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TimesLIVE reports that Mpumalanga’s education department confirmed on Sunday that a Witbank teacher who was suspended for allegedly locking a grade 1 learner in a strongroom overnight had been arrested. Source: Latest News
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Bosasa liquidator 'can't answer' whether employees will be paid next month
TimesLIVE reports that the liquidator of controversial state contractor Bosasa (now known as African Global Operations – AGO) said on Friday he was unsure whether workers would be paid until the end of March, as claimed by a union representative. Source: Latest News
Security officers attacked on Saturday at Gupta-owned Gloria mine in Mpumalanga
TimesLIVE reports that on Saturday unidentified men stormed into the Gupta-owned Gloria mine in Mpumalanga and attacked security officers on duty. Source: Latest News
Bosasa workers turn to Correctional Services for jobs as firm sinks
Sunday Tribune reports that workers at African Global Operations (AGO), formerly known as Bosasa, have appealed to the Department of Correctional Services (DCS) to employ them. Source: Latest News
Eight people arrested on Friday as Nehawu members, TVET students storm Durban ICC
Sunday Tribune reports that the police arrested at least eight people on Friday afternoon when union members and students protested outside the Inkosi Albert Luthuli International Convention Centre. Source: Latest News
Roundup on Monday, 25 February 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, 22 February 2019. Source: Latest News
Companies scramble for interdicts to block Amcu’s secondary mine strikes
BusinessLive reports that urgent applications lodged in court by 15 mining companies to prevent Thursday’s seven-day secondary mining strikes called by the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (Amcu) might stop the action before it starts. Source: Latest News
Gloria coal mine death toll rises to 18 with the recovery of 13 more bodies
ANA reports that rescue and body retrieval workers on Friday afternoon brought to the surface 13 more bodies of suspected copper cable thieves from the underground area at Gloria coal mine in Mpumalanga. Source: Latest News
Amcu’s sympathy strike campaign suffers blow as it retracts notices at some mines
Miningmx reports that efforts by the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (Amcu) to increase pressure on Sibanye-Stillwater through a seven-day campaign of secondary strikes suffered a setback over the weekend after it was advised by its lawyers to retract strike notices at a number of companies. Source: Latest News
Amcu sympathy strike to spread to at least 15 producers, warns Minerals Council
Reuters reports that the Minerals Council SA (MCSA – previously known as the Chamber of Mines) said on Friday that at least 15 mining firms had received notices of strikes to be held this week in support of industrial action at Sibanye-Stillwater, where workers are on strike over wages and...