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The Star reports that the SA Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) faces a showdown in the Constitutional Court over the suspension of three journalists. Source: Latest News
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North West labour department has plan to deal with UIF payments backlog
The New Age reports that incorrect information supplied by employers about their workers has caused a backlog in payments for more than 1,000 Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) beneficiaries at the North West labour department. Source: Latest News
Eskom appeals to unions to accept its ‘final’ salary offer
EWN reports that power utility Eskom has appealed to unions to take the current economic conditions into account as they considers salary increases. Source: Latest News
Call for workers to buy out UBank
Business Report writes that calls to establish a workers’ bank were bolstered last week as trade unions were urged to use their investments to bail out the financially strapped UBank. Source: Latest News
Suspension of SABC journalists ‘affects everyone’, says Solidarity
Netwerk24 reports that Dr Dirk Hermann, chief executive of trade union Solidarity, says that the suspension of three SABC journalists affects all South Africans. The case involves “more than labour rights” and affects two important issues, namely freedom of speech and what information is in the public interest, said Hermann. Source:...
Except on one aspect, court refuses leave to appeal silicosis class action certification ruling
Mineweb reports that the South Gauteng High Court has refused a group of thirty gold mining companies leave to appeal the ruling handed down last month certifying class actions involving silicosis and TB sufferers. Source: Latest News
Mamelodi bus users stranded after last week’s Tshwane unrest
Pretoria News reports that commuters from Mamelodi will bear the brunt of last week’s political violence that resulted in 19 Autopax buses being torched in the township. They will have to make alternative transport plans as Autopax, which runs City to City buses in the area, has suspended services. Source: Latest...
Seven victims of Durban train crash still in hospital
The New Age reports that seven passengers who were injured in a collision between two Metrorail commuter trains in Wentworth, Durban, on Thursday are still receiving treatment in various hospitals. Source: Latest News
‘Agreement in principle’ in the offing for Post Office and unions
The New Age reports that unions say an “agreement in principle” with the SA Post Office (Sapo) on wage negotiations could be reached today (Monday). Source: Latest News
Motor industry wage talks move up a gear
HeraldLive reports that the battle lines have been drawn in the automotive industry as employers square up against labour for what is expected to be robust wage negotiations. More than 31,000 employees across the country who will be affected by the outcome of the talks. Source: Latest News