The minimum wage in the private security sector will increase from 1 September 2016 by an average of 7.1% in terms of a sectoral determination (SD) that will expire on 31 August 2017.   Source: Latest News

Business Report writes that the former spokesman of the National Union of Metalworkers of SA (Numsa) claims the union is refusing to pay him out after a settlement was reached at the CCMA.   Source: Latest News

SABC News reports that hundreds of students from the Maritime Business Computer College in Durban have been left stranded after the illegal college shut down without informing students.   Source: Latest News

SABC News reports that Eskom CEO Brian Molefe says he fails to understand why he should feel guilty about receiving a bonus when he met his targets of turning Eskom around.   Source: Latest News

Reuters reports that the mining industry had been making great safety strides, with mining deaths falling for eight straight years, until this year.   Source: Latest News

Fin24 reports that the Communication Workers Union (CWU) has cried foul over a damning labour court ruling handed down against it on Tuesday.  The Johannesburg Labour Court’s Judge AJ Snyman struck down the CWU’s bid to interdict Telkom from completing a restructuring process.   Source: Latest News

News24 reports that a Richards Bay mining boss has been gunned down in an apparent hit, KwaZulu-Natal police said on Wednesday.   Source: Latest News

Netwerk24 reports that the wage strike at Robertson Winery will continue for another week until next Wednesday.   Source: Latest News

The Citizen reports that Gauteng state hospitals are short of 574 doctors and 1,209 nurses, a written reply by Gauteng health MEC Qedani Mahlangu has revealed.   Source: Latest News

BDLive reports that labour federation Cosatu on Wednesday called for restraint between its affiliate, the Communication Workers Union (CWU), and the SA Communist Party (SACP).   Source: Latest News