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In our Tuesday morning roundup, see summaries of our selection of recent South African labour-related reports. Source: Latest News
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'Traumatised' emergency staff in Western Cape targeted by violent criminals
News24 reports that the Western Cape’s health and wellness department said it was concerned that violent criminals were targeting its emergency medical services (EMS) teams. Source: Latest News
Cash-in-transit heists up by 19% in first two months of 2023, and they're getting more violent
News24 reports that statistics from the Cash-In-Transit Association of SA (Citasa) reveal that cash-in-transit (CIT) heists increased by 19% in the first two months of 2023 compared to the same period last year. Source: Latest News
Labour Court interdicts Nehawu’s wage strike for a second time
BL Premium reports that Labour Court judge André van Niekerk on Monday upheld an order by a colleague interdicting the National Education, Health and Allied Workers’ Union (Nehawu) from embarking on a work stoppage in support of demands for higher wages. Source: Latest News
Nehawu strike disrupts hospitals on Monday, despite interdict
TimesLive reports that operations in a number of hospitals throughout the country were disrupted due to the strike by the National Education, Health and Allied Workers’ Union (Nehawu) on Monday. Source: Latest News
Cosatu takes on Massmart over dismissals for unlawful conduct during strike
Business Times reports that labour federation Cosatu demanded last week that Massmart must reinstate about 400 Makro employees that the company said were dismissed for unlawful conduct during a strike by the SA Commercial, Catering and Allied Workers Union (Saccawu). Source: Latest News
Education departments agree to pay cost of sex pest vetting for teachers
Sunday Times reports that education departments have agreed to pay the cost of vetting teachers against the national register for sex offenders (NRSO) after teachers objected to paying the fees themselves. Source: Latest News
Crime syndicates stop at nothing to rob Richards Bay Minerals
Sunday Times writes that a top mining operation that employs 5,000 people and pays more than R1bn a year in taxes is fighting a life-and-death battle to save itself and staff from a deadly wave of criminality and fraud that has claimed 11 lives without a single criminal conviction. Source:...
Roundup on Monday, 6 March 2023 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, 3 March 2023. Source: Latest News
Nehawu public service strike to still commence on Monday as interdict has been appealed
TimesLive reports that the National Education, Health and Allied Workers’ Union (Nehawu) public sector strike is set to go ahead as planned on Monday. Source: Latest News