries submitted to the Department of Public Enterprises, spokesman Adrian Lackay, made clear there was no chance of the former CEO of SA Airways (SAA), Vuyani Jarana, coming back following his shock resignation. Source: Latest News
Ramaphosa calls high youth unemployment rate a shame on SA's conscience
News24 reports that President Cyril Ramaphosa has described the high unemployment rate among the youth in SA as “a shame on our country’s conscience”. Source: Latest News
Gugulethu fire station temporarily closed after attack on firefighters
News24 reports that the City of Cape Town’s safety and security department announced on Friday that the Gugulethu fire station had to be temporarily closed following an attack on firefighters on Thursday evening. Source: Latest News
Foskor employee who fell to his death from sixth floor of concentrator plant buried on Saturday
News24 reports that an employee who plummeted to his death from the sixth floor of Foskor’s concentrator unit in Richards Bay was buried in KwaZulu-Natal on Saturday, according to the National Union of Metalworkers of SA (Numsa). Source: Latest News
Hefty prison sentences for nine cop killers
News24 reports that several persons found guilty of killing police officers in the Eastern Cape, Free State and KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) between 2012 and 2017 have been handed hefty prison sentences for their crimes. Source: Latest News
Cyril Ramaphosa vows in address on 16 June to tackle youth unemployment
BusinessLive reports that government has vowed to prioritise science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics at schools to equip the youth with skills to meet technological advances. Source: Latest News
SAA faces more woes as pilots’ association threatens strike
BusinessLive reports that pilots at debt-ridden SA Airways (SAA) are threatening to go on strike over the national airline’s management and the appointment of interim CEO Zuks Ramasia. Source: Latest News