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GroundUp reports that lawyers for thousands of gold miners afflicted by silicosis or tuberculosis lined up beside five mining groups this week to ask the Gauteng High Court to approve a R5 billion settlement agreement. Source: Latest News
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Medscheme facing Nehawu strike on Thursday
ANA reports on a strike by members of the National Education, Health and Allied Workers’ Union (Nehawu) planned for Thursday at health risk management services provider Medscheme. Source: Latest News
SANDF honours the 55 soldiers who died during UN peacekeeping operations
ANA reports that the SA National Defence Force (SANDF) on Wednesday honoured soldiers who had died during worldwide United Nations peacekeeping operations since 2003. Source: Latest News
Cosatu lauds Ramaphosa's consultation on new Cabinet as 'breath of fresh air'
Fin24 reports that according to Cosatu, the willingness of President Cyril Ramaphosa to consult labour and other key stakeholders in the appointment of his Cabinet has been a “breath of fresh air.” Source: Latest News
Third train carriage on fire in less than a day at Cape Town station
TimesLIVE reports that yet another train carriage was engulfed in flames at Cape Town station, this time after lunch on Wednesday. Source: Latest News
Satawu strike at SA's ports interdicted, work must go ahead
TimesLIVE reports that the Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) has interdicted a strike which had been set to start at 6am on Thursday at the country’s ports. Source: Latest News
PSA’s Ivan Fredericks, Sadtu’s Mugwena Maluleke and a Nehawu rep to be appointed to PIC’s interim board
Bloomberg reports that Ivan Fredericks, general manager of the Public Servants Association, and Mugwena Maluleke, general secretary of the South African Democratic Teachers Union, are set to be appointed to the interim board of the Public Investment Corporation (PIC) as early as this week. Source: Latest News
Labour issues at Amplats’ Mototolo platinum mine resolved, dismissed employees reinstated
Mining Weekly reports that Anglo American Platinum (Amplats) said on Thursday that the labour issues at its Mototolo platinum mine in Limpopo have been resolved. Source: Latest News
State attorney's staff walk through raw sewage 'to work in unsafe building' in Joburg CBD
TimesLIVE reports that the Public Servants Association (PSA) wants the Department of Labour to urgently investigate unhealthy and hazardous conditions at a building occupied by the state attorney in the Johannesburg CBD where staff are greeted by raw sewage. Source: Latest News
Sanef takes legal action as journalists continue to come under fire
The Citizen reports that the South African National Editors’ Forum (Sanef) announced on Wednesday that progress was being made in its legal case in the Equality Court initiated to protect journalists against harassment and abuse. Source: Latest News