SABC News reports that fifty seven miners have staged an underground sit-in at Thusi Mining in Ermelo, Mpumalanga. The miners have been underground for seven days and are demanding their salaries, which apparently have not been paid for three months. Source: Latest News
The New Age reports that the Democratic Alliance (DA) on Monday said it had written to Parliament requesting that the leadership of the SA Democratic Teachers’ Union (Sadtu) should account for its role in the “jobs for cash” scandal. Source: Latest News
BDLive report that a battle over waste management company Pikitup is brewing between the SA Municipal Workers’ Union (Samwu) and new Johannesburg mayor Herman Mashaba. Source: Latest News
ANA reports that the National Prosecuting Authority has indicated that the case against 19 murder-accused Marikana mineworkers was postponed on Monday. Source: Latest News
Our links page provides references to South African labour news reports we have come across on the Internet on Monday, 29 August 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, 26 August 2016. Source: Latest News
Fin24 reports that ArcelorMittal has withdrawn a policy giving 100% preference to certain designated groups when making external appointments. This came after trade union Solidarity threatened the steel giant with legal action in a cautionary letter. Source: Latest News
SABC News reports that Oakbay Investments has given the assurance that its employees will not be negatively affected by the Gupta family’s decision to sell all its shareholdings in the country. Source: Latest News
ANA reports that National Treasury on Monday confirmed that it will hold a stakeholder workshop in November to discuss the proposed tax on sugar sweetened beverages. Source: Latest News
Netwerk24 reports that striking workers at Robertson Winery (RW) have called on Danish consumers to boycott the company’s wines. Source: Latest News
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