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Workers at the Gupta Gloria coal mine not paid for four months
ANA reports that a number of people who claimed to be workers of the Gloria coal mine near Middelburg in Mpumalanga said on Friday they had not been paid their salaries for four months. Source: Latest News
Notwithstanding overwhelming interest, less than 10 candidates to be interviewed for top Sars job
BusinessLive reports that while there was an overwhelming interest in the post of SA Revenue Service (Sars) commissioner, fewer than 10 candidates will be interviewed for the post. Source: Latest News
Growing need for skilled people in agricultural sector
The Mercury writes that experts predict that advances in science and technology will keep farmers and agriculture professionals on their toes. Source: Latest News
Drones could be the next frontier in mine safety
Miningmx writes that when a mine disaster strikes, sending in rescue teams can be fraught with danger. One solution that the Wits Mining Institute (WMI) has been working on is the development of a drone to check whether or not it is safe to send humans to the scene. Source:...
Labour Court rejects Sibanye-Stillwater’s repeat application to halt Amcu gold strike
Mining Weekly reports that Sibanye-Stillwater on Friday indicated that the Labour Court had rejected its second application to stop the ongoing wage strike which the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (Amcu) commenced upon at its gold operations in November 2018. Source: Latest News
NHI Bill will soon be ready to go to parliament, says Cyril Ramaphosa
BusinessLive reports that President Cyril Ramaphosa promised in his state of the nation address (Sona) on Thursday that the long-awaited National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill will soon be submitted to parliament. Source: Latest News
Analyst says government must do more to boost SA mining, while headcount costs were a burden
ANA reports that mining analyst Rene Hochreiter said on Thursday that the government needed to do more to attract new investment into the industry, adding that attention needed to be given to the high expense and low productivity of labour. Source: Latest News
Probe into official’s ‘protest suicide’ highlights lack of accountability of parliament’s administration
Karyn Maughan writes that the suicide of parliamentary official Lennox Garane and the investigation into what led to it has become a rallying point for civil society and former parliamentary staff, who believe it highlights how parliament’s administration remains almost entirely unaccountable for its conduct. Source: Latest News
Hope dies for workers at Guptas’ Optimum mine as business rescue process drags on
Financial Mail reports that the destitute workers of Optimum Coal last received a pay cheque in October, and it’s thanks to charity workers and other community members, who recently formed a nonprofit organisation called Feed the Miner, that they are able to get by. Source: Latest News