Independent News reports that President Cyril Ramaphosa has vowed to demand answers from senior officials of the Passenger Rail Agency of SA (Prasa) following his more than three-hour metro trip from Mabopane to Pretoria on Monday morning. Source: Latest News
BusinessLive reports that the medical schemes regulator is backing the curator of Samwumed as he prepares to put the scheme back in the control of elected trustees by the end of August. Source: Latest News
Business Report writes that the National Union of Metalworkers of SA (Numsa) has threatened to lead contractors at ArcelorMittal SA (Amsa) in a sympathy strike should the company not accede to its demands to permanently place contractors. Source: Latest News
Business Report writes that the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (Amcu) will be challenging the decision by the Labour Court to quash its proposed secondary strike aimed at shutting down the mining industry. Source: Latest News
BusinessLive reports that the chairperson of the Central Energy Fund, government’s energy holding company, was suddenly dismissed on Friday after allegations emerged that he solicited a bribe from a global oil trader Vitol. Source: Latest News
ANA reports that a 29-year-old female paramedic, arrested after cocaine was found in an ambulance she was driving, was due to appear in the Rustenburg Magistrate’s Court on Monday. Source: Latest News
The Citizen reports that the new ministerial handbook has been 10 years coming, but it will finally be implemented following the May elections. Source: Latest News
Sunday Tribune reports that a jobs bloodbath is looming with two big corporations, one in the construction sector and the other in banking, poised to shed thousands of workers. Source: Latest News
In our roundup of weekend news, see summaries of our selection of South African labour-related stories that appeared since Friday, 15 March 2019. Source: Latest News
Independent News reports that Tiso Blackstar has come to an agreement with the Information Communication Technology Union (ICTU) to temporarily halt the strike that had been planned to commence last Thursday. Source: Latest News
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