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Netwerk24 reports that the Transnet Pensioners Action Group (TPAG) will be nominating three of its members for the upcoming election of new trustees for three of Transnet’s pension funds. Source: Latest News
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No raise on top of Eskom boss Brian Molefe's R9.4m salary
Fin24 reports that Eskom CEO Brian Molefe, who received a total salary package of R9.467m in the 2015/16 financial year, will not be getting a salary increase in the next year. Source: Latest News
Cosatu rocked over its timid stance on Ramaphosa succeeding Zuma
The Citizen writes that a decision by Cosatu not to officially endorse Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa for the top ANC job is threatening to tear the trade union federation apart. Source: Latest News
KZN wants Gordhan to foot R1.1bn salary bill for izinduna in line with Zuma’s promise
TMG Digital reports that the KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) government is seeking about R1.1 billion from Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan to pay the salaries of thousands of izinduna (headmen). Source: Latest News
KZN paramedics being targeted by criminals
Daily News writes that private ambulance services in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) are under attack, with paramedics increasingly falling victim to criminals while on duty. Source: Latest News
New book argues that to understand Marikana you need to examine trade union history
In a new Jacana Media publication, ‘Solidarity Road: The Story of a Trade Union in the Ending of Apartheid’, Jan Theron writes about the values that shaped the trade union struggle and the decisions and practices which undermined them. Source: Latest News
Numsa Investment Company to create umbrella retirement fund
Moneyweb reports that Numsa Investment Company has applied for a section 13B licence to set up an umbrella fund such that employees at small factories will be able to invest in its retirement fund. Source: Latest News
Philip Morris halts production at strike-hit Boksburg tobacco factory
BusinessLive reports that tobacco group Philip Morris International has suspended production at its strike-hit Boksburg factory on Gauteng’s East Rand as a precautionary measure. Source: Latest News
Government dragging out implementation of minimum wage, says Cosatu
IOL News reports that Cosatu has once again accused the government and big business of dragging their feet on introducing a national minimum wage (NMW) for the country. Source: Latest News
Amcu meets Sasol management in bid to end mining strike
TimesLive reports that over 2‚000 Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (Amcu) members who work at Sasol coal mines in Secunda‚ Mpumalanga have been on strike for the past two months. Source: Latest News