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ANA reports that the United Association of SA (Uasa) has vowed job cuts at mining company Sibanye-Stillwater “tooth and nail”. Source: Latest News
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Cosatu seeks enlightenment from Ramaphosa at meeting on Monday on Eskom unbundling plan
EWN reports that the leadership of Cosatu was due to meet with President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday morning to discuss the trade union federation’s objections to governments plans to unbundle Eskom into three separate companies. Source: Latest News
Police say efforts to reach trapped illegal miners at Gloria mine now retrieval rather than rescue
TimesLIVE reports that Mike Elliot, business rescue representative for the Gupta-owned Gloria mine, remains optimistic that there could still be survivors following a blast there and observed that “there is always hope”. Source: Latest News
Two of the five suspects implicated in cold-blooded murder of Hillbrow security guards arrested
TimesLIVE reports that police have arrested two men in connection with the murder of two security guards who were shot dead in plain view of bystanders and motorists while sitting in their car in Hillbrow, Johannesburg, a week ago. Source: Latest News
Public protector gets over R300,000 docked from errant dad’s pension fund for child maintenance arrears
TimesLIVE reports that a father in the Western Cape, who dodged paying child maintenance for years, has had more than R300,000 docked from his pension fund. Source: Latest News
Gold Fields boss has hope for South Deep, but believes gold sector job cuts will continue
Business Times reports that according to Gold Fields CEO Nick Holland, consolidation cannot save SA’s gold sector and job cuts are likely to continue. Source: Latest News
Roundup on Monday, 18 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, 15 February 2019. Source: Latest News
Mantashe wants security at mines beefed up after Gloria mine disaster
ANA reports that mineral resources minister Gwede Mantashe on Friday called for security at mines to be enhanced in order to effectively address illegal mining. Source: Latest News
Ramaphosa promises to correct lack of consultation with labour on Eskom unbundling
Engineering News reports that President Cyril Ramaphosa acknowledged on Thursday that there had been insufficient consultation with labour on government’s plan to unbundle Eskom into three separate companies. Source: Latest News
Maritime safety body to investigate Durban ship fire that cost six lives
TimesLIVE reports that the SA Maritime Safety Authority (Samsa) has launched a probe into the deadly fire that ravaged a Mozambican vessel in Durban’s port on Thursday. Source: Latest News