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The New Age reports that Cosatu president S’dumo Dlamini is at odds with Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa’s claims of steady progress being made at Nedlac on the national minimum wage (NMW). Source: Latest News
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SA’s mining bosses defend multi-million rand pay cheques
David McKay writes that an audience poll at the Joburg Indaba conference earlier this month found that 53.4% of the several hundred those who attended thought mining industry CEOs were overpaid. Source: Latest News
No let up with Nehawu’s campaign to oust Northern Cape’s health head
Netwerk24 reports that the National Education Health and Allied Workers’ Union (Nehawu) has again demanded that Elizabeth Botes, head of the Northern Cape department of health, resign and her corruption task team be disbanded. Source: Latest News
Disgruntled Apla vets storm Durban exco meeting demanding employment
The Mercury reports that disgruntled former military combatants of the Azanian People’s Liberation Army (Apla) stormed an executive committee meeting at the Durban City Hall on Tuesday demanding employment from the city. Source: Latest News
Protesters torch bus used at De Beers Venetia mine in Musina
BusinessLive reports that Limpopo police are investigating malicious damage to property after a bus owned by a company contracted to De Beers Venetia Mine in Musina was set ablaze. Source: Latest News
Cuts to departmental budgets designed to slash public service jobs
BusinessLive reports that the Treasury has put the screws on public sector employment by cutting the operational budgets of departments in the hope that 25,000 jobs will be lost through attrition over the next three years. Source: Latest News
Samwu marches for decent work in Pretoria on Thursday
Pretoria East Rekord reports that the SA Municipal Workers’ Union (Samwu) will be marching to the Pretoria CBD on Thursday. Source: Latest News
Unions consulting members on Amplats’ offer of 7% increase in basic pay
Bloomberg reports that Anglo American Platinum (Amplats) has offered to raise workers’ basic pay by 7% in a deal yet to be ratified by the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (Amcu). Source: Latest News
Web links to selected labour news reports posted on 26 October 2016
Our links page provides references to South African labour news reports we have come across on the Internet on Wednesday, 26 October 2016 Source: Latest News
EFF says Unisa insourcing agreement is a 'raw deal'
Pretoria News that after nearly a year of haggling defined by protests and breakdown in talks, the University of South Africa (Unisa) on Monday announced an agreement to insource all outsourced services. Source: Latest News