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The New Age reports that universities in South Africa are facing serious cash crunches and, unless the government dramatically increases funding of tertiary institutions, many will be forced to implement cost-cutting measures. Source: Latest News
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Employment contract in form of a comic puts farmworkers in the picture
TimesLive reports that farmworkers in Limpopo are having their contracts of employment drawn out in comic form so that they can understand them. Source: Latest News
Mineral Resources Minister raises concerns about increase in mining fatalities
Business Report writes that Mineral Resources Minister Mosebenzi Zwane has visited Sibanye Gold to raise his concerns about increasing fatalities in the mining industry. Source: Latest News
Eskom, NUM head for CCMA over wage dispute
Business Report writes that the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) will today (Monday) refer its pay increase dispute with Eskom to the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA). Source: Latest News
Durban’s Public Order Policing Unit to embark on go-slow from Monday
Sunday Tribune reports that fed-up members of Durban’s Public Order Policing (Pop) Unit have decided to embark on a go-slow from Monday. Source: Latest News
Web links to selected labour news reports posted on 16 and 17 July 2016
Our links page provides references to South African labour news reports we have come across on the Internet on Saturday, 16 July and Sunday, 17 July 2016 Source: Latest News
Web links to selected labour news reports posted on 15 July 2016
Our links page provides references to South African labour news reports we have come across on the Internet on Friday, 15 July 2016 Source: Latest News
Lonmin to consider economic realities in wage talks with Amcu
EWN report that Lonmin Platinum says it will have the country’s economic realities in mind when it starts wage talks with the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (Amcu) next week. Source: Latest News
Executive pay hypocrisy as directors award themselves inflation-plus increases
BDLive reports that executive directors awarded themselves considerably more than inflation-linked increases in pay during 2015, even as they called on workers to be responsible in their wage demands. Source: Latest News
A ring of steel envisaged for Western Cape trains
Cape Argus reports that Western Cape trains are set to become a lot safer within the next decade as a multibillion-rand national roll-out plan will see the rail infrastructure modernised and security systems upgraded. Source: Latest News