BusinessLive reports that the Communications Workers Union (CWU) has expressed concern about the shortlisting process for the SA Broadcasting Corporation (SABC), indicating it was shocked to learn there was no labour candidate among the 24 names on the shortlist.   Source: Latest News

Fin24 reports that SA’s mining industry recorded a 3% decrease in the total number of occupational diseases reported nationally for 2017 compared with the previous year.   Source: Latest News

City Press reports that President Cyril Ramaphosa has been given a reprieve by labour federation Cosatu, which has decided not to change its national congress resolution and will continue backing the ANC in the general election on 8 May.   Source: Latest News

ANA reports that the Black Management Forum (BMF) said on Thursday it was pleased with the appointment of Nompumelelo Zikalala as managing director for diamond producer De Beers’s group-managed operations.   Source: Latest News

Sunday Tribune writes that more than 30,000 much-needed jobs could be created if the government blocked chicken imports.  That is according to the SA Poultry Association (Sapa), which believes the scrapping of imports would end the crisis in the local chicken industry.   Source: Latest News

The Citizen reports that a Mugg & Bean franchise has fired three staff members, believed to be immigrants, for failing to provide documents for their employment.   Source: Latest News

Engineering News reports that virtual reality (VR) has hitherto been primarily associated with the gaming industry, but as rates of digital penetration rise and the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) increases the demand for new skill sets, the technology is also becoming a mainstream business and skills-development tool.   Source: Latest News

News24 reports that the ANC says it may not have an in-house sexual harassment policy just yet, but it has ensured that the public is protected from unwanted sexual advances at work through the Labour Relations Act.   Source: Latest News

In our roundup of weekend news, see summaries of our selection of South African labour-related stories that appeared since Friday, 1 March 2019. Source: Latest News

News24 reports that an employee of the Gauteng Department of Health in the Tshwane district has been found dead in his office.   Source: Latest News