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TimesLIVE reports that a truck driver was killed on the N1 near De Doorns in the Western Cape when a rock was allegedly thrown through his windshield on Sunday morning. Source: Latest News
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Roundup on Monday, 13 May 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, 10 May 2019. Source: Latest News
Tiso Blackstar under fire from Fedusa over job cuts amid consultations
Fin24 reports that the Federation of Unions of SA (Fedusa) has called on the Tiso Blackstar Group to halt retrenchment proceedings amid ongoing consultations with its affiliate, the South African Typographical Union (SATU). Source: Latest News
Vaal University of Technology staffers on pay strike, but non-quorate council can’t make decisions
SowetanLive reported on Friday that lecturers, cleaners and security guards were on strike at the Vaal University of Technology (VUT), bringing operations to a standstill and leaving its 22,000 students in the lurch ahead of mid-year exams. Source: Latest News
Labour department delays in implementing paid paternity leave because UIF not systems-ready
The Sunday Times reports that countless fathers have been left out in the cold after the government failed to make good on new legislation giving them 10 days’ paid paternity leave. Source: Latest News
Aurora's Khulubuse Zuma can’t be located by Pamodzi liquidators over R1.4bn debt
BusinessLive reports that lawyers acting for the liquidators of the Pamodzi mining group want to locate Khulubuse Zuma in their continuing attempts to recover the more than R1.4bn that he personally owes to creditors. Source: Latest News
Employee bust with three accomplices after Post Office robbery in tiny Karoo town of Somerset East
TimesLIVE writes that there’s no quick getaway in a town so small that everyone knows everyone, as four suspects now behind bars have discovered. Source: Latest News
Lonmin CEO still backs Sibanye-Stillwater takeover offer even as profit rebounds
Bloomberg reports that platinum producer Lonmin, which has struggled through years of losses, believes its return to profit does not undermine the logic of the takeover offer from Sibanye-Stillwater. Source: Latest News
Fedusa's general secretary Dennis George will soon know his fate
Fin24 reports that the future of Dennis George, suspended general secretary of the Federation of Unions of SA (Fedusa), will be decided this week. Source: Latest News
Vavi and wife in need of counselling after 'harrowing' crime at her B&B
TimesLIVE reports that a “harrowing” run-in with eight armed robbers has left SA Federation of Trade Unions (Saftu) general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi and his wife Noluthando in “desperate need of counselling”. Source: Latest News