News24 reports that police are investigating the death of a worker who drowned in a wine vat in Malmesbury on Sunday.   Source: Latest News

BDLive reports that SA Reserve Bank data showed on Tuesday that labour productivity in SA’s formal sector, which is the biggest employer with 9.3-million people, is falling while unit labour costs are rising.   Source: Latest News

Business Report writes that trade union federation Cosatu has called for the legalising and regulation of artisanal and illegal miners.   Source: Latest News

Our links page provides references to South African labour news reports we have come across on the Internet on Monday, 12 September 2016 Source: Latest News

In our Monday roundup, see summaries of our selection of South African labour- related stories that have appeared since midday on Friday, 9 September 2016. Source: Latest News

TMG Digital reports that friends and family members of illegal miners trapped underground in a disused Langlaagte mine have accused rescuers of reluctance to save their lives.   Source: Latest News

BDLive writes that affiliates of labour federation Cosatu in the main agree that President Jacob Zuma should step down, but believe this message must be communicated to the ANC in a way that is less confrontational than the approach adopted by its former general secretary, Zwelinzima Vavi.   Source: Latest News

TimesLive reports that an underground fire and deadly gases are preventing rescue teams from recovering the bodies of illegal miners trapped in Johannesburg’s oldest gold mine in Langlaagte.   Source: Latest News

ANA reports that thousands of commuters were left stranded in Diepsloot, north of Johannesburg, on Monday after minibus taxi drivers downed tools over the alleged shooting of drivers in the area.   Source: Latest News

Mining Weekly reports that an employee was killed in a fall-of-ground incident at Gold Fields’ South Deep mine following a seismic event on Saturday.   Source: Latest News