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The Citizen reports that South African companies were having trouble retaining the already scarce skilled workforce in the country, a new survey recently revealed. Source: Latest News
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Teacher shot dead by gunman who walked into Durban school on Tuesday
TimesLIVE reports that a teacher died after multiple bullets were fired at him by a gunman during school hours on Tuesday morning. Source: Latest News
Nehawu vows to continue with wage strike at VUT
SABC News reports that the National Education, Health and Allied Workers’ Union (Nehawu) has vowed to continue with its strike at the Vaal University of Technology (VUT) until management meets its demands. Source: Latest News
Truck drivers threaten a nationwide strike on ‘Trucking Black Day’ on 18 July
TimesLIVE reports that a looming national strike by truck drivers on 18 July could spell further trouble for the already ailing trucking fraternity. Source: Latest News
Police accountability demanded for 2012 Marikana massacre
ANA writes that rights’ groups with interests in the 2012 Marikana massacre continue to ask why it took seven years to bring the police officers accused of killing mineworkers before the courts. Source: Latest News
Companies cautious on hiring, with trend set to continue
Fin24 reports that according to the most recent ManpowerGroup Employment Outlook Survey, SA employers report overall cautious hiring plans for the third quarter of 2019, with the trend set to continue. Source: Latest News
Teacher assaulted by pupil at KZN school says attacks on him have happened many times
The Star reports that as a video of a learner assaulting a teacher on school premises went viral, the KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) Department of Education admitted that school violence was getting deadlier. Source: Latest News
As deaths mount in trucking industry, transport union Satawu calls on government to intervene
EWN reports that the SA Transport and Allied Workers’ Union (Satawu) on Monday called on government to take steps to put a stop to the alarming loss of life in the trucking industry. Source: Latest News
Death of commander of the SANDF’s Waterkloof Air Force Base to be probed
Cape Times reports that Defence and Military Veterans Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula has announced a probe into the circumstances leading to the death on 4 June of Brigadier-General Motlhokomedi Kenneth Petso, commander of the SANDF’s Waterkloof Air Force Base in Pretoria. Source: Latest News
Ex-North West cop in court for incident leading up to Marikana massacre
ANA reports that former North West deputy police commissioner William Mpembe, who is accused of several deaths in the lead-up to the Marikana massacre in 2012, and his three co-accused appeared in the North West High Court on Monday. Source: Latest News