BusinessLive reports that most residents of eight mining communities that were surveyed by ActionAid SA said that they derived no benefit from having a mine in their area and that its proximity brought health and environmental problems instead. Source: SA Labour News
BusinessLive reports that according to Cosatu, the Government Employees Pension Fund (GEPF) could have exercised better oversight over the scandal-ridden Public Investment Corporation (PIC). Source: SA Labour News
In our afternoon roundup, see summaries of our selection of South African labour- related stories that appeared thus far on Tuesday, 5 February 2019. Source: Latest News
The Citizen reports that a National Trade Union Congress delegation is due to meet with RCL Foods on Wednesday in a final bid to avert a bread and flour strike. Source: Latest News
Reuters and Business Report write that trade union federation Cosatu said on Tuesday that it opposed a proposal to split up state-owned Eskom into three different entities, noting that it would not solve the struggling power utility’s governance and debt problems. Source: Latest News
EWN reports that the SA Medical Association (Sama) has called on all medical interns and community service doctors who have not yet received their January salaries to not report to work until they have been paid. Source: Latest News
Cape Argus reports that City of Cape Town Speaker Dirk Smit has decided not to act against JP Smith, mayoral committee member for safety and security, over the alleged irregular appointment of Robbie Robberts, the director of policing and enforcement services. Source: Latest News
City Press reports that fearing for their lives, union bosses have allegedly gone into hiding following the recent murder of Roland Mani, deputy secretary of the SA Municipal Workers’ Union (Samwu) in Limpopo. Source: Latest News
News24 reports that Gauteng’s Portfolio Committee of Health has welcomed Health MEC Gwen Ramokgopa’s intervention after her department failed to pay medical interns on time. Source: Latest News
Lauren Graham and Leila Patel, researchers at the University of Johannesburg, write that young South Africans spend on average R938 a month looking for work. Source: Latest News
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