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Business Report writes that trade union Solidarity has threatened to take legal action against the SA Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) if it doesn’t reinstate three of its suspended journalists. Source: Latest News
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Eight NUM members arrested at Northam’s Zonderiende hostel: Amcu
Mining Review Africa reports that according to a statement put out by the Association of Mineworkers & Construction Union (Amcu), eight National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) members have been arrested by the SAPS at Northam Platinum’s Zonderinde hostel. Source: Latest News
Journalists mutiny over SABC censorship
Bloomberg reports that the SA Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) is battling to quell a journalist revolt over censorship of programmes that portray the government in a negative light and its ban on screening footage of violent protests. Source: Latest News
Train vandalism amounted to R206m in two months
Cape Times writes that acts of vandalism on infrastructure during protests and theft are costing the Passenger Rail Agency of SA (Prasa) millions of rand and at times threaten to cripple the service. Source: Latest News
Cape Town commits to boosting scarce ICT skills
ITWeb reports that on Monday the City of Cape Town announced the start of the orientation programme for the first group of Western Cape Skills for Africa students who will receive training in scarce ICT skills. Source: Latest News
Guptas use international bank to conduct SA business, but say 7,500 jobs still at risk
BDLive reports that Gupta-owned Oakbay Investments has started using an international bank to conduct its business in SA following the closing of its bank accounts by the country’s four major banks. However, it says the jobs of its 7,500 employees are still at “severe risk”. Source: Latest News
Deadline extended for Lesotho special permit applications to 30 September
BDLive reports that Home Affairs Minister Malusi Gigaba has extended the closing date of applications for Lesotho special permits to allow more time for Basotho to apply. Source: Latest News
Parliament suspends two Nehawu officials for disrupting meeting
News24 reports that Parliament on Tuesday suspended with immediate effect the chairperson of the National Education Health and Allied Workers’ Union (Nehawu) branch, Sthembiso Tembe, and a colleague, for disrupting a meeting and inciting workers. Source: Latest News
Victim of ‘tired’ doctor dies, fiancée plans to sue health department
Cape Times reports that a Kraaifontein resident whose fiancée died in hospital on Monday after a collision on the N1 near Klapmuts on 3 June is holding the Health Department responsible for her death. Source: Latest News
Web links to selected labour news reports posted on 28 June 2016
Our links page provides references to South African labour news reports we have come across on the Internet on Tuesday, 28 June 2016 Source: Latest News