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Afternoon roundup of labour news on Tuesday, 18 December 2018
In our afternoon roundup, see summaries of our selection of South African labour- related stories that appeared thus far on Tuesday, 18 December 2018. Source: Latest News
Nugent commission recommends new Sars boss should recruit former employees
EWN reports that the Nugent commission of inquiry has recommended that the new SA Revenue Services (Sars) commissioner should recruit former employees who were forced out of the organisation and should consider reparations for their losses. Source: Latest News
New socialist workers’ party to challenge ruling alliance
The Citizen reports that a socialist party that claims it is aiming to seize power on behalf of the working class in a similar fashion to the former Soviet Union’s October Revolution is to be launched in SA. Source: Latest News
Factions in Samwu again at odds
Mail & Guardian reports that SA Municipal Workers’ Union (Samwu) insiders say that a forensic audit report said to have found evidence of corruption at the top of the embattled union is being suppressed by Samwu’s leaders. Source: Latest News
City of Joburg in dispute with in-sourced security guards who allege exploitation
The Star reports that, after parading in-sourced security guards at Mary Fitzgerald Square in Newtown, the City of Johannesburg is now being accused of exploitation. Source: Latest News
'Extremely irresponsible' Intercape bus driver suspended
TimesLive reports that Intercape has suspended one of its bus drivers after a video of him driving recklessly went viral on social media at the weekend. Source: Latest News
Police shoot dead armed cellphone thief, who turns out to be a cop
TimesLive reports that police in Thokoza, Ekurhuleni, shot dead a policeman who had allegedly attempted to rob a number of people of their cellphones in the early hours of Tuesday. Source: Latest News
Job cuts and closures at four financially-distressed SA companies in 2018
TimesLive profiles four SA companies that announced significant losses in 2018. Two are still fighting to stay in business and save jobs, while the other two have surrendered. Source: Latest News
My dismissal from Prasa was for uncovering looters and not a 350% inflated salary, says Letsoalo
ANA reports that Collins Letsoalo, former acting chief of the Passenger Rail Agency of SA (Prasa), said on Monday that his dismissal was due to “a web of corruption and looters” he had unearthed at the agency and not over an alleged massive salary increase. Source: Latest News