Mining Weekly reports that the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (Amcu) has moved to block the acquisition of struggling platinum miner Lonmin by gold and platinum producer Sibanye-Stillwater by appealing the transaction’s regulatory approval.   Source: Latest News

EWN reports that a Johannesburg Metro Police Department (JMPD) officer has been shot and wounded in a car chase during a roadblock in Doornfontein, Johannesburg.   Source: Latest News

BusinessLive reports that empowerment conglomerate Hosken Consolidated Investments (HCI), which has investments ranging from media to mining, is consolidating its holding in gaming and leisure group Tsogo Sun.   Source: Latest News

BusinessLive reports that the SA National Editors’ Forum (Sanef) has lodged a complaint at the Equality Court against the EFF and its leader Julius Malema in a bid to halt threats to and harassment of journalists.   Source: Latest News

City Press reports that the business rescue practitioner of Lily Mine, Rob Devereux, has been retained in his position, but is now working with another expert.   Source: Latest News

In our afternoon roundup, see summaries of our selection of South African labour- related stories that appeared thus far on Wednesday, 19 December 2018. Source: Latest News

ANA reports that the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (Amcu) on Wednesday accused Sibanye-Stillwater of trying to interdict its protected strike, saying the company had tried underhand tactics to discredit the labour action from the outset.   Source: Latest News

TimesLIve reports that the National Union of Metalworkers of SA (Numsa) will meet Comair management at the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) on Thursday in a bid to avert a looming wage strike.   Source: Latest News

The Star reports that trade unions have called on the Public Investment Corporation (PIC) to rescue SA’s largest non-food retail group Edcon from its financial woes to avoid a jobs bloodbath.   Source: Latest News

In its Tuesday editorial, Business Day noted that SA’s “strong unions” are often cited as one of the reasons why the country battles with an unemployment rate that reached 27.5% in the third quarter, and that argument holds some merit.   Source: Latest News