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TimesLIVE reports that City of Johannesburg environmental MMC Nico de Jager indicated on Wednesday that ongoing violent protests in the inner city were affecting service delivery in Yeoville, Bellevue and Bellevue East. Source: Latest News
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Warrant of arrest issued for Free State municipal manager on fraud and corruption charges
News24 reports that a warrant of arrest has been issued for Simon Mqwathi, municipal manager of the Moqhaka Municipality in the Free State, after he failed to hand himself over to investigators on charges of fraud and corruption. Source: Latest News
Keep Gwede Mantashe on as mineral resources minister, Minerals Council urges
BL Premium reports that the executive leadership of the Minerals Council SA (MCSA) on Wednesday urged President Cyril Ramaphosa to keep Gwede Mantashe, a senior figure in the ruling ANC party and in the government, in his position as mineral resources minister. Source: Latest News
Ministerial technical task team finds key Eskom positions are vacant
BL Premium writes that Eskom is often criticised for having a bloated workforce, but the ministerial technical task team has found that the embattled utility in fact lacks critical skills. Source: Latest News
Government’s proposal to hand over municipal responsibility for houses to mining companies slammed
BL Premium reports that a draft document from the Department of Mineral Resources (DMR) is proposing to place housing, health and infrastructure responsibilities squarely on mining companies, setting the stage for fresh conflict. Source: Latest News
Compensation Fund making progress in modernizing claims process
Business Report writes that the Department of Labour’s Compensation Fund (CF) is set to introduce a new electronic Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases (e-COID) claims management solution. Source: Latest News
Amcu office bearer tells court of shooting as he was leaving soccer match
Pretoria News reports that the deputy chairperson of one of the branches of the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (Amcu) in Marikana testified on Tuesday how he was shot at several times as he was about to leave a soccer match in Mooinooi. Source: Latest News
Numsa cries foul over labour registrar’s move to enforce compliance with LRA
BusinessLive reports that the Department of Labour has defended its decision to crack the whip on SA’s largest trade union, the National Union of Metalworkers SA (Numsa), saying its stance on the union’s legal compliance was not politically motivated. Source: Latest News
Wage negotiations deadlocked at Grabouw farm at centre of N2 protests
GroundUp reports that negotiations between Oak Valley Estate and the Commercial, Stevedoring, Agricultural and Allied Workers’ Union (Csaawu) have seemingly deadlocked. Source: Latest News
Strikers at CAPM mine willing to die underground for a raise
Business Report writes that the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) said on Tuesday that the workers, who numbered at least 69, who since Saturday have been staging an underground strike at the China Precious Metal Company (CAPM) in Orkney, North West, would only resurface once their demand for a salary...