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In our afternoon roundup, see summaries of our selection of South African labour- related stories that appeared thus far on Thursday, 14 February 2019. Source: Latest News
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NUM tells Ramaphosa to disband Eskom board to save the power utility
SowetanLive reports that the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) said on Thursday that the government should retain the current structure of Eskom and simply change its management to rescue the company from total collapse. Source: Latest News
Hiring of foreign engineers to investigate Eskom crisis slammed
ANA reports that the Infrastructure Research Development Centre (IRDC) said on Thursday it opposed the government’s decision to bring in external engineers to investigate the crisis at state utility Eskom’s power stations. Source: Latest News
Sibanye-Stillwater launches process that could see more than 6,600 job cuts at its gold mines
BusinessLive reports that precious metals producer Sibanye-Stillwater has launched a formal process to restructure a number of its unprofitable gold mines, with the potential loss of up to 6,670 jobs. Source: Latest News
San Souci teacher faces disciplinary hearing on Thursday over slapping of pupil
Cape Times reports that the Sans Souci Girls High School teacher seen in a video smacking a pupil after an altercation was due to appear for a formal disciplinary hearing on Wednesday. Source: Latest News
Pay workers at Gupta’s Gloria mine or else Mpumalanga will be rendered ungovernable, Cosatu warns
Sowetan reports that Cosatu’s Mpumalanga provincial chairperson, Live Monini, told marchers on Wednesday that the union federation was ready to render the province ungovernable if employees of the Gupta-linked Gloria mine were not paid their salaries. Source: Latest News
Gupta’s ailing Shiva Uranium resumes staff retrenchments
The Star reports that another Gupta-owned company, Shiva Uranium, has resumed retrenching its workforce amid attempts to rescue the ailing mining firm. Source: Latest News
Cosatu hopes signing of Competition Amendment Bill will open up the economy and lower prices
BusinessLive reports that labour federation Cosatu on Wednesday welcomed the imminent signing into law of the Competition Amendment Bill, saying it would, among other things, promote investment and lead to a reduction in prices in the SA economy. Source: Latest News
Fawu enters the fray to oppose takeover of Clover by Israeli-led consortium
BusinessLive reports that the Food and Allied Workers Union (Fawu) on Wednesday threw its weight behind a pro-Palestinian lobby group fighting an Israeli-led consortium’s proposed bid to buy Clover. Source: Latest News
Dis-Chem’s Christmas sales hit by ongoing wage strike
BusinessLive reports that Dis-Chem’s Christmas sales were hurt by a strike, the pharmacy chain warned in a trading update on Thursday morning. Source: Latest News