BDLive reports that the Beverage Association of SA (Bevsa) said on Tuesday that a proposed levy on sugar-sweetened beverages could cost SA R14bn and destroy 10,000 small businesses. Source: Latest News
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MTN expected to meet with CWU on Tuesday over possible strike
EWN reports that mobile operator MTN was expected on Tuesday to meet with the Communications Workers Union (CWU) to determine whether its workers would go on strike. Source: Latest News
CWU threatens to intensify strike if Telkom doesn’t pay strikers on payday
EWN reports that the Communication Workers Union (CWU) says if Telkom persists with its no-work-no-pay policy, the union will intensify its current strike. Source: Latest News
Robertson Abattoir workers win appeal against ‘formalistic’ unfair dismissal ruling
GroundUp reports that Robertson Abattoir workers have successfully appealed a Labour Court (LC) judgment in their case of unfair dismissal. Source: Latest News
Solidarity EMI Index shows persistence of difficult labour conditions in second quarter
BusinessTech reports that job and wage security remained weak in the second quarter of 2016 – caught up in a labour environment of declining job and wage security that has lasted for almost six years since 2011. Source: Latest News
New mayor Herman Mashaba to conduct Joburg skills audit
EWN reports that with Johannesburg experiencing a change in government, the new mayor Herman Mashaba has assured all competent council workers in the city that their jobs are safe. Source: Latest News
There is no Cosatu to go back to, Vavi tells Fawu congress
ANA reports that expelled Cosatu general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi told delegates at the Food and Allied Workers Union’s (Fawu’s) national congress on Monday they cannot go back to the labour federation. Source: Latest News
No women leaders whatsoever at 39% of SA businesses
Fin24 reports that according to a Grant Thornton report on women in business, about 39% of local businesses do not have any women at all in leadership positions. Source: Latest News
KZN teacher who videoed himself having sex with pupils on the run
The Mercury reports that the teacher accused of sexually abusing as many as six under-age girls at Ekucabangeni High School in Nquthu is on the run. Source: Latest News
Vodacom warns on fake job offers
The New Age reports that cellphone network provider Vodacom has cautioned people against falling prey to scammers using the company’s name to lure desperate job seekers. Source: Latest News




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