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News24 reports that one of the so-called SABC 8, Vuyo Mvoko, will be approaching the High Court to put him back on the air after the SA Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) terminated its contract with him. Source: Latest News
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ANC wants to meet with UKZN medical school over concerns with student quotas
Daily News reports that the ANC in KwaZulu-Natal wants to meet with the University of KZN’s Medical School over its quota policy, which excludes hundreds of Indian students each year. Source: Latest News
Trollip farm feud reignited with former workers renewing claims of mistreatment
HeraldLive reports that on Thursday in Port Elizabeth, the ANC paraded eight former Bedford farmworkers who claimed they were mistreated by Nelson Mandela Bay Democratic Alliance (DA) mayoral candidate Athol Trollip and his family. Source: Latest News
M1 bridge collapse was a 'disaster waiting to happen', expert tells labour inquiry
TimesLive reports that an expert witness has detailed how the temporary bridge over the M1 in Sandton that collapsed in October last year was riddled with deviations, discrepancies and failed a scaffolding design compliance test. Source: Latest News
SABC denies Labour Court’s jurisdiction in journalists’ dismissals case
BDLive reports that the SA Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) has argued that the Labour Court does not have jurisdiction to deal with the application against it lodged by fired journalists. Source: Latest News
Lafarge fires 150 employees for engaging in illegal strike
Business Report writes that cement and building materials producer Lafarge SA has dismissed about 150 employees after they embarked on an illegal strike and ignored two written ultimatums to return to work. Source: Latest News
Web links to selected labour news reports posted on 21 July 2016
Our links page provides references to South African labour news reports we have come across on the Internet on Thursday, 21 July 2016 Source: Latest News
Roundup of labour news on Thursday, 21 July 2016
In our Thursday roundup, see summaries of our selection of South African labour- related stories that have appeared since midday on Wednesday, 20 July 2016. Source: Latest News
Alleged killer of CT train driver appears in court again, with three co-accused
News24 reports that the man accused of murdering Metrorail train driver Piet Botha on the Netreg station platform in Bishop Lavis appeared in court on Thursday for a second time. Source: Latest News
Poultry producer Astral weighs job cuts in tough climate
Reuters writes that poultry producer Astral has to cut jobs, it said on Wednesday, under pressure from high feed prices due to drought and from an oversupplied domestic market. Source: Latest News