Independent on Saturday reports that striking Durban bus drivers said on Friday that if their demands were not met they would disrupt next month’s municipal elections, and would not vote.   Source: Latest News

Our links page provides references to South African labour news reports we have come across on the Internet on Friday, 22 July 2016 Source: Latest News

BDLive reports that the Labour Court hearing into the dismissal of four SA Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) journalists was heard on Friday, with Judge Robert Lagrange saying he would try give judgment on Monday morning.   Source: Latest News

In our Friday roundup, see summaries of our selection of South African labour- related stories that have appeared since midday on Thursday, 21 July 2016. Source: Latest News

EWN reports that there has been an apparent breakthrough in the investigation into an attack on two paramedics at the Happy Valley informal settlement in Cape Town.   Source: Latest News

Financial Mail reports that at Investec’s AGM on 4 August 2016, CEO Stephen Koseff’s “big bucks” will come under fierce scrutiny.   Source: Latest News

HeraldLive reports that a delayed multimillion-rand upgrade of the Bethelsdorp police station has caused detectives to book off sick due to “unworkable” conditions.   Source: Latest News

BDLive reports that legislation providing for the merger of statutes that provide benefits for occupational diseases may be in force by the end of the 2016-17 financial year.   Source: Latest News

eNCA reports that an on-duty North West police officer stationed at the Hartbeesfontein police station was killed on Thursday while responding to a business burglary alarm at a local bank in the town.   Source: Latest News

News24 reports that members of the police’s National Intervention Unit (NIU) and a group of suspected zama zamas (illegal miners) got involved in a skirmish on Thursday evening resulting in one fatality and a number of injuries.   Source: Latest News