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Roundup of labour news on Tuesday, 19 July 2016
In our Tuesday roundup, see summaries of our selection of South African labour- related stories that have appeared since midday on Monday, 18 July 2016. Source: Latest News
SABC 8 have all been fired
News24 reports that seven of the so-called SABC 8 have officially been fired and one’s contract was terminated, it was established on Tuesday. Source: Latest News
Rea Vaya to reach Sandton central by 2018
Engineering News reports that the City of Johannesburg aims to bring its Rea Vaya bus rapid transit (BRT) system to Sandton central within the next two years. Source: Latest News
Eskom continuing to negotiate with unions and doesn’t expect loadshedding
BDLive reports that Eskom is continuing to negotiate with its trade unions and does not anticipate a strike or that there will be any loadshedding, the power utility’s executives said on Tuesday. Source: Latest News
Parliament wins CCMA ruling against Nehawu over bonus payouts
BDLive reports that the Commission for Conciliation Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) has ruled in Parliament’s favour in its drawn-out battle with union Nehawu over bonus payouts. Source: Latest News
AfroCan denies defrauding Lily Mine
ANA reports that Canadian gold mining company AfroCan Resources Gold on Monday denied allegations that it had deceived Vantage Goldfields over Lily Mine’s $11 million (R156.7 million) business rescue it had promised to invest in the collapsed mine. Source: Latest News
SABC fires another three journalists
News24 reports that the SA Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) on Tuesday morning fired Busisiwe Ntuli, a specialist producer for the investigative programme Special Assignment, Lukhanyo Calata, a SABC journalist in Cape Town, and economics editor Thandeka Gqubule. Source: Latest News
Sex workers continue call for decriminalisation at Durban Aids conference
The Witness reports that local and foreign sex workers on Monday called on delegates at the 2016 International Aids Conference to support decriminalise of sex work. Source: Latest News
Police stop Post Office IICUOSA members from marching
North Eastern Tribune reports that employees at the SA Post Office (Sapo) were recently stopped by police from marching to Braamfontein to demand answers about a range of issues, including the dismissal of more than 200 workers. Source: Latest News