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Reuters reports that the National Union of Metalworkers of SA (Numsa) said on Friday that its members were considering a new proposal to end a wage strike in the metals and engineering industries sector, which was then in its fourth day. Source: Latest News
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Widespread welcome after UK finally removes SA from its red list for fully vaccinated travellers
BL Premium reports that SA has finally been removed from the UK’s red list, meaning that from Monday fully vaccinated travellers returning to Britain after visiting the country will no longer have to spend 10 days in quarantine. Source: Latest News
Cosatu calls for SA’s mining sector to be shut down over centralised wage bargaining
BusinessLive reports that Cosatu, which held a national march against job losses and retrenchments on Thursday, called on all mines in the country to be “shut down at some point” to force mining bosses to respond positively to workers’ demands. Source: Latest News
Six killed in standoff between zama zamas and mine security guards in Orkney
News24 reports that police have been placed on high alert in Orkney in North West where six suspected illegal miners have been killed and 35 more were arrested after an attack on security guards at a mine. Source: Latest News
Acting CEO of SA Tourism, Sthembiso Dlamini, resigns after three months at the helm
Fin24 reports that in a statement on Thursday, the board of SA Tourism (SAT) announced that acting CEO Sthembiso Dlamini had resigned. Source: Latest News
Presidency confirms notice to suspend national police commissioner General Khehla Sitole
News24 reports that the Presidency has confirmed that President Cyril Ramaphosa has informed National Commissioner of Police, General Khehla Sitole, of his intention to suspend him and invited Sitole to make representations as to why the president should not go ahead with the suspension. Source: Latest News
Free State cop found guilty of several sexual offences following IPID investigation
News24 reports that a Free State police officer has been found guilty of several sexual offences following an Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID) investigation. Source: Latest News
Morning roundup of labour news on Thursday, 7 October 2021
In our Thursday morning roundup, see summaries of our selection of recent South African labour-related reports. Source: Latest News
Cosatu stay-away action on Thursday ‘a crapshoot that could expose its deficiencies’
Fin24 writes that Cosatu announced on Tuesday that it would hold a national strike on Thursday, which is also the Global Day for The Worker, to send a message to the government and the private sector that the “economic mess that the country finds itself in” has to be fixed....
NUM gets behind Cosatu’s national strike on Thursday
Mining Weekly reports that the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) has decided to join the 7 October national strike launched by Congress of South African Trade Union (Cosatu). Source: Latest News