The Star reports that throngs of media workers were expected to picket outside the SABC offices in Joburg and Cape Town on Friday morning.  This will be in solidarity with journalists suspended for standing up against a censorship policy that has been likened to apartheid-era tendencies.   Source: Latest News

TMG Digital reports that two busses were set alight in the suburb of Morningside in Durban on Friday.  It is suspected that the incident was linked to a Durban Transport Bus strike expected in the city later in the day.   Source: Latest News

Our links page provides references to South African labour news reports we have come across on the Internet on Thursday, 30 June 2016 Source: Latest News

In our Thursday roundup, see summaries of our selection of South African labour- related stories that have appeared since midday on Wednesday, 29 June 2016. Source: Latest News

BDLive reports that the employee-related costs of municipalities grew by 43.9% between 2011 and 2015, or from R50bn in 2011 to R73bn in 2015.  This was revealed in the Statistics SA financial census of municipalities in Pretoria on Wednesday.   Source: Latest News

TimesLive reports that the Pietermaritzburg Agency for Community Social Action (PACSA), which monitors food prices and wage movements, has proposed that the national minimum wage, currently under discussion, be set at R8‚000 a month.   Source: Latest News

BusinessTech reports that employer branding company Universum has published a list of most attractive employers in South Africa, as ranked by university students.   Source: Latest News

EWN reports that National Education Health and Allied Workers’ Union (Nehawu) members employed by Parliament are expected to return to work after going on strike on Wednesday in a show of solidarity with their suspended colleagues.   Source: Latest News

TimesLive reports that law firm Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr (CDH) has pointed out that, when a political party intervenes in a strike‚ any concerns which the employer has in that regard must be raised with the political party and not with the trade union(s) or employees.   Source: Latest News

The New Age reports that, speaking at the launch of the SA National Taxi Industry Awards (Santia), Transport Minister Dipuo Peters said they will demonstrate the taxi industry’s commitment to ensure that commuters and employees were treated with dignity and respect.   Source: Latest News