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Fin24 reports that the Information Communication Technology Union (ICTU) has given media company Tiso Blackstar Group a 48-hour notice of its intention to strike over unresolved disputes relating to salaries and bonuses. Source: Latest News
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Amcu says it will fight pending deregistration by labour department
BusinessLive reports that the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (Amcu) has sent a letter to companies, its regions and branches, strongly denying that it has done anything to merit its deregistration. Source: Latest News
Afternoon roundup of labour news on Thursday, 25 April 2019
In our afternoon roundup, see summaries of our selection of South African labour- related stories that appeared thus far on Thursday, 25 April 2019. Source: Latest News
Reinstated PIC company secretary considers legal action over suspension
EWN reports that reinstated Public Investment Corporation (PIC) company secretary Bongani Mathebula says she is considering taking legal action against the corporation. Source: Latest News
Everything tikketyboo at Government Employees Pension Fund, principal executive officer assures
Fin24 reports that the head of the Government Employees Pension Fund (GEPF), Abel Sithole, says the fund remains financially sound and employers would not need to increase contributions, despite concerns raised by Alexander Forbes Financial Services in a valuation. Source: Latest News
Wescoal boss sees Amcu “losing control of its membership” in Mpumalanga
Miningmx reports that according to Reg Demana, CEO of Wescoal Holdings, one of the challenges facing the coal producer was that the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (Amcu), the recognised union at its Mpumalanga operations, was losing control of its membership. Source: Latest News
Ramaphosa’s not-so-secret weapon – Cosatu
Bloomberg writes that SA’s largest labour grouping Cosatu is campaigning for a strong mandate for President Cyril Ramaphosa in next month’s general election and has vowed to fight any attempt by factions within the ruling party to remove him from power after the vote. Source: Latest News
Kopanong municipality owes workers over R100m, but case has allegedly stalled due to ‘outside political influence’
The Citizen reports that a multimillion-rand case of fraud against the Kopanong Local Municipality in the Free State, which allegedly defrauded its workers in pension fund and medical aid contributions, has stalled. Source: Latest News
Patients besiege private hospitals in Cape Town on Wednesday over delay with NHI
SowetanLive reports that private hospitals and clinics in Cape Town found themselves dealing with a different kind of client on Wednesday when sickly and poor patients arrived to demonstrate their frustration with the slow progress in implementing National Health Insurance (NHI). Source: Latest News
UDM’s Bantu Holomisa warns against deregistration of Amcu
Independent News reports that UDM leader Bantu Holomisa has warned the Department of Labour (DoL) against its plan to deregister the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (Amcu), saying it would trigger instability. Source: Latest News