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BusinessTech reports that trade union Solidarity has released the 7th edition of its annual banking charges report, showing the cheapest and most expensive banking options across the major retail banks in SA. Source: Latest News
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Metrorail offers R100k reward for info on arson attacks
EWN reports that it is still unclear what sparked a fire that gutted several coaches at the Retreat station depot on Sunday, but Metrorail’s Richard Walker indicated it was highly unlikely the fire was caused by an electrical fault. Source: Latest News
MTN outsourcing some of its call centres to a third party vendor
BDLive reports that cellular operator MTN plans to outsource some of its call centre facilities in an attempt to optimise its operations, enhance customer experience and allow it to focus on its core competencies. Source: Latest News
Defamation case by ex City Press reporters allegedly called racists set for court
The Star reports that the long-delayed racism case brought by City Press reporters against their then boss Ferial Haffajee is due in court next week. The four former reporters brought the case against then editor Haffajee in January 2014, accusing her of defaming them by calling them racists. Source: Latest News
CCMA steps in to diffuse Eskom wage dispute, with meeting set for Thursday
Fin24 reports that the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) will assist in resolving the wage dispute between the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM), the National Union of Metalworkers of SA (Numsa) and Solidarity and power utility Eskom. Source: Latest News
KZN principal to face disciplinary hearing over jobs-for-cash scam
City Press reports that the KwaZulu-Natal education department has laid charges of internal misconduct against a Durban principal and provincial leader of the SA Democratic Teachers’ Union (Sadtu) over the jobs-for-cash scam. Source: Latest News
EFF calls for review of women's salaries so they can earn the same as men
News24 reports that the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) party said in its Women’s Day message on Tuesday that women’s salaries should be reviewed so that they could earn the same as men for the same jobs. Source: Latest News
Cut bigwigs’ salaries to fund free higher education‚ student union tells commission
TMG Digital reports that the South African Union of Students (SAUS)‚ a federation of 26 student representative councils, called at the Fees Commission on Wednesday for free education to be provided to the poor and the “missing middle” from 2017. Source: Latest News
NUM workers ignore court order and strike at Eskom power plants
BDLive reports that workers went on strike at various Eskom-run power plants, despite a court order prohibiting union members from downing tools, the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) said on Wednesday. Source: Latest News
NUM wage strike at Eskom interdicted
Reuters reports that power utility Eskom said on Wednesday it had obtained a court order to stop a strike over pay by thousands of National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) members. Source: Latest News