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ITWeb reports that members of the Communication Workers Union (CWU) at Telkom are on strike, as the union fights for salary increases for its members. Source: Latest News
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Guard your pension fund, says economist Dawie Roodt
Engineering News reports that Efficient Group chief economist Dawie Roodt maintains that the promises of politicians are always greater than the South African taxpayer’s capacity to deliver. Source: Latest News
Wave of strikes over wages hits several sectors
BDLive reports that South Africa has been hit by wage-related strikes across several sectors, including energy, telecommunications and petrochemicals. Source: Latest News
Vavi won’t comment on why the left fared so badly in municipal elections
SowetanLive reports that former Cosatu general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi on Wednesday went to ground, refusing to answer questions about the poor performance of the United Front (UF) in the local government elections. Source: Latest News
With Nedlac deadlocked over level of national minimum wage, academics to fight it out
Financial Mail reports that government is to create a panel of seven academic experts to try and resolve, by October, the impasse over the introduction of a national minimum wage (NMW). Source: Latest News
Numsa not yet on board with Eskom wage deal, Solidarity happy
Fin24 reports that Eskom announced on Friday morning that it had reached a two-year wage agreement with its recognised trade unions, but the National Union of Metalworkers of SA (Numsa) is still considering the utility’s offer. Source: Latest News
Still no end in sight to petrol sector wage strike
eNCA reports that after a strike of two weeks in the petrochemical sector, employers and union members are meeting at the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) on Friday. Source: Latest News
Kuruman traffic blockaded in protest over employment at Black Rock mine
Netwerk24 reports that on Thursday members of a community forum in the John Taolo Gaetsewe district blockaded the Kathu and Deben T-junction that leads to the Black Rock mine with rocks and tree stumps. Source: Latest News
With strike still causing some petrol shortages, conciliation due to begin on Friday
Netwerk24 reports that the petroleum sector strike is still ongoing and, while the SA Petroleum Industry Association (Sapia) says there is sufficient supply to meet demand, some filling stations are experiencing delays with deliveries. Source: Latest News
Six grass cutters die in fire at Gauteng’s Suikerbosrand nature reserve
ANA reports that six people died from burn wounds after fire broke out at the Suikerbosrand Nature Reserve near Heidelberg, the Gauteng provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Development said on Thursday. Source: Latest News