In an interview with the Mail & Guardian, NUM general secretary David Sipunzi endorsed Cyril Ramaphosa to take over from President Jacob Zuma as ANC president in 2017, saying the former union leader has the capacity to lead the governing party and the country.   Source: Latest News

Daily News reports that a shopfitter has been badly injured after jumping out of a window in a desperate attempt to escape a fire in a student residence under construction at the Durban University of Technology (DUT).   Source: Latest News

Daily News reports that the SA Public Service Union (Sapsu), which is leading strikes at public hospitals in Durban this week, has vowed to carry on with its protest.   Source: Latest News

Mining Weekly reports that according to Sharmlin Govender, director of industrial conveyor maintenance service provider ELB Conveyor Maintenance, the mine maintenance industry is facing a significant skills shortage, exacerbated by commodity price instability.   Source: Latest News

News24 reports that the National Union of Metalworkers of SA (Numsa) said on Thursday that South Africans firefighters who went on a pay strike in Canada had been ‘ruthlessly’ exploited.   Source: Latest News

BDLive reports that Stellenbosch University, which continues to grapple with issues of transformation, has taken a decision to remunerate its female and male staff equally.    Source: Latest News

The Department of Public Works has warned learners, including graduates seeking employment, about a scam promising 700 learnerships at the department.   Source: Latest News

BDLive reports that the Council for Medical Schemes (CMS) is taking steps to stamp out fraud in the election of medical scheme trustees.   Source: Latest News

News24 reports that the SA Democratic Teachers’ Union (Sadtu) on Thursday used its Youth Day statement to lash out against the findings of an education department ‘jobs-for-cash’ report.   Source: Latest News

BDLive reports that Peter Bailey, a senior National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) official who is also an ANC member, appears to have joined a number of disgruntled party members who are standing as independent candidates in the coming municipal elections.   Source: Latest News