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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, 31 January 2019. Source: Latest News
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Amcu says Sibanye-Stillwater has made new court bid to halt gold strike
ANA reports that according to the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (Amcu), precious metals producer Sibanye-Stillwater has filed another application at the Labour Court for an interdict preventing the union’s members from continuing with a wage strike at the gold operations. Source: Latest News
Nehawu welcomes probe following whistleblower’s allegations into PIC directors, acting CEO
ANA reports that the National Education, Health and Allied Workers’ Union (Nehawu) on Wednesday welcomed the decision by the board of the Public Investment Corporation (PIC) to investigate allegations of impropriety against its acting chief executive officer, Matshepo More, and two non-executive directors. Source: Latest News
Free State mayor’s house seized to pay for deducted pension contributions not paid to fund
Volksblad reports that on Tuesday the bailiff in Frankfort, Philip Maseko, took possession of the R5-million house that the bankrupt Mafube municipality had acquired for the use of the mayor Jabulani Sigasa. Source: Latest News
SABC abandons staff retrenchment plans
EWN reports that the SA Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) has announced it would not be going ahead with plans to retrench employees. Source: Latest News
Alexander Forbes loses yet another executive, taking the tally to eight in recent months
Bloomberg reports that that Thabo Mashaba, chief empowerment and transformation officer at Alexander Forbes Group, has resigned, taking the number of top managers that have left SA’s largest retirement benefits administrator in recent months to eight. Source: Latest News
Tshwane metro to appeal high court order over its obligation to pay post-retirement medical aid contributions
The Citizen reports that the Tshwane metro has been accused of ignoring a Pretoria High Court decision ordering it to pay post-retirement medical aid contributions in respect of its retired employees. Source: Latest News
Payment of new Gauteng doctors’ January salaries 'by no later than Friday' after SAMA intervention
News24 reports that the SA Medical Association (SAMA) “took drastic steps” after it became aware of a communique circulating in some of the hospitals and provincial offices of the Gauteng health department regarding non-payment of newly appointed doctors. Source: Latest News
Samwu’s Limpopo deputy provincial secretary gunned down, allegedly over VBS
ANA reports that another SA Municipal Workers’ Union (Samwu) official in Limpopo has been killed in the aftermath of the VBS Mutual Bank scandal, the union indicated on Thursday. Source: Latest News
Eskom’s 15% annual tariff hike for three years could wipe out 150,000 mining jobs
Business Report writes that the Minerals Council SA (previously known as the Chamber of Mines) has warned that the industry could lose 150,000 jobs if the National Electricity Regulator of SA (Nersa) grants power utility Eskom the 15% tariff hike for each of the next three years it has applied...