ANA reports that the Democratic Alliance (DA) said on Thursday that, despite promises that all interns and community service doctors at Gauteng hospitals would be paid their January salaries by that day at the latest, some doctors had been told that this would not happen. Source: Latest News
ANA reports that the Department of Mineral Resources (DMR) said on Thursday the search and rescue operation for more than 20 people trapped underground at the Koornfontein Gloria coal mine in Mpumalanga was being delayed by lack of ventilation inside the shaft. Source: Latest News
The Star reports that two former University of Johannesburg (UJ) executives have launched a court battle to have a summary judgment that ordered them to pay back the R14 million rescinded. Source: Latest News
TimesLIVE reports that police confirmed on Wednesday that the Sans Souci Girls’ High teacher who was filmed slapping a learner in a heated altercation has opened a case of assault against the pupil. Source: Latest News
Reuters reports that several dozen Eskom employees picketed at the state-owned power utility’s headquarters on Wednesday protesting against potential job cuts and a proposal to split up the ailing company. Source: Latest News
The Star reports that a new mother was among a large number of patients who were barred from either entering or leaving Leratong Hospital on the West Rand due to a strike over staff shortages and alleged nepotism. Source: Latest News
News24 reports that one man, believed to be an illegal miner, has died after an explosion at the shuttered Gloria Coal Mine in Mpumalanga. Source: Latest News
Fin24 reports that trade union federation Cosatu is gearing up for a national strike on Wednesday, 13 February, with protests planned in all nine provinces over the coming weeks. Source: Latest News
Cape Argus reports that jobs search engine Adzuna has found that Cape Town is now the city in SA with the most job opportunities, with 14,023 jobs advertised on the site in January 2018. Source: Latest News
In our afternoon roundup, see summaries of our selection of South African labour- related stories that appeared thus far on Wednesday, 6 February 2019. Source: SA Labour News
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