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EWN reports that the National Union of Metalworkers of SA (Numsa) has congratulated the Food and Allied Workers’ Union (Fawu) on what it called a historic decision to disaffiliate from labour federation Cosatu. Source: Latest News
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FET lecturer who defrauded students of registration fees gets three years in jail
SowetanLive reports that a lecturer who took part in a scam to defraud students at the Sedco FET College in Carletonville of their registration fees has been sentenced to three years in prison. Source: Latest News
Private school teachers ‘harassed’ after speaking to media about unpaid salaries
Caxton News Service reports that, after several attempts to have their salaries paid, the J&J Private School teachers are still trying to make ends meet, while Balmoral College educators have had to endure intense interrogations on who tipped off the media. Source: Latest News
Ceppwawu members on strike at PE drug company Fresenius Kabi
GroundUp reports that workers at Fresenius Kabi pharmaceutical manufacturing company in Port Elizabeth downed tools on Tuesday, in protest against the use of a labour broker and planned retrenchments. Source: Latest News
As CWU strike rumbles on, Telkom will pay R1m to catch network saboteurs
MyBroadband reports that Telkom has increased its reward to R1 million for information leading to the arrest and prosecution of saboteurs targeting the telecom’s facilities and its infrastructure around the country. Source: Latest News
Web links to selected labour news reports posted on 26 August 2016
Our links page provides references to South African labour news reports we have come across on the Internet on Friday, 26 August 2016 Source: Latest News
Why SA needs to improve job prospects for youth
News24Wire reports that South Africa won’t realise its demographic benefit if the job prospects for younger working-age people don’t improve, statistician general Pali Lehohla said on Thursday. Source: Latest News
Journalists chronicle of 100 years of abuse in the SA gold mining industry
The Citizen reports that driven by a desire to expose corruption and exploitation in the mining sector, two seasoned South African journalists spent almost a year researching and chronicling the lives of former mineworkers. Source: Latest News
Experts warn of sharp medical aid premiums hikes next year
EWN reports that experts have that warned that medical aid premiums are due for double-digit increases and further benefit cuts could be a reality next year. Source: Latest News
AB InBev reportedly planning 5,500 job cuts after acquiring SABMiller
Bloomberg reports that Anheuser-Busch InBev (AB InBev) expects to cut about 3% of its enlarged workforce in the three years after its takeover of SABMiller. Source: Latest News