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Fin24 reports that according to Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana, National Treasury is committed to the process of collective bargaining, but it finds itself between a rock and a hard place and has to stick to its strategy of arresting runaway debt, even in the face of rising vacancies in areas...
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Gold output grinds to halt at Sibanye-Stillwater as wage strike by NUM and Amcu enters third week
BL Premium reports that the long pay strike by the two largest unions at Sibanye-Stillwater, one of the world’s leading producers of precious metals, may mean the group misses out on a commodity price boom as gold production has ground to a halt. Source: Latest News
Solidarity condemns new national minimum wage
Solidarity on Tuesday strongly condemned the new national minimum wage of R23.19 per hour, as announced by Employment and Labour Minister Thulas Nxesi. Source: Latest News
Land Bank CEO and top executive quit as debt solution hangs in the balance
Fin24 reports that the Land Bank, which has missed another deadline to conclude an agreement with lenders to which it owes R40 billion, announced on Tuesday that its CEO Ayanda Kanana had resigned. Source: Latest News
Being a councillor is a ‘sh*t job’, Salga’s Aletta Mashigo tells newly-elected Gauteng councillors
BL Premium reports that on Tuesday Gauteng’s SA Local Government Association (Salga) outgoing chair Aletta Mashigo told newly elected councillors just what she thought of their crucial roles as public servants. Source: Latest News
SA Army chief outraged by fake job alerts luring kids as young as 15 to join military
The Star reports that the Chief of the SA Army, Lieutenant General Lawrence Khulekani Mbatha, has expressed outrage over job scams being posted online, purported to be employment opportunities for people as young as 15 to join the military. Source: Latest News
Employment and Labour Minister announces 2022 national minimum wage increases
The Citizen reports that Employment and Labour Minister Thulas Nxesi has announced National Minimum Wage (NMW) rates for 2022, which will come into effect from 1 March. Source: Latest News
Morning roundup of labour news on Wednesday, 9 February 2022
In our Wednesday morning roundup, see summaries of our selection of recent South African labour-related reports. Source: Latest News
Western Cape premier still awaiting lawyer’s report on sexual misconduct allegations against MEC Albert Fritz
IOL reports that there are still no concrete developments into the sexual misconduct allegations against Western Cape community safety MEC Albert Fritz three weeks after he was suspension. Source: Latest News
Tourism sector hopeful Ramaphosa will end state of disaster in Sona speech on Thursday
The Citizen reports that with only three days left till the State of the Nation Address (Sona) and the tourism and hospitality industry urging President Cyril Ramaphosa to consider the economy, there have been growing calls for the national state of disaster to be scrapped. Source: Latest News