TimesLive reports that the Presidency on Friday commented on the controversy surrounding the continued employment of Hlaudi Motsoeneng at the SA Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) by saying it “noted and respects the judgment of the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA)”. Source: Latest News
ANA reports that the National Teachers’ Union (Natu) on Thursday called on government to fast-track free tertiary education because “the country is burning”. Source: Latest News
Mineweb reports that according to prominent mining lawyer Warren Beech, trying to police and discourage illegal miners (zama zamas) is extremely hard to do. Source: Latest News
The Citizen reports that a chemical explosion erupted at AGChem, a chemical plant in Waltloo, Pretoria, on Thursday. According to reports, big clouds of yellow smoke were coming from the plant. Source: Latest News
EWN reports that Metrorail officials will on Friday receive a report on the extent of the damage caused to infrastructure during protests in Langa. Source: Latest News
TimesLive reports that public servants who do business with the state will be fired if they don’t give up their business interests by January next year. Source: Latest News
Our links page provides references to South African labour news reports we have come across on the Internet on Thursday, 22 September 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, 21 September 2016. Source: Latest News
TMG Digital reports that the Democratic Alliance (DA) has given the SA Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) until Monday to tell it what position Hlaudi Motsoeneng now occupies and when he was appointed to it. Source: Latest News
ANA reports that in the 12 years since the inception of government’s anti-corruption hotline, a total of 3,570 civil servants have been charged with graft, the governance and administration cluster said on Thursday. Source: Latest News
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