Business Report writes that trade union Solidarity has expressed growing concern over weak employment growth in South Africa’s private sector.   Source: Latest News

Engineering News reports that in order to bolster Agri SA’s efforts to protect farmers and prevent farm attacks, Santam has donated R250,000 to Agri SA’s Securitas Trust Fund.   Source: Latest News

HeraldLive reports that every job advertised by the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality attracts up to 500 applications, forcing the municipality to rethink its recruitment strategy.   Source: Latest News

TMG Digital/Sowetan reported on Thursday that at least 66 rock drill operators (RDOs) were staging a sit-in underground at Gold One’s Modder East Operations in Springs‚ Ekurhuleni.   Source: Latest News

Our links page provides references to South African labour news reports we have come across on the Internet on Thursday, 13 October 2016 Source: Latest News

In our Thursday roundup, see summaries of our selection of South African labour- related stories that have appeared since midday on Wednesday, 12 October 2016. Source: Latest News

Netwerk24 reports that the Council for Medical Schemes (CMS) on Wednesday presented its annual report to the parliamentary portfolio committee on health.   Source: Latest News

BusinessTech reports that new data published by online job portal Adzuna shows that if you are thinking of relocating to Cape Town from Joburg your pay is likely to be substantially less.   Source: Latest News

Cape Argus reports that shipping containers that staff at the Paarl Regional Court have been using as makeshift courtrooms for the past five months have been slammed as “dangerous and unsuitable”.  The permanent courthouse is being renovated.   Source: Latest News

BDLive reports that DiamondCorp is considering a legal challenge to a week-long safety stoppage at its Lace diamond mine in the Free State.   Source: Latest News