Bloomberg reports that President Cyril Ramaphosa has granted the judicial commission of inquiry into the Public Investment Corporation (PIC) an extra three months in which to finish its investigation into allegations of wrongdoing at the pension fund asset manager.   Source: Latest News

News24 reports that Justice and Correctional Services Minister Michael Masutha wants answers about a hostage situation on Friday at the Goedemoed prison in the Free State in which an inmate stabbed a female warder to death and reportedly raped the surviving victim, also a warden at the facility.   Source: Latest...

News24 reports that a case of culpable homicide has been opened after an employee died at a farm in Petrus Steyn in the Free State when a tractor drove over him.   Source: Latest News

News24 reports that Solidarity announced on Thursday that a deputy police commissioner in the Western Cape would be returning return to her post and would be reimbursed retrospectively after a fight of almost a year over her dismissal.   Source: Latest News

Miningmx writes that Mineral Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe has asserted that a decision by the Minerals Council SA (MCSA) to seek a judicial review of the Mining Charter was a pretext for cutting jobs.   Source: Latest News

BusinessLive reports the that executive for remuneration and benefits at the SA Revenue Service (SARS), Takalani Musekwa, said on Thursday that giving in to the demand for a 11.4% salary increase by employees would bankrupt the tax agency.   Source: Latest News

In our afternoon roundup, see summaries of our selection of South African labour- related stories that appeared thus far on Thursday, 28 March 2019. Source: Latest News

TimesLIVE reports that a waitress from popular Soweto hang-out spot, Moja Café, has told how she was forced to strip naked while she was searched by one of her female managers on suspicion that she had stolen from the establishment.   Source: Latest News

GroundUp reports that about 200 community health workers marched to the Western Cape Health Department in Cape Town on Tuesday.   Source: Latest News

ANA reports that the National Union of Metalworkers of SA (Numsa) in KwaZulu-Natal has urged chemical manufacturer Foskor to meet the demands of workers who have been on strike for more than a week.   Source: Latest News