Our links page provides references to South African labour news reports we have come across on the Internet on Friday, 16 September 2016 Source: Latest News
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Ineptitude of govt departments laid bare at hearing into challenges of mining communities
Sungula Nkabinde reports that, barring a few exceptions, submissions from government departments at the national hearing on the socio-economic challenges facing mining-affected communities left a lot to be desired. Source: Latest News
Survey shows workers are hanging on to their jobs
BDLive reports that according to a new survey released on Thursday, record numbers of employees are staying in their jobs rather than looking for new ones amid concern about weak economic growth. Source: Latest News
Eastern Cape traffic officers stop overtime work due to payment dispute
DispatchLive reports that Eastern Cape provincial traffic officers have stopped overtime duties following a long-running dispute with the department of transport over outstanding payments. Source: Latest News
Mining industry commemorates the 1986 Kinross mine disaster
ANA writes that on 16 September 1986, 177 mineworkers were killed at Kinross Mine in one of South Africa’s worst mine disasters. Source: Latest News
No deal CWU deal with Telkom yet, despite 'suspended' strike
ITWeb reports that most of the striking Communication Workers Union (CWU) members at Telkom returned to work this week after a month-long strike was suspended last Friday, but no deal has yet been reached between the parties. Source: Latest News
SAA’s Myeni ‘being attacked for fighting white male corruption’ at the airline
The Citizen reports that besieged SA Airways (SAA) board chairperson Dudu Myeni has received backing from the unexpected quarter of City of Johannesburg councillor Leanne Williams. Source: Latest News
Still no salaries for Diro Manganese mineworkers stranded in Centurion
The Citizen reports that the mineworkers allegedly owed R28 million by a company owned by former Northern Cape premier Manne Dipico have been forced to sleep on the streets of Tshwane. Source: Latest News
Numsa strike looms in new tyre manufacturing sector
Business Report writes that workers in the new tyre-manufacturing sector appear to be heading towards going on strike. Source: Latest News
Nehawu calls an end to its Parliamentary strike
BDLive reports that the National Education Health and Allied Workers Union (Nehawu) on Thursday called an end to its strike at Parliament following discussions with management facilitated by the CCMA. Source: Latest News




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