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The Citizen reports that ten police officers appeared at the Bergville and Ladysmith Magistrates’ Court on Thursday on corruption charges and were released on bail of R1,000 each. The officers’ case was remanded to 15 August. Source: Latest News
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Row over ban on Muslim student chefs having beards hits top Durban hotel
The Mercury reports that members of Durban’s Muslim community have slammed the Southern Sun Elangeni & Maharani hotel management for refusing to allow two Muslim student chefs to continue their internships if they did not remove their beards. Source: Latest News
Eskom strike averted after marathon wage talks brokered by CCMA
Fin24 reports that the deadlock in the Eskom wage negotiations has been broken following a 14-hour marathon wage negotiation process brokered by the CCMA that lasted until the early hours of Friday morning. Source: Latest News
Web links to selected labour news reports posted on 11 August 2016
Our links page provides references to South African labour news reports we have come across on the Internet on Thursday, 11 August 2016 Source: Latest News
Roundup of labour news on Thursday, 11 August 2016
In our Thursday roundup, see summaries of our selection of South African labour- related stories that have appeared since midday on Wednesday, 10 August 2016. Source: Latest News
Cosatu to take Cape Town to court over 'racist' mayoral committee appointments
TMG Digital reports that Cosatu is to take the City of Cape Town to court over its appointment of a mayoral committee (Mayco) which the labour federation says is heavily weighted in favour of white men. Source: Latest News
Impact of NUM’s Eskom strike will only be felt after two weeks, reckons energy analyst
BDLive reports that independent energy analyst Ted Blom reckons that Eskom’s production of electricity might be affected after two weeks of the strike initiated this week by members of the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM). Source: Latest News
Numsa members at petrol stations could also go on strike
Netwerk24 reports that petrol pump attendants who are members of the National Union of Metalworkers of SA (Numsa) could soon also be going on strike. According to a report by EWN, the union warned about this possibility on Wednesday. Source: Latest News
Hopes for a light bulb moment as mediation gets underway in Eskom wage dispute
BDLive reports that power utility Eskom said on Thursday that it had begun meeting with three unions in mediation efforts over a wage dispute, with an unprotected stoppage by some employees yet to affect operations. Source: Latest News
Students want salary cuts for public servants to fund free higher education
BDLive reports that the South African Union of Students (SAUS) has warned that more campus protests are on the cards as it called for salaries of senior public servants to be decreased. Source: Latest News